Outscored 21-5 over the three-game series, the Giants don’t have a hit with runners in scoring position since Wednesday.
Beaten up by injuries, battered by travel, the Giants limped away from the nation’s capital Sunday with their tail between their legs.
Stretching their losing streak to five games, the Giants haven’t gotten a hit with runners in scoring position since Wednesday and have been outscored 29-8 over the past five games. They’ve fallen four games back of the Dodgers and only remain tied with the D-backs because Arizona has lost four straight.
The offensive lapse comes at a time when they’re missing Thairo Estrada, their most valuable position player, and Brandon Crawford, one of their best situational hitters , as well as another middle-of-the-order bat in Mitch Haniger. The absences have clearly taken a toll, with the bottom three hitters in the Giants’ order going a combined 2-for-39 since the start of the losing streak, which just happened to coincide with Crawford’s left knee flaring up.
As Kapler noted afterward, the Giants have been experiencing some bad luck; their .245 batting average on balls in play this month also ranks last in the majors.
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