The Giants pulled out all the stops to try and finish with a .500 road trip, but they could never catch up at Citi Field.
They drew eight walks and got hit by three pitches, but they couldn't take advantage of the Mets' mistakes, losing 8-4 on the final night of a trip through Toronto and New York. After sweeping their first three road series of June, they went 2-4 on this trip and now face a tough turnaround, with a cross-country flight followed by a Monday night game at Oracle Park.
The trip started with perhaps the best bullpen game of the year. It ended with a curious decision, as Ross Stripling was pulled after throwing just 24 pitches in two sharp innings. Alex Wood was supposed to be the bulk innings guy, but he struggled with his command and gave up five runs in 1 2/3 innings.
The Giants got two runs back on Blake Sabol's homer and kept pushing. They got some help in the eighth when two different Mets relievers drilled two Giants, and with a walk mixed in, they loaded the bases for J.D. Davis, the former Met. Adam Ottovino had started his outing with six straight balls, but he recovered to strike Davis out on three pitches.
, Stripling struck out two, walked one and didn't allow a hit in his two innings. His fastball hit 94 mph and he threw 16 of 24 pitches for strikes.
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