W     L GB                                                       

Philadelphia     78 64 Lost 2 of 3 to Marlins 

Chicago             77 67         Saved series, helped Giants

Arizona             75 69   Still waiting for the collapse

Miami     74 69 0.5  Hottest team in baseball

GIANTS            73 70 1.5 It's too late to stop now 

Cincinnati     74 71 1.5  Race is tighter than ever

Yesterday

Giants defeated Colorado, 6-3, to sweep the three-game series.

Chicago defeated Arizona after losing the first two.

Miami defeated Philadelphia, taking 2 of 3, and Cincinnati defeated St Louis. 

Today

Giants at home against Cleveland, their last AL opponent of the year. Alex Cobb starts the first game of another must-win series against a team with a losing record. Young righthander Gavin Williams opposes. 6:45 PDT.

Arizona is off to New York to play the Mets, who are slowly sinking toward the NL East cellar.  It's been a painful season for New York baseball fans all around.  

Miami get on the road to face division-leading Milwaukee. Go Blue!

Cincinnati has the day off; they're going to Detroit.  

Philly hosts the Braves, and the Cubs are in Colorado. 

Yesterday's Game

"It's only the Rockies."  And yes, it's true this is the one team the Giants beat regularly (16 of 17 at last count). But when you're coming off a six-game losing streak and a month-long 9-21 skid that boasts the game's worst team OPS, this is precisely the tonic the Giants needed. 

Rookie Keaton Winn, a 2018 draft pick, gave up three early runs, but his teammates swiftly answered back with five, and Winn completed six innings without giving up another run, striking out 9, and won his first major-league game. Doctor Longball continued his residency in the Giants' dugout as Thairo Estrada, Mitch Haniger, and Joc Pederson all homered to provide the necessary cushion and Ryan Walker, Tyler Rogers, and Camino Doval were bulletproof over the last three, Doval earning his 37th save. 

 

Remember...  and God bless America.