San Francisco Giants drop two games to Royals in less than 24 hours

The San Francisco Giants and Dodgers weren’t too far off from each-other the day Cody Bellinger was called up. Since then, the Giants have gone south, and the Dodgers have pulled into a tie for first in the NL West. Now the Giants have dropped four out of their last five thanks to two losses to the Royals in less than 24 hours.

Against Jason Vargas and Jason Hammel, the San Francisco Giants collected three runs and 15 hits. The Royals collected 15 runs on 31 hits. In a span of 24 hours, the Giants went from barely hanging on, to dead. They went 1-4 in a home-stand against the Royals and Twins, hardly beacons of high quality baseball this seasons.

The Giants now sit at 26-41 last in the west, needing to win 15 straight games to be near .500 at the halfway mark. It’s bad folks. Really bad. Time for the youth movement? Time for trades? Who knows. Something’s got to give though. They aren’t turning it around any-time soon.

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Game Notes

• Johnny Cueto‘s trade value is going to start declining if he keeps being putrid. He has a nearly 5.00 ERA, has already allowed more homers in ’17 than he did in the entirety of last season. For an “ace” his performance is unacceptable this year. The Giants might want to trade him before he loses more value.
• Austin Slater can stay. He’s been the best Giants hitter not named Eduardo Nunez or Buster Posey in the last week. He’s getting a bit better defensively and has shown good approach when he can’t drive the ball.

• Madison Bumgarner‘s next step in rehab is throwing against hitters. Many were hoping that they’d be back in contention, or close when he came back. Likely won’t be the case but it sure would be great to add another power bat to the lineup. Maybe stick him right field? Kidding.

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The San Francisco Giants next series starts tomorrow against the first place Colorado Rockies. You can catch that series on KNBR 680 or NBC Sports Bay Area.