Could veteran bat end a 13-year long SF Giants offensive drought?

Wilmer Flores tallied his 46th RBI of the season in an impressive at-bat to help the SF Giants secure a 2-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night. Could the veteran bat be on his way to ending a 13-year-long Giants drought of not having a hitter reach the 100-RBI mark?

Could veteran bat end a 13-year long SF Giants drought?

The Giants played their 57th game of the season on Friday. If Flores' RBI pace holds constant through the end of the year, he would finish with exactly 130.7 RBI on the year. I could have easily rounded up to 131 RBI, but honestly, finishing the year with 130.7 RBI is way more impressive.

Of course, rate stats do not always hold constant. In fact, they rarely do. It is a long season that is often met with slumps and hot streaks.

The last Giants hitter to reach the 100-RBI mark was Buster Posey in 2012. He finished the year with 103 RBI while leading the Giants to their second World Series title in three years, and he won the NL MVP Award.

The longtime Giants backstop was actually well behind Flores current pace. Posey did not reach 47 RBI until July 15, which was the team's 89th game of the year. He was not even on pace to finish with 100 RBI, but went on a torrid pace down the stretch.

So, Flores is certainly on pace to end that drought. Of course, RBI is a counting stat that is influenced by the number of opportunities. The Giants' lineup has gone cold in May. If that continues, there might not be enough opportunities to reach 100 RBI.

That said, the veteran hitter has capitalized on the opportunities he has had so far. He has generally been a good hitter with runners in scoring position throughout his 13-year career, and Friday's 11-pitch at-bat that ended in an RBI single to drive in Heliot Ramos was yet another example of that.

Flores has been even better with runners in scoring position this year, posting a 1.170 OPS with 38 RBI in 60 plate appearances. When he comes up to the plate, you just know he is going to get the job done. Can he sustain that? Only time will tell.