Giants starter Johnny Cueto received a no-decision but pitched magnificently, yielding one run and five hits in seven innings. That wasn't enough to avert San Francisco's 11th loss in 12 games. The Giants (27-50) reached the 50-loss mark by their 77th game only one other time during the modern era (since 1900). That was in 1902.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Holding fourth: deGrom faced a mini-jam in the fourth inning when the Giants had runners on the corners with one out. The right-hander asserted himself admirably by striking out Belt and Crawford back-to-back for two of his seven punchouts.