There aren't many miles between San Francisco and Los Angeles, but right now the defending champion Giants must feel like they traveled a long way just to get punched in the gut.
The only good news, really, is that the Giants are only reeling from a staggering blow. Not a killing blow.
It may not seem that way. The Giants went down to Chavez Ravine for a three-game series against the archrival Dodgers, with the idea being to turn a 3.5-game deficit in the NL West into something smaller. Instead, they left town Wednesday night as victims of a three-game sweep.