Chris Stratton hits and gets hit, Giants lose 8-4

The start of the second inning during Wednesday’s game between the Giants and Padres had all the markings of a typical 2018 Giants inning. Singles by Nick Hundley and Brandon Crawford put two men on, with no outs. Aramís García struck out, and Chris Shaw lined out, and just like that the team had two outs, no runs in, a struggling hitter on deck, and the pitcher in the on-deck circle.

It had all the legs of one of those 0-3 RISP innings we’ve come to expect. The Giants are legendary for their 2-11 RISP games, and situations like this are how you get there.

But Gorkys Hernández worked the walk that the Padres were half-heartedly trying to give him, and then Chris Stratton, noted goofball with…