SAN DIEGO — After another heart-stopping, nail-biting thriller that ended in a victory, the Giants returned to the visiting clubhouse at Petco Park on Friday night and talked up the value of their dominant bullpen.
The Giants’ 11-inning win over the Padres marked their seventh extra-inning win since the All-Star break and their major league-best 25th victory in a one-run game this season.
On Saturday, the Giants showed why a great bullpen can only take a team so far.
The Giants’ offense struggled through another rough, low-energy performance and it hurt them in a 5-1 loss to the Padres that highlighted the team’s greatest flaw.