Giants remain offensively challenged, fall to Reds in 11

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CINCINNATI - The Giants want to take advantage of this so-called easier part of the schedule, a stretch of 10 games against teams that are in last place or close to it.

We await one of three true outcomes.

The Giants could go on an outrageous run and make themselves serious contenders. They could crash and burn and never be heard from again. Or they could split the games, a typical scenario in a season in which all roads seem to lead to .500.

The stretch started with Friday’s 2-1, 11-inning loss to the Reds in which the Giants demonstrated enough pitching to stay in the game but not enough hitting to win it --…