Mental health check-in. One-run games will fray even the most resolute fan’s nervous system. Half-way through the 2025 season the San Francisco Giants have now played 35 such contests (19-16 record). They’ve played in five games ending with a 1-0 final score, and after Saturday’s Robbie Ray duel with Chicago White Sox starter Adrian Houser, they’ve now lost four of them.
It’s not the greatest start to what looked to be a friendly stretch of the schedule. The Giants have lost four of their last five playing against, in the blunt words of Rich Aurilla, two “not very good teams.