There’s one statistical category where the San Francisco Giants have every other team in the majors beat: Fielding errors.
The Giants are throwing the ball away, missing routine grounders and misplaying flyballs at an alarming rate and there’s no question their defensive mistakes are ruining chances to compete.
With three errors in Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, first-year manager Gabe Kapler’s team dropped to 5-7 and overtook the Kansas City Royals for the MLB lead in errors with 16.
“Our defense has to make plays behind our pitchers in order for them to really see the best possible results of their efforts,” Kapler said.