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It’s a new week for the San Francisco Giants, and one that could prove quite critical. The Giants start the week with an absolutely massive four-game series against the Atlanta Braves, before ending it facing the lowly Oakland A’s ... a setup to a series against the loweliest of lows, the Chicago White Sox.

They’re at the point in the schedule where they need to beat those bad teams, yes, but they damn sure need to beat the good teams, too. Because there’s work to be done and not a lot of time to do it.

Following Sunday’s tough loss against the Detroit Tigers, with cost the Giants a sweep, the Giants find themselves sitting at 61-59. It seems pretty safe to rule them out of the NL West race —…