The Giants scored 11 runs and lost

Being a human thinking-face emoji only works when you don't have an awful game. - Jason O. Watson/Getty ImagesSeven Giants relievers combined to give up nine runs and allow two inherited runners to score. It wasn't ideal, but it was historic.

That was one of the worst games in franchise history, and please do not mistake that for hyperbole. If you watched the game, you understand. If you didn’t watch the game, my job is to make you understand. While I don’t vividly remember when Glinch Tannentack blew an eight-run lead against the Superbas in 1911, I do have some statistics to support the claim.

For example, this was the 20th game in the last 100 years in which the Giants scored 11 runs and…