At the end of this week, we’ll have a much clearer outlook on two very important questions:
- Can the San Francisco Giants make the postseason?
- Will the 2020 MLB season survive long enough to see a postseason?
The Giants are embarking on a 10-game road trip, with no off days and utterly terrifying competition. They enter the journey sitting at .500, which is not a bad place to be with the expanded playoffs looming. If they can go even 3-4 this week, they’ll be in a place where they can at least see the postseason as the schedule starts to loosen up for them (though it’s worth noting that as soon as this week ends they have three on the road against the Houston Astros.