At 81 wins, the SF Giants finished just two games behind the Cincinnati Reds for the final Wild Card spot. This year was a low watermark for reaching the playoffs, and they fell short of that goal, missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year.
Why this season felt like such a disappointment for the SF Giants
The New York Mets were sandwiched between the Giants and Reds in the standings. The Reds and Mets finished with the same record, but the former held the tiebreaker advantage in the head-to-head matchup.
For the Giants to have reached the playoffs, they would have needed 84 wins.