Wild-Card Day One: Former Giants only

For the seventh time in the last eight years, the San Francisco Giants will not be participating in the MLB playoffs. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing for Giants fans to follow! There’s plenty of beloved, and less-beloved Forever Giants still playing in baseball’s exciting-if-bloated postseason tournament.

Here’s a look at how our old friends delivered on Tuesday’s four-game bacchanalia of baseball.

Mauricio Dubon

The Houston Astros left fielder grounded into a fielder’s choice and lined out to first in his two at-bats during the Detroit Tigers’ 3-1 victory. Dubon caught a line drive and also fielded a single. The Astros made things interesting with three straight hits in the 9th inning,…