The Giants’ losing streak reached five games, longer than any last season, as their anemic offense managed only two runs.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants’ offensive issues haven’t been solved, and their losing streak reached five games Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals, wasting a strong effort from Alex Cobb.
Pitching his second inning, after getting out of a jam in the eighth, Camilo Doval allowed a line drive just past the outstretched glove of third baseman Jason Vosler. The Cardinals inserted Brendan Donovan as the runner at second base, and Dylan Carlson, a Sacramento-area native who entered as a sixth-inning defensive replacement, ripped a single in to left field to scoring the deciding run.The Giants’ recent anemic offense was excited for the addition of LaMonte Wade Jr.
The Cardinals threatened to break the tie in the eighth, when Tommy Edman tripled off the bricks in right field with two outs, but the Giants turned to Camilo Doval, who got Nolan Arenado to ground out and end the inning. Entering Friday, no pitcher in the majors had a larger gap between the slugging percentage he was allowing and the one that, according to the contact being made, he was expected to be allowing. Cobb’s expected slugging percentage: .196; his actual one: .353 — a schism of 106 points.
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