There is an easy explanation for the Giants’ 5-23 record over their past 28 road games, a stretch that could cost them a playoff spot.
PHOENIX — There’s an old adage that is often applied across sports. Win half your road games, take care of business at home, and you’ve got yourself a playoff team.They are 43-32 at Oracle Park but just 33-42 away from the shores of McCovey Cove, and after dropping three of four at Coors Field over the weekend, have won only five of their previous 28 road games, a .152 winning percentage.
A strong finish over their final six on the road, starting with two in Arizona against a team 2½ games up in the wild card standings, could make it all a moot point. But, if they fail to make up that ground, it will be just as easy to point to their second-half road struggles as their missed opportunities against the worst teams in the majors or with their ace, Logan Webb, on the mound .
The offense has been anemic since the end of June, but that has been universal across parks. No matter the venue, they’ve been among majors’ worst group of hitters in most statistical categories. In 27 home games since the All-Star break, Giants pitchers have posted a 3.02 ERA, the second-best mark in the majors. They rank in the top six league-wide in FIP , home run prevention , limiting walks and batting average against .
“For some reason we just haven’t been scoring a whole lot of runs on the road. Pitching’s been better than our offense but I think we’ve been allowing extra outs,” Slater said. “That’s been killing us a lot. Just not really executing the little things of the game. I think that’s more just the last couple months. It seems to be highlighted on the road for whatever reason.”
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