On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick discusses the San Francisco Giants' record-setting 104th win of the year, the most the franchise has had in the San Francisco era. Despite the historic accomplishment, the Giants still don't have the NL West division crown wrapped up with just four games remaining. The Dodgers, on paper one of the greatest teams ever assembled, have 102 wins and are right on the Giants' heels. They trailed 9-5 in the 7th last night but stormed back with five home runs in the final two frames to defeat the Padres 11-9. The Giants' magic number to clinch the West is three, setting up a critical matchup tonight against former Giants legend Madison Bumgarner.

Last night's win was tense, and unusual for this Giants club. Alex Wood was the star, firing six more shutout innings. Since coming off the COVID IL, Wood has been absolutely brilliant, striking out 17 and walking zero. That bodes very well for a potentially long run in the playoffs, as the Giants have four healthy and effective starters they can rely on for the time being. But the Giants struggled to score on Wednesday, ultimately scoring their one and only run on a single, stolen base, sacrifice bunt, and sacrifice fly. It was a manufactured run for the Giants, who normally out-slug their opponents. This sparked the debate about whether the Giants are "too reliant on home runs," which Ben argues is a flawed and incorrect argument.

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