Was losing three of four to the Rockies the San Francisco Giants' kiss of death? It very well may have been. The Giants were no-hit into the ninth inning of game one, but were still in position to win in the bottom of the ninth. Camilo Doval, however, allowed two runs to score and the SF Giants lost a heartbreaker. Then the Giants were swept in a doubleheader, before finally winning the finale. Even then, the Giants held a 9-0 lead in the middle innings but barely hung on to survive an 11-10 win. Nothing comes easily with this team!

The San Francisco Giants find themselves 2.0 games out of a playoff spot with just 12 games remaining. They must pass three teams in order to claim the third and final wild card spot. Their abysmal road record since July 18, 4-23, entering Sunday is a huge reason why the Giants are where they are. If they could've just gone 10-17—which is bad, just not atrocious—they would be the No. 1 wild card team. It's truly been a season of extreme highs and lows for the SF Giants.

So ... what must the Giants do to make the playoffs? Simply put, they need to win a lot of games. It looks like it will take, at minimum, 84 wins to sneak in as the last wild card team. That would mean the Giants need to finish 8-4—not an easy task considering seven of their remaining 12 games are against the Dodgers, including four on the road. If the SF Giants can win both of their upcoming games in Arizona, that would make things a lot easier. So one game at a time.

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The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling for another title run, Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick—a lifelong Giants fan and former contributor for RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score—breaks down every game, rumor, and transaction in a way that's data-driven and rational but also simple, passionate, and accessible to all.

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