The San Francisco Giants are finding ways to lose. When they pitch well, their offense doesn't pick them up. When they put together an early lead, the bullpen can't hold it. When they explode offensively, the Giants allowed a huge number or runs by the opponent. The talent is there for the Giants to be at least .500 so far this season, but the reality is they're 11-16 after getting swept in Mexico City.

The offense and the defense hasn't been the problem. The SF Giants have above-average offensive numbers across the board, and the overall fWAR by their position players is among the best in MLB. On the pitching side, however, the Giants are simply allowing too many home runs on their fly balls, and allowing a high batting average on balls in play. The good news: these numbers are slow to stabilize and will likely regress to at least something more like league average over time. The bad news: the early results have cost them several wins, and they're five games under .500 and about to play the reigning champs on the road.

Mike Yastrzemski hurt himself on a crucial play in the final game. He made a heroic effort trying to catch a pop fly that ended up just out of his reach and counted as a lucky double. The Yaz injury stinks for him and for the SF Giants as a whole, as he was playing really good baseball. In other news, today is Gary Sánchez opt-out day: he can opt out of his Minor League deal with the Giants if he's not added to the major league roster today. It's unlikely he's added, and the details as to why are discussed on the show.

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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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