The Giants are the only of the three Wild Card hopefuls to close the season against a team with a winning record, with the Los Angeles Dodgers coming to town this weekend.
Buster Posey homered for his 1,000th hit, Hunter Pence also went deep one batter later and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 12-3 on Tuesday night.
The San Francisco Giants bullpen struggles in 2016 have been well documented. But ex-Giant Kevin Frandsen says after a couple good weeks of solid play from Sergio Romo and Will Smith, fans can expect Bochy to run with the two relievers for the rest of the season.
The San Diego Padres continued their second half ownage of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a game that could have significant impact on the NL Wild Card standings.
The Giants blew a 6-0 lead and their 31st save on Saturday night, yet put together a three run rally in the 10th inning to beat the Padres 9-6 in a wild one at Petco Park.