SF Giants Offense MIA-Samardzija Outstanding

The San Francisco Giants offense has been hit and miss all season. The lack of run production at key points in games has really hurt the team. On Sunday the New York Mets blanked them with a good performance by Noah Syndergaard. For six innings Jeff Samardzija and Syndergaard matched performances and it was 0-0. Both pitchers had their "A" games going. The Giants pitcher was doing so well he had a no hitter going into the 7th inning.

Curtis Granderson ended that no-hit bid by driving a double to left-field. Yoenis Cespedes did the damage batting right after Granderson by smashing a no doubt homer to left-field. This blogger really liked watching Cespedes when he played for the Oakland Athletics. I was really disappointed when the A's traded him, but that's what the A's do. Cespedes is worth the price of admission all by himself. He is  always great at bat and in the outfield too. As a Giants fan he was more fun to watch playing for the A's-LOL

Back to my point about the Giants offense. It's not just a game here and a game there that has this fan concerned. It's the overall season where opposing pitchers have their best outings of the year at AT&T park. Of course, you tip your cap to a great pitching performance. At the same time if it happens too often you would think management may be scratching their heads. It could be time to shake-up the offense. I'm not sure waiting until September and expecting minor league players to play a critical role in the playoff chase will be enough. I don't know who is available off waivers, but I hope the Giants are looking to add some pop to the lineup.

This couch manager has been suggesting since the season started that an additional bat or two is needed in the outfield. There has been more talk about the bullpen and it being shaky with little talk about the struggling offense. The Giants are losing too many games where they score fewer than two runs and somehow, someway this has to change going into September or even the wildcard spot may slip away.

Courtesy of MLB watch Cespedes blast to left-feld by clicking HERE.

Madison Bumgarner is on the mound Tuesday at 7:10 PST vs Kenta Maeda as the Giants vs Dodgers rivalry continues in Los Angeles.