"Fresh off sweeping the Colorado Rockies, San Francisco has won 10 of its last 11 games and revived its postseason hopes heading into this weekend's series in St. Louis. Entering Thursday's games, the Giants (71-69) trailed the New York Mets by four games for the third and final National League wild-card berth. The Reds, Cardinals and Diamondbacks all are hot on the Giants' heels, and the odds still aren't great;"
"Since Aug. 22, the beginning of their series against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Giants are averaging 7.5 runs per game with a collective .300/.367/.530 slash line. Their last three games were at hitter-friendly Coors Field, but they had three double-digit outbursts during their latest home stand. How has San Francisco's offense been one of baseball's best in recent weeks? The most obvious place to start is with ..."
The San Francisco Giants lost 21 of 28 in late July and early August, falling below .500 and surrendering control of their playoff destiny. Over the last two weeks the Giants have won 10 of 11 games, including a sweep of the Rockies, narrowing their gap to the Mets for the final NL wild-card. FanGraphs gives a 4.1 percent playoff chance and Baseball Reference 11.1 percent. Since Aug. 22 the offense has averaged 7.5 runs per game with a .300/.367/.530 slash line. The team has homered in 17 consecutive games and produced multiple double-digit run outputs.
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