An up-and-down season has seen the San Francisco Giants fall out of and return to playoff contention within days. The team has posted a 9-1 record over its past 10 games, the best in the majors, after winning Tuesday when Matt Chapman and Willy Adames were ejected following a benches-clearing incident. The win restored a winning record for the first time since August 9. Rafael Devers' first-inning moonshot and subsequent tensions with Rockies starter Kyle Freeland helped spark the skirmish. Injuries forced defensive shifts, with Devers at third and Casey Schmitt at second, where Schmitt hit a home run. Sustained success and help from other teams remain necessary for meaningful postseason prospects.
Such an up-and-down season it has been for the San Francisco Giants that they have managed to play themselves out of playoff contention and right back in it in the blink of an eye. That is, depending on how you view their current situation. On Wall Street, traders have a term for a declining asset that shows a brief sign of life on its way to zero, often repurposed by sports writers to describe an athlete's surprise success in the twilight of their career.
Their win Tuesday night after Matt Chapman and Willy Adames were ejected for their role in a benches-clearing incident two batters into the game gave the Giants a winning record for the first time since they were 59-58 on August 9. No doubt, they continue to fight, so to speak, even after dropping 11 of 13 immediately preceding their current hot stretch.
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