San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain adjusts his cap during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

By Jeremy Harness

 The Giants’ season continues to go into the tank, and that figures to continue all the way until the end of the year.

 They just concluded a three-game series with the Miami Marlins, and they came up on the short end with an 8-1 defeat at Miami’s Marlins Park, meaning that they lost two of the three games in this series.

 The game could not have gotten off to a worse start, as the Marlins raced out to a 4-0 lead, which was highlighted by Tomas Tellis’ two-run double into shallow left field. At that point, the damage was done to starter Matt Cain, who went only four innings and gave up two earned runs – five total – on five hits.

 He walked only one batter and struck out seven in the process, but he saw his ERA grow to 5.19. Albert Suarez then took over for Cain and surrendered another three run over three innings, walking three and striking out one.

 The Giants had only one run, but it was not due to lack of opportunities, however, as they collected eight hits. Their undoing was that they left runners stranded throughout the game, as they left four runners in scoring position

 Hunter Pence and Jarrett Parker each had a pair of hits for the Giants. However, there were no extra-base hits to be had on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Miami had two doubles and a triple to help boost its offense.

 None of those, however, belonged to Giancarlo Stanton, even though the slugger did have a pair of singles to go along with a stolen base.

 There is some immediate hope on the horizon, however. The Giants will face the Phillies, the worst team in the National League, in a four-game series that starts Thursday night at AT&T Park.