San Francisco Rafael Devers shows how big an RBI double meant to him in the top of the first inning against the Atlanta Braves during their doubleheader at Truist Field in Cumberland GA on Wed Jun 17, 2026 (AP News photo)

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OK Giants fans, you do the Math

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

Amaury Pi-González

The game Thursday night (June 18) at Atlanta was rained out and will be played on August 31.

So far this season, the San Francisco Giants have played 74 games, won 31, and have 88 games left to complete the 162-game regular season.

For the postseason, you need an average between 84 and 90 wins. Do the math, but it looks like an impossibility, better yet, a miracle. Can it be done? Sure, but the odds are between 2 to 3%

Here is the biggest exception: 1914 Boston Braves: On July 4, they sat in last place with a 26-40 record, but finished the season on an incredible 68-19 run to capture the pennant and sweep the World Series. Braves also had two 26 game winners that contributed to their comeback cause Bill James (26-7) and Dick Rudolph (26-10)

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Note: Giants are sellers. The challenge for this team is that some of their players, like Willy Adames, Luis Arraez, and Rafael Devers, and others,  have big contracts and are not easy to trade, which makes it much more difficult.

Quote:

“Being traded is like celebrating your 100th birthday. It might not be the happiest occasion in the world, but consider the alternative?”

— Joe Garagiola

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

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