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The San Francisco Giants recently dropped 15 of 16 at home—their worst stretch since 1901—and the timing couldn’t be stranger. Just two months ago, the SF Giants were one win away from first place in the NL West. Since, after trading for Rafael Devers, the Giants have somehow been the worst team in baseball.

In the debut episode of Giants Baseball with Ben Kaspick, host Ben Kaspick breaks down what’s gone wrong: Devers’ strikeout surge, Patrick Bailey’s offensive struggles, the cursed run support for Justin Verlander, and how a 1–15 home stretch sunk their playoff odds to 1.8%.

He also digs into how an 8-8 record—instead of an unfathomable 1-15 record—during this recent stretch of home games would have left the Giants in sole possession of a playoff spot. Plus: how Wilmer Flores and Heliot Ramos have fallen flat, and which young bats—Casey Schmitt, Christian Koss—might offer a glimmer of hope for the future.

This is an independent, ad-free show. No segments, no scripts, no hot-take factory. Just clear, stat-based San Francisco Giants talk from Ben Kaspick, who’s been covering this team since 2015.

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