Robbie Ray rights the ship

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 7: Robbie Ray #38 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning at Oracle Park on April 7, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brandon Vallance/Getty Images) | Getty Images On Monday, the San Francisco Giants lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, and I crafted an entire maybe-I’m-thinking-about-this-too-much narrative to go with it. In my recap , I mentioned the sloppiness and (in)attention to detail that has plagued the Giants through this cold, hard, long two-week season, and how they appeared to rid themselves of it on Monday, only to have it boomerang back and smack them in the face.

On Tuesday, the Giants beat the Phillies 6-0. This time there would be no boomerang. There would be no fakeout.

There would be no false hope and ensuing punishment for emptying your retirement savings to throw money at the salesman selling the false hope at your doorstep. There were mistakes, however. We’ll cover those.

And then we’ll circle back to them at the end of this article, for the grand aha! moment. Not unlike a boomerang.