The Giants aren’t finished yet – at least according to Steven Duggar and Bruce Bochy. The team (66-67) is still a game under .500 and seven games back of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West Division, but they’ve won three straight games, with the latest win coming against those Diamondbacks.
It’s a small stretch, but one that has given Bochy and Duggar cause for positivity. Duggar’s first home run at AT&T Park tonight didn’t hurt either.
“Since we’ve been home, we’ve played pretty lights-out,” Duggar said. “It’s exciting to see. It’s a lot of fun to show up to the park, especially with these guys. I’ve said that before. But if we can keep rattling off some wins, we might surprise some people, sneak up on somebody. You never really know.”
Bochy was of a similar mindset. Having seen decades of baseball played, the Giants skipper refused to rule out any scenario.
“You don’t know what can happen,” Bochy said. “You look throughout the history of the game, there have been some crazier things that have happened. We’re going to be out here battling every game to see if we can find our way back into it. That’s our job. You never quit.”
The Giants will likely need to string together more than their season-high of five-straight wins, or create a pair of those small win streaks to get back into playoff contention. Bochy said that’s something players need to believe is possible.
“In this game, you have a job to do,” Bochy said. “It doesn’t matter where you’re at. You still have to believe, you still have to have faith. You know, you get on a run, a nice roll and you can get back in this thing. Sure, it’s an uphill climb, but you keep fighting.”