The Giants don’t need more wins to make the postseason. They need fewer losses

The Giants have won three games in a row. They are still in the wild-card race. According to Pythagorean record, the Giants should be 57-52. The game against the Brewers was watchable. The Giants used to watch baseball because it was fun. Now it's not. However, there's still a way to look at the game as a possible turning point without seeming overly optimistic. It's different about the games since May 1. In 2010, they were 6.5 games out with 34 games to play. This season, it’s seemed that even when the team would do something remarkable, their comeback would follow several innings of poorly played baseball.

The Giants won 1-0 against the Padres on Monday night. The game was close but enjoyable. It's a fine line between winning a lot and playing watchable baseball. The Padres lost by a single run. They lost because the other team refused to screw up. This is more realistic than hoping for the Giants to win a great deal more. If the team wins 33 of their last 53 games, it's realistic. However, if they lose a few games and they play good baseball, they're not as good. In this case, the fans should hope they don't screw it up too much. For example, in April the San Francisco Giants were the one team that refused not to mess up and won.