These are the defeats that a team recollects with sourness whenit misses the playoffs by a game or two. The Giants took their 27th loss Tuesdaynight, their sixth when holding the opposition to one or two runs.Once again, a wheezing offense did not hit in Washington's 2-1victory. A crowd of 41,786, the Giants' 26th sellout in 26 homegames, surely expected another stirring comeback once starterJordan Zimmermann took a seat for the eighth inning. It was notforthcoming.