The up-and-down Giants are going down to the wire in a bid to keep their even-year magic going. With three games left, manager Bruce Bochy's ballclub is sandwiched between the Mets and Cardinals in the race for the two NL wild-card spots with two games separating the three teams. It's not exactly how Bochy envisioned it, not after the Giants went into the All-Star break with the best record in the majors.