What we learned as Giants go down without a fight in series finale vs. Dodgers

SAN FRANCISCO — There was some good news for the Giants this weekend. They did get the help they needed.The Cincinnati Reds got swept up the road in Sacramento, and the New York Mets lost two of three to Bruce Bochy’s Texas Rangers. The National League wild-card race is still wide open, but the Giants weren’t able to capitalize as others struggled. They got blown out Sunday, losing 10-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers and dropping the series after a thrilling win Friday night. With 13 games remaining, the Giants are 1.5 games back of the Mets, who hold the tiebreaker. After walking it off Friday, the Giants had Logan Webb and Robbie Ray going for a series win. But both had disappointing outings. Ray and Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow both struggled with their command early on, but Glasnow found a way to settle in. Ray didn’t make it out of the fifth. The left-hander walked four, and when the final one was followed by a single and a double, the Dodgers were off and running. For a second straight day, they exploded in the fifth inning. This time it was a Michael Conforto single that was the big hit, and a fourth run scored in the inning on...