SAN FRANCISCO – Giants fans suffered the latest gutpunch this week of a lengthy second-half dry spell when the San Diego Padres completed a three-game sweep at Oracle Park with an 11-1 victory.

The thrashing on Wednesday – San Francisco’s 13th loss in its past 14 home games – appeared to be the final knell of a Giants season that looked promising just a couple of months ago. On June 15, while trailing the division-leading Dodgers by just two games in the NL West standings, the Giants acquired Dominican slugger Rafael Devers from Boston in a stunning move that seemed to put them well in position to scrap for the division title, and maybe even contend for the World Series.

Instead, in the ensuing weeks, the team fell apart. The Giants have gone 18-31 since the trade, including a woeful

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