Unbelievable Showdown: Can Ray and Giants Finally Overpower Cease and Padres?

The Giants season is interesting from a different perspective. To me, they shouldn’t be this good. They were a bit streaky of a team last year where they would have extended winning streaks and extended losing streaks. Ultimately, the team didn’t make the playoffs, and I wouldn’t say they were a true threat to even make it as the seasons wound down. This year, they are competitive and should be a threat. They are six games above .500 at the moment and just three games behind the division-leading Dodgers. San Francisco has relied mostly on their pitching to keep them in games, and it helps that a guy like today’s starter, Robbie Ray, has been very good for them. It shouldn’t be much of a surprise as Ray has won a Cy Young award in the past. However, he had two injury-marred campaigns before this season. This year he is 7-1 with a 2.43 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. He has posted seven consecutive quality starts and allowed more than one earned run just three times in those seven starts. Padres hitters are also batting just .200 against Ray. 

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