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The San Diego Padres continued their second half ownage of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a game that could have significant impact on the NL Wild Card standings.

When you break it down even a little bit, it’s clear that a lack of runs is what has really crippled the 2016 Giants.

The Giants dropped the second game in a row against St. Louis on Sunday afternoon. In doing so, the Cardinals now hold the better head-to-head record on the year (4-3), and hold the tiebreaker against the Giants should a wild-card tiebreaker scenario arise.

Casilla blew his 9th save of the year Saturday, three more than any other pitcher in the National League.

Something seems to have changed with the San Francisco Giants in their last two victories over St. Louis.

“That was the first time I’ve had a manager come out and visit with me and not pull me out of the game. That was something that was pretty cool for me.”

It was all smiles in the clubhouse Friday night after the Giants beat the Cardinals for the second straight day. It was the first time the team had won back-to-back home games since defeating the Mets on Aug. 18-19.

Cueto went the distance Thursday night for the fifth time this year, tying White Sox ace Chris Sale for most in the majors. He also surpassed 200.0 innings in a season for the fourth time in his career.

Johnny Cueto was at his best for the Giants, pitching a five-hit, six-strikeout complete game for his team-leading 16th win of the season. in a big win over the Cardinals.

After sweeping the Diamondbacks in Arizona, the Giants’ offense stagnated at home against the Padres. Bruce Bochy made changes to the lineup ahead of Thursday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, and he explained the reasoning for the changes before the game.