San Francisco Giants fans depressed after shutout loss to Mets sees club continue early-season slump: "This team is getting irrelevant quick"

A humbling 7-0 loss to the New York Mets on Friday night saw the San Francisco Giants fall further behind in the National League West. The Giants are now 6-13 and trail the Arizona Diamondbacks by five games. They have lost seven of their last eight games and have conceded seven or more runs in five of those games.

The shutout loss last night was a low point this season for a slumping San Francisco Giants side. The club had just five hits on the night, all of which were singles except for one double by Wilmer Flores.

Pete Alonso's two-run homer in the fifth inning saw the New York Mets take a commanding lead that they never gave up. It was a season-high 10th home run for the Mets slugger.

San Francisco Giants fans took to Twitter to vent their frustrations after a humiliating shutout loss.

Many fans placed the blame squarely on manager Gabe Kapler's shoulders. Kapler is currently in his fourth year running the team and has a 223-180 record since joining the organization.

Others pointed the finger at the President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi. The executive has done little to improve the roster and the results have been poor. The Giants missed out on signing All-Stars Carlos Correa and Aaron Judge during the offseason.

The San Francisco Giants have won the National League West just once since 2013

The NL West is one of the most competitive divisions in the MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the division in nine of the 10 previous seasons. The San Diego Padres have invested heavily in their roster and boast one of the league’s most dangerous offenses. The Diamondbacks, led by starting pitcher Zac Gallen, are off to a strong start.

The Giants have won the division just once since 2012. That was in 2021 when the team finished with an impressive 107-55 record.

It is still early in the season but manager Gabe Kapler will have to make adjustments if he hopes to have any chance of competing against some of the star-studded rosters in the NL.

About the author

Sahir is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda. He grew up a New York Yankees fan after attending his first game at Yankee Stadium in 1995. He has also lived in Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, the Bay Area and the Dominican Republic. His all-time favorite sports moment was watching Aaron Boone hit the walk-off home run in the 2003 ALCS.

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