NEW YORK — If you are reading this, see a cardiologist immediately. That has to be the first piece of advice for any fan who has recently watched these Giants, who climbed out of yet another hole late Friday night to seize the first game of the series against the Mets at Citi Field, 8-7, that once again looked out of grasp when the eighth inning began and nearly slipped out of their hands again in the ninth. Trailing 6-2 after being held in check by a third rookie in a row, Mets right-hander Christian Scott, the Giants rallied for five runs against reliever Reed Garrett.
Before this week, they had never erased deficits of four or more in consecutive road games but have now done it three days in a row. Don’t look now, but with their ninth win in the past 12 games, the Giants evened their record back to .500 for the first time since they were 2-2.
“That’s a big deal,” manager Bob Melvin said. “We came on this road trip we were hoping to do something like that, come home .500 or a little bit better.
We lose a really tough game to start in Pittsburgh, which puts us back at three (below) again, which didn’t feel too terribly good. “But to win three in a row like that, in the fashion that we did, really good.” The latest comeback was made possible by Patrick Bailey’s grand slam that capped a five-run eighth inning, crucial insurance provided by Mike Yastrzemski’s solo shot the following inning and potentially the defensive highlight of the career for Matt Chap.
