The SFGiants saw their winning streak come to an end Thursday, but they boosted their chances of winning the NL West over the last two weeks.
Kapler credited several of his players with helping that cause. He didn't want to use Camilo Doval, Tyler Rogers or Ryan Walker in the finale because of heavy workloads in recent days, so Jakob Junis wore it for nearly four innings and David Villar pitched the ninth, making his first appearance on a mound since eighth grade. With LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski hurt, Joc Pederson played first base in the ninth.
"While it was a bad day -- it's not a day that we're going to want to remember -- there was some really good teammate behavior that you only see on good teams," Kapler said. Ideally, it wouldn't have been needed, but Alex Wood fell behind early after giving up a pair of three-run homers. He said he was"super frustrated" by his lack of command and looking forward to digging into it with coaches on Friday. It was a rough day, but the recent streak made it easier to swallow.As Wood spoke, a Bob Marley song played softly in the background. Wood noted that the vibes were still high in the clubhouse despite the loss.
"They just kinda kicked our ass," Kapler said of the Padres."There's really no other way to characterize it."
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