The Giants' 2018 season is off to an interesting start.
They began the season with two 1-0 wins over the Dodgers. Joe Panik provided all the offense with solo home runs in each game.
But the games on Saturday and Sunday were the complete opposite story, as they were shut out 5-0 and 9-0, respectively.
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Add it all up and they scored just two runs in four games. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 2018 Giants are now tied with the 1988 Baltimore Orioles for the second-fewest runs scored in the first four games of the season by current MLB franchises. The 1937 Braves and the 1968 Dodgers hold the record for futility in the first four games of the season with one run each.
On Monday, broadcaster Mike Krukow offered his assessment of the Giants' offensive woes while appearing on KNBR 680.
"The one big concern we had about the Giants going into the season was the bullpen. We found out that the bullpen is pretty good. The one thing after watching this team play all spring long that we just took for granted was that they were going to score some runs, they could hit. Now you go four games into the season and the offense has hit a roadblock," Krukow said. "It's much easier for us to be patient with an offense than for a bullpen that is struggling. That's the takeaway out of this weekend. We can talk about the last two games or the first two games, whatever you want to talk about, they weren't scoring. But the fact that they found a way to win two games with two runs is pretty miraculous."
The 2-2 Giants open their home slate on Tuesday against the Mariners.
