The Giants' 5 biggest losses

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Chris Alvarez
CSNBayArea.com

Last year "Torture" was a good thing. This year, not so much. Granted, I have been one of the few around this newsroom that have been saying the Giants are still in it (you can check my tweets). But last night really set me off. I sat staring blankly at the TV for about 5 minutes after the game in shock at the 8th inning at-bats that failed to produce anything with the two best hitters on the team in the box.You can say the baseball season is too long, but at the end of the day, every game in the 162 game season counts. Just look at last year if you need any evidence. That being said there is still baseball left to be played, but here are my Top 5 "Torturous" losses of the 2nd half that may come back to haunt the Giants.
5. August 7th vs PHI (W, 3-1): The Giants won the game, but lost Carlos Beltran for significant time after this game. San Francisco went 5-8 in his absence.4. August 16th @ ATL (L, 2-1): The 2nd walk-off loss in as many nights against the Braves proved to be bad omen in the middle of a 4-6 East Coast roadie.3. August 28 vs HOU (L, 4-3 in 11): Losing games to sub .500 teams could be the ultimate undoing of the Giants when all is said and done. A blown call in the 10th by the umpire on Mark DeRosa's attempted double was the play of the game.2. September 9 vs LAD (L, 2-1): A 2-out swinging bunt by Matt Kemp in the 8th, need I say more?1. September 20 @ LAD (L, 2-1): Clayton Kershaw dominated again, but the 8th inning at-bats with Sandoval and Beltran failed to produce against relief pitcher Kenley Jensen.With 8 games to go all Giants fans can hope for is that by the time the weekend set with Arizona rolls around, the Giants are still playing for something. Until then watch keep scoreboard watching and hope the "Torture" regains it's 2010 form.Chris Alvarez is an associate producer with Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisAlvarez559

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