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Giants now homerless in 16 straight home games

San Francisco Giants Photo Day

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - MARCH 01: Ryan Theriot #5 of the San Francisco Giants poses during spring training photo day on March 1, 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Forget about the splash hits in McCovey Cove; these Giants can’t even reach the cheap seats.

In getting shut out by the Rangers on Sunday, the Giants went without a homer in a 16th straight home game.

CSNBayArea.com’s Andrew Baggarly points out that the Giants have gone 506 home at-bats without a homer since Gregor Blanco hit one on May 14.

It’s the longest streak by a major league team since the Astros went homerless in 16 straight games at the Astrodome in 1990. Two more homerless games at AT&T Park and the Giants will have the longest such streak since 1960.

Here are the longest streaks since 1950:

27 - 1955 Orioles
26 - 1951 Senators
18 - 1954 Senators
17 - 1976 Royals
17 - 1983 Indians
16 - 1955 Senators
16 - 1957 Pirates
16 - 1972 Cardinals
16 - 1983-84 Astros
16 - 1990 Astros
16 - 2012 Giants

While they’re not getting homers, the Giants have actually gone 10-6 during the streak. They’re one of two teams on the list to have a winning record during their streak; the 1957 Pirates went 9-7.