{"id":255847,"date":"2026-04-07T15:10:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/255847\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:10:37","slug":"giants-poor-2026-start-their-worst-in-over-century-per-key-stat-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/255847\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants\u2019 poor 2026 start their worst in over century, per key stat \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area &#038; California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to KnowThe San Francisco Giants are off to their worst start since 2019. The Giants lost to the New York Mets on Sunday, bringing their record to 3-7.The team&#8217;s 26 runs scored is tied for their fifth-lowest total through 10 games in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>The first 10 games of the Giants&#8217; 2026 MLB season have been &#8230; less than ideal.<\/p>\n<p>After Sunday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/takeaways-logan-webb-mets\/1928798\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5-2 loss to the New York Mets<\/a>, San Francisco fell to 3-7 &#8212; its worst start since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>But when it comes to the Giants&#8217; dismal minus-25 run differential, as pointed out by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoshDubowAP\/status\/2040927292705419509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2040927292705419509%7Ctwgr%5Ee07cf8fabf768651f2c0c146265dbf33902b42d5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsportsbayarea.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">Josh Dubow of the Associated Press<\/a>, you&#8217;ll have to go back much farther: 1896. That year, the New York Giants started 1-9 and were outscored 94-45, good for a horrid minus-49 run differential.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Giants have been outscored by 25 runs over the 1st 10 games. That&#8217;s the worst mark thru 10 games for the franchise since they were -49 in 1896<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshDubowAP\/status\/2040927292705419509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, the Giants&#8217; pitching that year wasn&#8217;t great, as they allowed six or more runs in nine of those first 10 games, including four with at least 12.<\/p>\n<p>If there&#8217;s any solace, that team finished with <a href=\"http:\/\/baseball-reference.com\/teams\/NYG\/1896.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a not-awful 64-67 record<\/a> and a positive run differential, somehow.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Giants, on the other hand, have been limited largely by their hitting. San Francisco&#8217;s 26 runs scored is tied for their fifth-lowest total through 10 games in franchise history. Two of those four worse seasons came during the dead-ball era, when offense was down significantly throughout MLB.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, it&#8217;s safe to say that&#8217;s not good company for San Francisco. Let&#8217;s hope the Giants&#8217; bats find their form sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giants-talk-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast.simplecast.com\/episodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Download and follow the Giants Talk Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to KnowThe San Francisco Giants are off to their worst start since 2019. 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