Midwest Road Trip Will Be Big Gauge of Giants’ Progress

Tonight's 5-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers is only one game. The Giants are still 39-33 and still in good shape as a team overall (even though the Rockies are nipping on the heels of the Giants at a breakneck pace).

And after all, there is more than half a season of Giants baseball left to be played.

But that doesn't mean that this road trip against Milwaukee and St. Louis is one to be taken lightly. Sure, the Giants are in a close race with Brewers for the Wild Card position.

That being said, Wild Card races only get serious come August, not in June.

The real reason the two series against these stellar NL Central opponents is so critical is because the Giants will be going against two offensive juggernauts that have some of the best hitters in baseball.