SF Giants Gameday: Alex Dickerson's historic night is one for the record books

San Francisco Giants executive Farhan Zaidi admitted he considered trading for another left-handed bat to fortify the team's lineup ahead of Monday's trade deadline. The Giants didn't end up making that move, but their lineup against right-handed pitchers may improve down the stretch anyway. If Alex Dickerson stays this hot, he could be the difference-making run-producer the Giants need to sneak into the postseason. Dickerson went 4-for-5 with three home runs and a double in the club's 23-5 win over the Rockies on Tuesday and carried over momentum from Sunday's game when he homered and singled in the go-ahead run in a 4-1 win. Dickerson opened the year in a platoon in left field with Hunter Pence and has performed well below league average, but the Giants learned how streaky of a hitter Dickerson can be when he carried the offense through the month of July last summer during an incredible hot stretch. With Brandon Belt hitting like the middle-of-the-order force the Giants have always expected him to be and Mike Yastrzemski still setting the tone for the offense in the leadoff spot, the 2020 club is much tougher on righties than it was at the beginning of the year and will only improve if Dickerson continues to hit the ball hard. "We saw him catch fire last year and I think that's kind of the same time that we started playing really well as a team," teammate Brandon Crawford said after Tuesday's performance. "I think if that can happen again this month, it definitely gives us a better chance. I think for the past week or so he's looked a lot better at the plate." The Giants may not have acquired a big bat at the trade deadline, but if Dickerson acts like a late-summer pickup with a resurgence at the plate, Gabe Kapler's club is capable of securing a playoff berth in an expanded National League field. Kapler called Zaidi's lack of activity at Monday's deadline an "endorsement" of the current group, and now it's up to Dickerson and the rest of the Giants to prove their front office made a wise decision to keep the roster intact.