SF Giants Gameday mailbag podcast: Examining the Giants' chances in the NL playoff hunt

It was easy to buy into the Giants' playoff chances after they dismantled the Rockies in a 23-5 blowout win on Tuesday at Coors Field. It was even easier when the club jumped out to a 4-0 first inning lead against Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland in Wednesday's series finale. Yet every time the Giants look like they're about to turn a corner, they find new adversity. Two of the cardinal rules of winning baseball games at Coors Field are scoring early and scoring often and while the Giants picked up where they left off in Tuesday's game, they didn't do enough to add on. Recently acquired Rockies center fielder Kevin Pillar helped turn the tide of the game against his former club, bashing into the center field wall to rob good friend Evan Longoria of extra bases in the top of the seventh before driving in the go-ahead run with a two-run triple in the bottom of the inning against reliever Tyler Rogers. The Giants ended up losing their five-run lead in Wednesday's game and fell 9-6 to drop to 18-20 on the season. With 22 games left to play, the Giants need to start winning series to improve their chances of securing a playoff spot and they'll have a great opportunity with a four-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks that begins at Oracle Park on Friday. In this episode of the SF Giants Gameday podcast, beat writer Kerry Crowley is joined by longtime Giants fan and youth baseball coach Chris Romeo to provide different perspectives on questions from readers. Crowley gives his point of view from covering the team while Romeo dissects the game from a technical standpoint as a coach and fan.