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Stunning end to SF clinch-game streak
- Updated: October 12, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Giants’ reliever Javier Lopez succinctly expressed his despair over the Giants’ 6-5 loss Tuesday night to the Cubs in Game 4, which ended the National League Division Series and their season.
Also on Lopez’s mind was the end of the Giants’ remarkable streak of 10 consecutive postseason victories in games when they faced possible elimination. Giants relievers, who struggled all season to establish consistency, took the end of the streak personally.
Game Date Matchup TV/Highlights Gm 1 Oct. 7 CHC 1, SF 0 Gm 2 Oct. 8 CHC 5, SF 2 Gm 3 Oct. 10 SF 6, CHC, 5 (13) Gm 4 Oct. 11 CHC 6, SF 5 • Giants vs. Cubs NLDS coverageShop for postseason gear: Cubs | Giants
“I’m one of those who didn’t execute tonight,” Lopez said. “It’s going to be tough to lay my head on the pillow.”
Rookie right-hander Derek Law, who yielded Kris Bryant’s single, which began Chicago’s ninth-inning uprising, believed that the Giants’ ability to stave off elimination would remain intact, even after the Cubs surged past them.
“Even when they scored, I thought we were still in it,” Law said.
Right-hander Sergio Romo believed that if any team could end the …
