Winning masks Giants’ October offensive woes

After erupting for eight runs in their win over the Pirates in the National League Wild Card Game, the Giants spent their next six playoff games averaging 3.3 runs per game. The fact that they won most of those games allowed them to look past their offensive struggles, and some positive signs emerged as they jumped out to a four-run first-inning lead Tuesday in Game 3. But then, as Buster Posey put it, “You saw what we did after those first four runs.”