Bob Melvin doesnt anticipate changing struggling lineup NBC Sports Bay Area & California [Video]

SAN FRANCISCO — It has been a disappointing homestand for Giants hitters, but as they took the field Tuesday night, they led the majors in collective hard-hit percentage and ranked second in hard-hit outs. There are reasons to believe better days are coming at some point, but when he was asked about those statistics before the second game against the Washington Nationals, Bob Melvin grimaced. 

“It’s a results-oriented business,” he said. “You can hit them hard all you want, but you’ve got to hit them where they ain’t. We haven’t done that terribly well at this point.”

A few hours later, Melvin stood at a podium and tried to make sense of another lifeless performance against the Nationals, who now have won six straight against the Giants, in large part because they seem to take the extra base whenever they want. 

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