San Francisco Giants: 6 things to know about the 2020 schedule
4. June in the Bay Area
An unintentional side effect of the Bay Bridge Series being so much earlier on the calendar next season compared to this year is that it sets up almost an entire month of limited travel for the Giants.
Considering that Giants players will only have to drive across the Bay Bridge to get to Oakland rather than flying there — though it’s still debatable which would take longer in rush hour traffic — they won’t have to worry about being far from home that series.
With this in mind, almost the entire month of June will be spent in the Bay Area. Over the course of 31 days starting at the end of May, the Giants will only be out of town for a single week.
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For a team that traditionally plays well in front of their hometown fans, a long stay in the Bay could reasonably spark a hot streak for the Giants that can be carried into the latter half of the season, just before the front office will need to make a call on whether to buy or sell at the trade deadline.
The only bad news is that the Giants will first have to play through May, where they’ll likely only be at home for nine days out of 28 depending on how they opt to use their off-days.