SAN FRANCISCO -- With the exception of three games in Phoenix next week, the Giants will spend the rest of the regular season in California. That means that before most games, they'll have a pretty good idea of whether or not they can make up ground in the wild-card race .

Minutes before Monday's game, they watched as the New York Mets fell short in Philadelphia, losing for a third straight game. After a couple of missed opportunities Saturday and Sunday, the Giants took advantage.

Christian Koss and Heliot Ramos sparked a five-run outburst in the sixth and the Giants cruised from there, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on the first night of a huge seven-game homestand. They're now just three games behind the Mets with 18 to go, although New York holds the tiebreaker, so the Giant

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