Rocky road: Scott Ostler chats with Susan Slusser about San Francisco's rough start to the second half, that bad umpiring decision on a play at second base in Kansas City, the team's struggles to score four runs per game, interesting thoughts from Tony Vitello, plus the continued focus on the trade deadline: Luis Arraez, Robbie Ray and Heliot Ramos are all big targets.

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