Their formula, while not necessarily intentional, has been clear: pitch and defend so damn well that the tiny shred of offense the hitters can provide is enough to win.
That is the formula. Pitch damn well. Defend damn well. And assume the offense will trip in the batter's box, fall into a pitch, and repeat that over and over until they score a meager number of runs, which will hopefully be enough.
The Giants won by scoring enough runs that their pitching and defense didn't need to be great, and then when their pitching and defense weren't great, they still won.
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