The Latest Breaking News from Carlos Rodón

The end of the World Series means the start of free agency. Insert the corny little dad joke about, “Now the work begins for the Rangers.”

One tough-luck inning sunk the Giants Saturday against the Diamondbacks and snapped their five-game winning streak.

Carlos Rodón struck out 10 over seven innings, Evan Longoria homered for the second straight game, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, for their second straight win, improving their record to .500 (61-61).

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants came into Wednesday’s game riding a five-game win streak with their starting rotation turned to its ace, who gave them their best shot until the Arizona Diamondbacks put together a comeback against the bullpen. The Giants lost 3-2.

The starter’s actions came much to the dismay of his teammates and manager.

PHOENIX — On the night the Giants fell below .500 for the first time since the first week of last season, Carlos Rodón was out for vengeance. The unwitting victims just happened to be his teammates rather than the Diamondbacks.

PHOENIX — Before Monday night’s series opener here with the Diamondbacks, Giants manager Gabe Kapler was asked if there was any added significance to these games, coming on the heels of a four-game sweep in Los Angeles and with so little time before the Aug. 2 trade deadline.

The All-Star break is an abbreviated one for the Giants, who are one of eight teams that open the second half on Thursday, rather than Friday, with a four-game set with the Dodgers. Playing the first games at Dodger Stadium since the midsummer classic, they could use whatever pixie dust…

Why let the power hitters have all the fun?