Unlike the opening game of the season, Friday’s game in Miami was a pitching duel. The quality start from Kyle Hendricks was expected, but the effort from young Caleb Smith was surprising. Both teams stayed knotted at one for most of the evening. As it turned out, the real pitching stars for each team were the respective long men: Eddie Butler and Jarlin Garcia.
A Starlin Castro RBI single and Kris Bryant’s first homer of 2018 provided the only runs as the game dragged into extra innings. Then it dragged some more, then some more, then just a touch more.