Ten pitches into the game, I was about ready to give in to apathy. Thirteen consecutive losses to Cleveland seemed to be well within sight. Then Garrett Richards ran his pitch count up to 25 before finally managing to dispatch his third batter and that apathy gave way to frustration.
It came as no surprise to all of us when Cozart followed that up by flying out deeply to center.
But then Trout batted. And then Upton. And then Pujols.
And as the inning went on, our disappointment gave way to hope. Shohei Ohtani was walking up to the plate in what was now a tie game with the bases loaded and two outs.