For one inning, the most important 9th inning, the Halos went to bat as a team. Working the pitcher, taking what was being given and moving the team frame on to the next batter behind, the Angels marched back from a 3-1 deficit to take a 5-3 lead. The keys were a 2-run bases-loaded single by Shohei Ohtani, followed by a stolen base by Ohtani to put him into position to end up being the winning run, then a clutch 2-run single up the middle by Andrelton Simmons against a drawn-in infield, and sealed by a 200-foot strike from right field by Kole Calhoun to nail the hoped-for tying run in the form of Curtis Granderson.