Sometimes it's easier to define a term by what it's not, so Ray Fosse, take note: this game was not lit for 9.5 innings.
Matt Chapman didn't get a hit and didn't get to make a play at third until the seventh inning. Heck, he even struck out in a key situation, but I'm just as excited about what his presence means for the organization.
Yes, this wasn't pretty and the usual suspects did their not-so-great thing. But at least the front office is doing something.
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After a rocky but scoreless top of the first for Sonny Gray, things were looking up.