Over the course of five hours and twenty-eight minutes I had thought of so many ledes for this game recap. Ivan Nova walked more batters in his first four pitches than he had in his first four games last year. Starling Marte’s triple in the ninth keyed a four-run inning. Felipe Rivero couldn’t find home plate with a road map. JaCoby Jones comes back to bite the team who signed him.
Eventually, in the top of the 13th inning, it was Gregory Polanco’s three-run blast to the center field seats, on a two-out, 3-0 count that was the decisive play.