West coast fans tuned in for a 9 AM first pitch of Thursday’s game with a breakfast tray of granola, Greek yogurt and fresh fruit and ended it five and a half hours later surrounded by cups of black coffee and empty packs of cigarettes.
Two separate hour-long rain delays, three leads lost, 11 2-out RBIs, 10 walks, 21 strikeouts, 10 runs scored in the last two innings, four mid-inning pitching changes, three errors in the 10th—it was a marathon of a game, a beast of one who’s importance swelled, growing wild and unkempt like the hair of Chia Pet, the longer the rain fell.