The San Francisco Giants lost to the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Friday night.
For the first hour or so, the game was tied 0-0. You, an eternal pessimist, talked yourself into the Giants having a chance because Ross Stripling was dealing. I, an eternal optimist, thought the Giants had a chance because Ross Stripling was dealing.
We were humming right along.
In the sixth inning, Nathaniel Lowe came up to bat with two outs and the bases empty. Stripling, who came in to start the second inning after opener Scott Alexander, had retired 11 batters in a row.