One thing I do when watching San Francisco Giants games — especially when I’m then writing about them — is I try to identify a narrative as early as possible. It’s amazing to me how often the story or theme of a game, in just the first inning, pops out of the ground like a gopher and makes itself known.
The Giants were trying to build on their Thursday night 5-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2 of the series, but you knew it wouldn’t be easy. The Brewers had an All-Star pitcher on the mound in Freddy Peralta, and were probably pissed after getting shut out the night before.