The San Francisco Giants took the field on Friday night to host the Arizona Diamondbacks with a four-game winning streak at stake, and a shot to move above .500 for the first time since August 17.
The first half of the first inning didn’t make you think they’d get there. Alex Cobb struggled, allowing a one-out walk followed by back-to-back singles. He limited the damage to one run, but needed 23 pitches to get there.
It’s not that a 1-0 deficit is insurmountable. It’s just that the guy in the other dugout was Merrill Kelly.