Better to be lucky than good, as they say. After their unhinged 11-inning rivalry win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, the San Francisco Giants would have to agree.
With San Francisco holding a 7-5 lead in the top of the 11th, Dodgers star Mookie Betts came up to bat with a ghost runner on second and one out. Betts popped up and Giants third baseman Casey Schmitt came in to field it. But the ball bounced off Schmitt’s glove for an embarrassing misplay.
It was only the beginning of the insanity.
Giants pitcher Jakob Junis grabbed the dropped ball and threw to first in a last-ditch effort to force Betts out.