As the baseball disappeared into Wrigley’s left field bleachers, Thairo couldn’t help himself. The typically stoic second baseman clenched his fists and howled.
If you see Thairo fired up, it’s already over. pic.twitter.com/6ch1gqpDRF
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) June 18, 2024
In an upside down game in which balls were strikes, strikes were balls, infield pop-ups went for singles, and the lead changed four times in the last three-and-a-half innings, Estrada’s three-run homer in the 9th was a long-awaited ballast, a righting of the ship. For the game, yes, but might it have greater implications for the San Francisco Giants, for Estrada?