A one-run deficit felt insurmountable in this series against the Cincinnati Reds. Down 6-1 though?
Just when the magic of this charmed season appeared to be wearing off, the San Francisco Giants plated seven late-inning runs, topped off by Mike Yastrzemski’s 2-run Splash Hit, to salvage a 8-6 win.
This game ended up being a tale of two innings — and frankly, an apt recap would be Dickens’s first line: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...”
Cincinnati’s 5-run 3rd was definitely the “worst of times”, sending the Giants spiraling towards sweep.