Diamondbacks 3, Cincinnati 5 (12 Innings): Blinded by the Light

Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns via Getty ImagesWow. What a deeply stupid day, and what a deeply stupid baseball game to top it all off. First of all, I had a doctor’s appointment today at 8am, and the practitioner didn’t show up until 8:30. Then we were supposed to have a desk delivered from Amazon for TheRealRamona, and the desk did not arrive. We were also supposed to have a washer and dryer delivered, and neither of those arrived either. And then there was this game. Oh, my. Tuesdays suck sometimes.

So let’s talk about pitchers’ duels, because on paper, at least, this was nominally one of those rare animals. For the Reds, Tyler Mahle (with a 5.00+ ERA going into tonight) was on the…