Exactly the kind of game I thought we’d have a lot more of this year. Charlie Morton pitched like the guy who finished third in the Cy Young race two years ago, one-hitting the Mutts over seven innings with eleven strikeouts and two walks. A.J. Minter and Will Smith shut the door, allowing one hit and no walks in the final two innings.
Even the annoying things about this game were the kind of annoying things we’ve seen this team do too often in years when they finished first: namely, Dansby hit a three-run homer in the third inning, and then the offense promptly went into Hibernation Mode while the pitching staff somehow made the lead hold up.