Homer runs from middle infielders Thairo Estrada and Wilmer Flores in the 7th and 8th innings sealed the San Francisco Giants series victory 4-2 over the Chicago Cubs Sunday evening.
It was a minor reprieve from the general sourness of the day. Torrential midwest downpours soaked the earth, laying the groundwork for a tough-to-swallow loss for the 49ers just south of Wrigley on Lakeshore Drive.
Does one minor September baseball win against a non-contending team make up for one sloppy, season-opening football loss? One NFL game is equal to about 10 MLB games—so if you’re looking at it through the cold hard logic of mathematics, the answer is no.