Some games don’t go according to the plan. Or the backup plan, for that matter. Some games simply don’t follow any plan at all, or even any script that you’ve read before. Such was the case for the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, in a highly memorable victory over the Chicago Cubs, which somehow was both the most tense nail-biter they’ve played all year, and also the largest margin of victory (or defeat) that they’ve been involved in all year.
The plan, as Buster Posey made no attempt to hide months ago, was to win with starting pitching and defense.