The San Francisco Giants had three hits against the Chicago White Sox on Friday night, and teams that have three hits usually don’t win games.
The San Francisco Giants didn’t win their game.
Math!
But they almost won their game. And they should have won their game, which admittedly is a very one-sided way of looking at things. It was a pitcher’s duel through and through, with the Giants losing 1-0. And when a team embarks in a pitcher’s duel, I’m legally required as a writer — and you’re legally required as a fan — to view the pitching success as being because the Giants pitching is great, and the hitting failure as being because the Giants hitters are inept, and never because the opponent is those things.