The San Francisco Giants could have avoided any and all shenanigans if they just had a little bit of luck. Just an extra little puff of air from the wind. Just an extra MPH of gas on the pitch from Jefry Rodriguez. Just one baseball park architect settling on a wall height two inches lower than what they eventually chose.
Had any of those things happened, the Giants would have beaten the Washington Nationals 1-0 in a normal-length game. And by “normal” I mean “demonic,” because MLB is still playing seven-inning doubleheaders for reasons I refuse to understand.