And, suddenly, without provocation or warning, baseball wasn't so mysterious after all.
It's so weird when this happens. You're expecting errors and pinch-hit home runs and a labrador retriever stealing the rosin bag and airplanes landing on the field. "That's the thing about baseball," you say when home plate transforms into a tiny, white robot that shoots into the sky. "You see something new every day!"
Madison Bumgarner is one of the better pitchers in the National League. The Braves have one of the worst lineups in the National League. You have expectations with that kind of matchup.