Winn fails to win again

Afternoon baseball on a Thursday. Getaway day, and the San Francisco Giants had no interest in prolonging their longest road trip of the year.

First pitch was thrown a minute early—1:09 Mountain Standard Time. Home plate was platter sized. Pitchers were throwing strikes and hitters were putting the ball in play. Just 37 minutes ticked off the clock (commercial breaks included) before a third of the game’s nine innings were in the books.

Colorado’s Chase Quantrill needed 41 pitches, allowing a walk and two singles, to get through three innings. Keaton Winn was even more efficient: tossing only 34, surrendering just a single to shortstop Ezequiel Tovar.

And just as quickly and efficiently, the…