Photo Credit: Ralph Thompson
It was a perfect distillation of baseball: sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains. Last night we had all three. Equally true, it appears, is that Grant McCray follows dour Aprils with sizzling Mays. Well, it’s now May, and in baseball, as in life, the verities must be observed.
HITTER of the NIGHT: Grant McCray (Sac), 3 for 4, 3b, 2 R
PITCHER of the NIGHT: Niko Mazza (SJ), 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
Let’s get to the Lines. It’s a Short Slate Thursday, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of work to do. Speaking of which, hats off to friend of the site, Joe Ritzo, who turned his own pretty nifty double play yesterday! I’ve done this two-fer as an observer before, but working both games is quite a trick. Nice going, Joe.
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