Former Indian Tyler Holt singled. He stole second. Two pitches later, Jessie Winker singled towards the shortstop position. For some reason, second baseman Erik Gonzalez fielded it and threw it away, allowing Holt to score and tie the game. Some guy named Trahan singled and Winker stopped at third. Second and third, nobody out, huge pressure on Indian pitcher Ryan Merritt. Some guy named
Some guy named Cave took strike three. Two out! Trahan took second on indifference. It was all up to Merritt and some guy named Blandino. Fly to center. Inning over. Jam eluded! Extra innings…wait, it was the first weekend of spring training? This dramatic ninth inning ended only paid off in a tie game? How utterly unsatisfying. Maybe a little bit of training for Mr. Merritt on how to respond to pressure later in his career, like if he was forced into making one of his first major league starts against a high-powered offense in Game 5 of the ALCS? No, probably not. But it’s a good story.
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