I was pulling for you. It was tough, going into the bottom of the ninth down 7-9 against Isringhausen. And Soriano's improbable two-out pinch-hit double, followed by DeRosa's even more improbable bloop-foul-ball-turned-single to tie it, made it seem like you might pull out a win. But all I'd been saying since the sixth, when you tied it at 7, was, "Please don't go into extra innings, please don't go into extra innings, please don't go into extra innings." Because every extra at-bat was another chance for Pujols to hit a home run. And I was only ahead by one home run, and about 0.008 in OPS.
So what did you do? You tied it, and left it that, and on we went to the tenth, with Pujols due up fourth.
And at that point, well--how could Pujols not hit a three-run homer, handing you a loss in the game (the 13th in your last 17, if you're keeping track) and costing me wins in two categories? You really gave him no choice.
So next time, my recommendation is to win in the ninth. The ninth! Please!
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