Divers, Dive-Ins, and Dives

Giants 5, Brewers 4

In a game celebrated for its deliberate pace, the dive provides a momentary thrill almost foreign to the sport.

Seeing a professional athlete throw their body into the air is equal parts exciting and terrifying. Unless they're try to catch a ball thrown by their own teammate. Then it's dread. Pure, unfiltered WTF, with a side of phew if the dive is successful. Tyler Fitzgerald's was.

The Giants shortstop saved them in a one-run game in the eighth.

Mark Canha tried starting an inning-ending double play by slinging a ball to left field second. As Fitzgerald worked his way toward the bag he laid out to catch the wild throw, falling to the ground as his right foot tapped second base for the out.

Baseball and ballet, wrapped into one exciting, terrifying, game-flashes-before-your-eyes moment. And yes, it was thrilling. For a moment.

Up next: Kyle Harrison (7-5, 4.00 ERA) doesn’t have too many more starts left after today’s, but hey, he only turned 23 a few days ago. He’ll face Freddy Peralta (8-7, 3.86 ERA) and the Brewers at 5:10 p.m.