Looking for somewhere to land

Marlins 9, Giants 4

Over the course of six months, some games just don’t fit into your schedule. Even mine, if you can believe it.

Those games come and go, the baseball equivalent of a flyover state.

In the same way you might peer out the window of the plane and try to figure out where you are, maybe you find a quiet moment to sneak a peek at the Giants score. You’re not watching, you’re just... curious.

That’s what I found myself doing Friday night. Not watching, just curious.

Then my phone greeted me with:

Marlins 8

Giants 0

Top 5

And in the same way you might look out the window of the plane, see endless miles of The Jefferson Grid, and think to yourself, huh, I couldn’t imagine living there. I saw the score, refreshed to make sure it was right, and thought to myself, huh, I couldn’t imagine being there—or watching at all.

I’m sorry if you did.

Up next: Robbie Ray will try to cool off the Marlins, facing Eury Pérez at 1:05 pm. It’s also Brandon Belt day at the yard. My favorite Belt moment came in my short time on the beat, watching him bounce over to the waiting reporters after a game in 2016. He shot his arms high into the air and wore a wide smile. He had just launched Splash Hit No. 69.