Nobody likes a tease

Reds 2, Giants 1

I thought he got it.

In the split second between the ball hitting Daniel Susac’s bat and seeing how far it would fly, a million things crossed my mind.

Tiny ballpark.

Hottest hitter on the team.

A Giants’ catcher hitting a game-changing home run in Cincinnati.

Then the ball died 379 feet from where it took off, leaving the Giants to grapple with another nine innings that didn’t go their way. Trouble is, those nine innings largely did go their way. They only gave up three hits. Two left the yard.

But when the Giants needed one the most, they could only get as far as the warning track. Just far enough to make you think they had a chance. A familiar feeling.

Up next: The Giants will try to get back in the win column with Tyler Mahle on the mound against the Reds’ Rhett Lowder. First pitch at 3:40 pm.