The Arizona Diamondbacks are in a race for the playoffs but on NASCAR night, their car stalled out while the San Francisco Giants lapped them by multiple laps before losing 11-0 with their playoff hopes dimming.
While the D-backs are in the playoff chase, one wouldn’t realize that from the crowd size as it was sparse despite an announced crowd size of 22,355, the stadium was far emptier. Once Brandon Pfaadt began struggling in the second inning, the stadium grew quiet.
In eerily fashion, one could hear people coughing or sneezing as the Giants scored seven runs over the second and third innings amidst a smattering of the few Giants fans cheers. The roaming vendor shouting out Topo Chicos and margaritas for sale stuck in one’s mind…