A Terrible Ten Minutes

The Pirates beat the Cardinls tonight by the score of 2 - 1 in 2:47. This game was a very well-pitched, well-played contest except for the top of the 4th inning. That inning included a walk, an error, a wild pitch, and a passed ball. It's too bad that such a good game will only be remembered for a terrible ten minutes. One will see walks in just about every game. Although not as frequent as walks, errors occur as well in most games. There might be a wild pitch and/or a passed ball a couple of times a month in major league baseball games. But to have a walk, an error, a wild pitch, and a passed ball during a ten minute span in the same half inning is very rare. This rare half inning cost the Cardinals a victory. A terrible ten minutes indeed