Nick Green’s two-out throw in the ninth inning could have been the third out to force overtime. Instead, the ball squirted out of the shortstop’s right hand and sailed over the head of first baseman Jeff Bailey. The batter, Ronny Cedeno, wound up at second base.

Note to John Hickey: I’m not sure what it takes to get a job writing for MLB.com but calling extra innings overtime should be a clue that you might be in the wrong line of work.