The Blues, Pt. 1

A game worth winnin' from the beginnin' of the first inning
An essential day off since it's provincial playoffs
And i'm playin' shortstop, batting fourth in the line-up
The opposing pitcher's a right-hander with an unorthodox wind-up
And a good move to first, throws a curve, and changes speeds
Can be wild at times and known to blow the strangest leads
Like the last time we faced him, he turned one savage
Lead into a loss for his team, and inflated his earned run average
But today he seems focused and we were stuck out to dry
In the top of the first 'cause he struck out the side
But in the bottom half, the bad guys came out swingin'
A lot of coaches like to choose takin' the same route
Bringing the big hitters to the plate, and players that are purely speed
And try to manufacture runs and jump out to an early lead
And this time it worked, so we were gonna need a hero
'cause after one complete, the score's already 3 to 0
Leadin' off the second, i swung at the first pitch
No wonder the center fielder back-peddled to the track and settled under it
0 for 1 and can't get goin'
The ball's thrown around the horn and back to the pitcher now
And all is going good for the bad guys, but not so hot for the visitors
The big right-hander is takin' no prisoners
He seems to have us figured out, the question is, can we compete?
He's pitching perfect after 3 complete and has a 3-1 lead

Top of the fourth and our lead-off hitter makes it to first base
And here we go, it's the worst-case
Scenario for any opposing pitcher because he got a reckon
That the first chance he gets, he's gonna try to steal second
Which he does. so for the first time during the mission
We've got nobody out and a man in scoring position
The next batter flies out to right, but yo word
That's still only one out and a runner on third
So then the number 3 hitter steps up to the conventional talk
Showin' where he'll hit, but draws the intentional walk
It's an old maneuver they made 'cause trouble may follow
Unless they get the double play from the clean-up hitter and that's me
The infielder's set up a double play depth when they're ready
But i smack a line drive into left-center for a double, bringing two across
Which just leaves it up to me to do the damage in the clean-up spot
'cause now the score was 3 to 2
The score remained the same through five past hits to pretense
We kept it close with a dazzling display of defense
We had to pull the starting pitcher, the one that was left handed
The story of the sixth inning was base runners left stranded
And bullpen activity. but still the job is gettin' it done
After a perfectly executed hit and run
And what may later prove to be the ultimate game-winning catch
We got a tie game going into the seventh inning stretch