Whew, that was ugly.  The game, not the weather.  Or the company.  Most of the country is in a heat-wave, or just plain hot.  Every day of this trip has seen daytime temperatures in the 90s and night-time temps into the 80s.  It was 77 degrees last night at Kaufman Stadium; perfect baseball weather.  Our seats were in the shade.  We were more-or-less behind home plate.  There was a gentle breeze.  We were with friends.  It does not really matter that the game got ugly.  It was a great night.

Oh but the game…  It was a pitchers duel.  Through six complete innings each team had one hit.  (And, boy, does that make for a fast game!)  The Reds score two runs in the seventh on a couple of hits and two (!) errors.  Shockingly, lots of fans headed for the exits.  But wait, there’s less.  They, the Royals, gave up another run in the eighth driving more fans away.  By they time the Reds hit a grand slam in the top of the ninth, we pretty much had the place to ourselves.  At least getting out of the parking lot was easy.

Still, perfect weather, great friends and baseball (of any quality) all makes for a great evening.

Here’s the photo, you can compare it to the artists pre-game rendition on the Day 9 post.

So that was the evening of day nine.  Today, day 10, was mellow and easy-going.  No specific plans other than dinner at a local restaurant with a lot of gluten-free options. Specifically, we went to Cooper’s Hawk and winery and restaurant.  It was good, everyone enjoyed their meals and the gluten-free desserts.