The Giants lose another series but somehow prove their bullpen is both broken and the best part of the team—make it make sense. Ben and Matthew break down a Reds series full of weak contact, questionable hitting philosophy, and just enough chaos (and chippiness) to keep things mildly entertaining. Also: Landen Roupp for Cy Young, probably. And maybe it's time to blame Hunter Pence—sorry, Hunter Mense—for everything.

On the cocktail side, the boys are drinking…

Out of Work Child Actor

• 1/4 oz raspberry syrup
• 4–6 oz ginger beer
• 3–4 dashes Angostura bitters

Add all ingredients to a highball glass with ice. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with cherries or a lime wheel depending on your mood (or your career prospects).

Fire Trucking Reds

• 2 oz rye whiskey
• 1/3 oz homemade grenadine
• 6 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 dash orange bitters

Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice until well chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over a large cube. Garnish with three cherries to emotionally recover from Giants baseball.

#DoItForWilson

The Giants did what they do best: flirt with competence just long enough to make the inevitable crash hurt worse. Ben spends a solid chunk of the episode prosecuting a beaver-related crime scene at second base, while the brothers spiral into a delightful “what if the kids actually played?” fantasy starring Bryce Eldridge, Casey Schmitt, and Daniel Susac. Somewhere between Logan Webb getting baseball-godded and the bullpen once again setting fire to a winnable series, they talk themselves into—and immediately out of—trading the future. By the end, the only thing more reliable than homeostasis is the existential dread of watching Bryce Eldridge rake for someone else.

On the cocktail side, the boys are drinking an Espresso Martini and a Margarita.

Espresso Martini

• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz Mr. Black coffee liqueur
• 1 oz espresso (warm or room temperature)
• 1/4 oz spiced demerara syrup
• 1 dash Aztec chocolate bitters
• 3 espresso beans for garnish

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake hard for 10–15 seconds until nice and foamy. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with three espresso beans—one for each championship, or one for each Casey Schmitt extra-base hit depending on your mood.

Margarita

• 2 oz reposado tequila
• 1/2 oz orange curaçao
• 1/2 oz simple syrup (or agave syrup)
• 3/4 oz lime juice
• Salt for the rim

Salt the rim of a rocks glass, then combine all liquid ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake until well chilled. Strain over fresh ice in the prepared glass and enjoy the timeless comfort of a classic while the bullpen does whatever it is the bullpen does.

#DoItForWilson

The Giants offense comes alive! The brothers react to the series win over the Philadelphia Phillies, celebrate new Giants legend Daniel Susac, and then ask some tough questions such as: Is our outfield a problem? (Yes. Definitely yes!)

On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking a City Connect Sour while Matthew is drinking a Philadelphia Freedom. Recipes below.

• 2 oz Plymouth Gin
• 1/2 oz Creme de Violette
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup (optional)
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled and strain into a coupe glass.

• 2 oz Hibiscus-Orange-infused Vodka
• 1 oz Cocchi Americano
• 3/4 oz Grapefruit Juice
• 1/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz Semi-Rich Simple Syrup
• 2 Dashes Peycaud’s
• Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled couple glass.

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