Guy got sent directly to the friend zone on the scoreboard at Miller Park last night.

LORDY. Live look at Mark seeing this at the game and then watching it go viral on Twitter last night:

Thoughts and prayers. If this is real (it can’t be, right?), Mark is going to have to quit his job, get a whole new circle of friends, probably move. Whatever the Steve Bartman playbook was, that’s going to be his next series of moves.

Side notes: Congrats to Mel and Cody who are birthday buddies and Scott we all hope you kill it in whatever race you’re in.

Anyway, last night’s game was WILD. The Brewers staked Corbin Burnes to a 3-0 lead against a trash Pirates team, but Corbin’s August struggles continued as he gave up 4 runs in the 5th inning and another solo shot in the 6th. Down 5-3 and staring down the barrel of a 6th straight loss to the Pirates, the building and vibes were BAD.

But then? Garrett Mitchell:

TATTOOED. Which led to another emotional reaction from his family:

Is this a Garrett Mitchell blog now? Feels like it might be. All Garrett Mitchell all the time. I don’t hate it. I’ve been groping around* for a theme for this blog for 15 years and and we may finally have it.

So after he got it tied up, Keston Hiura took it the rest of the way with a walkoff:

Unreal win. And an unreal cover for the Brewers -1.5 bettors out there. Shout out.

Unfortunately the Padres hung on last night, but the Phillies did blow a 6-0 lead in Arizona so you pick up a game on the 2nd Wild Card spot. Bullpen game today, got to find a way to set yourself up for a sweep tomorrow.

*Phrasing?

PS: The Cardinals are 23-6 since the trade deadline. Come on.

Double PS: Another funny moment last night went down when the Brewers bullpen phone stopped working. Craig needed to summon Brent Suter, so he got up on the dugout steps and flew The Raptor Signal:

A raptor, a friend zone, a first career home run, a walkoff. That’s a pretty decent night at the ballpark for a Monday.