You never played a game of baseball/softball/wiffleball/stickball when you were a kid?
I don't know what you're asking here, "Is that score line not a hiding?".
A close game could be almost any score. 1-2 or 10-11 or whatever. It just depends on the pitching and what's going on in the field. And of course the batting.
Have you ever played Cricket or Rugby Conrad....?
Just kidding. We did play "softball" at primary school, but never serious, or with any major rules. The field was loaded with about 20+ fielders, as it was out "PT" period... Think ya'll call it "Phys-Ed".
A "Hiding" in rugby would be a score difference of 30 points or more. A converted penalty gives you 3 points, a try 5 points, and the try conversion and additional 2. (so a converted try = 7points).
Back to the Baseball, I see the Cubs & Indians are tied at 3-all..... when is the final game?