After agonizing 7:05 hours (official game time 6:49 hours), 19 innings, 627 pitches of 17 launchers, the Red Sox sat down at archrival 6: 5 by. Mookie Betts suggested at the end of the critical point with a sacrifice fly home (MLB LIVE on TV on SPORT1 US and LIVE STREAM ).
"This was a game that has felt like six. We would certainly like taken the victory, but it goes on," said Yankees manager Joe Girardi-.
Previously, the brave fighting giants each had yet been cleared in the ninth, 16th and 18th passage. Boston has already led 3: 0 before Chase Headley forced the extension by homerun.
After a homerun by "Yankee Killer" David Ortiz guests mentioned in the 16th inning already on the road to victory. First baseman Mark Teixeira, who started during the marathon in its 35th anniversary in, managed by Homerun but the 4: 4 (all of the MLB in free TV on SPORT1: Thu, 23.30 clock: Inside US Sports ).
Even in the 18th passage was a run once per exchanged. But then went out Esmil Rogers, the last pitcher of "Bronx Bombers" the air. He had the day before to deliver almost two complete innings.
"That just shows how tough is this team. They never give up," praised Boston's manager John Farrell his troops.
For the Red Sox, it was the longest game (for pure playing time) its history, the Yankees only a victory over 22 innings against Detroit in 1962 was longer. The league record keeping since 1984, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox (6: 7) with 8:06 hours after 25 innings.
Only eleven hours later it continues with Game 2 of the series on Saturday.
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