Game 3 statistics

Game 3 of the World Series, an exhausting 3-2, 18-inning victory by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Boston Red Sox, was one of the zaniest games in World Series history. Here are some statistics related to Friday’s game:

18 innings, which tied the record for most innings in a postseason game.

7 hours 20 minutes The game’s length made it the longest postseason game in major league history.

7 hours 5 minutes The total playing time of the 1939 World Series, a four-game sweep by the Yankees over the Cincinnati Reds.

46 players used, out of 50, a World Series record.

561 pitches thrown in the game. 296 The average number of pitches thrown in a 2018 regular-season game.

61 pitches thrown by Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello.

97 pitches thrown by Red Sox relief pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. 131 plate appearances. 74 Dodgers’ plate appearances without an extra-base hit until Joc Pederson’s third-inning home run. m 2 errors, one by Red Sox second baseman Ian Kinsler and another by Dodgers relief pitcher Scott Alexander, both in the 13th inning, both allowing a run.

6 position switches in the outfield by Boston’s Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr.

1 Walkoff home runs in Max Muncy’s major league career. His game-ending home run in Game 3 was the first one by a Dodger in the World Series since Kirk Gibson’s blast in 1988.