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Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world, a reputation that lived up to Monday night when the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Athletics in a 15-14 game in 12 innings at Las Vegas Ballpark in Paradise, Nev., the future full-time home of the A’s.
Here is the unreal offensive display in figures:
2: Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz and left fielder Tyler Soderstrom each hit two home runs.
3: Six players recorded at least three hits: Kurtz, Soderstrom, Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers, Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Andrew Vaughn, Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio and Brewers catcher William Contreras.
4A: Vaughn hit a game-tying two-run double in the ninth inning for the Brewers, tying the score at 10 and ultimately forcing extra innings. Milwaukee was previously four points behind (9-5) entering the seventh inning.
4B: Both teams scored four runs in the 10th inning.
4C: Both teams had four players who made at least two runs.
4D: Oddly, there were only four doubles and no triples.
7: Both teams used seven pitchers.
9A: The number of points scored in the third round; the Brewers scored three runs in the top half of the inning and the A’s scored six runs in the bottom half of the inning.
9B: Vaughn – who had four hits – Kurtz and Soderstrom each had nine total hits.
10: Ten players had a multi-shot performance; the Brewers had six players to do so, while the Athletics had four.
11A: The number of home runs the two teams have combined for; the Athletics hit seven home runs, while the Brewers hit four long balls.
11B: The total number of walks (the Brewers drew six walks, while the Athletics drew five).
12A: There were 12 runs with two outs.
12B: The number of innings it took to settle this game.
16: The number of times a pitch was challenged through the automated ball-strike challenge system, which is an MLB high.
17: The number of players who recorded a hit.
21: In total, 21 runners were left on base, 11 by Milwaukee and 10 by the A’s.
29A: The number of races the two teams have combined for.
29B: The Brewers have gone 15-14 in the only two MLB contests in the last 25 years, with the other ending in a victory against the Washington Nationals on August 17, 2019.
34: The number of hits for which the two teams combined; Milwaukee had 18 hits, while the A’s had 16.
254: This game lasted four hours and 14 minutes (254 minutes), which is the longest game in MLB this season, according to MLB.com.
