The Cardinals and Mets battled 20 innings on Saturday before New York prevailed 2-1. Here's the numbers:
6:53: Length of game, longest in majors since April 2008
652: Pitches thrown in the game
311: Pitches thrown to Yadier Molina, who caught all 20 innings
59: Pitches thrown by Cardinals non-pitchers (Lopez, Mather)
46: Players used (24 by Mets, 22 by Cards)
22: Runners stranded by Cards
19: Players who pitched
18: Innings played before run was scored (most since a Dodgers-Expos game in 1989)
3: Extra-base hits
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