From Last Night:

• Marlins win a 20 inning marathon against the Mets
• Darvish and Buehrle both go 7, but it takes 18 for the Jays to beat the Rangers
• Danks goes 8 as the Sox win with 3 in the 8th over the A’s
• Pettitte wins #250 against the Mariners
• Gausman gets shelled, again
• Twins beat the Nats in 11

What I’m Watching Today:

• Zimmermann faces the Twins (1p Eastern)
• Moore tries to shake off his last outing against the O’s (130p Eastern)
• The still underappreciated Felix Hernandez gets the Yankees (4p Eastern)

The Big Question:

• So the Marlins and Mets, eh?

Let’s review. The Mets and Marlins were tied 1-1 after 9 innings of baseball. At this point, Harvey and Fernandez had both been strong and the bullpens had combined for 5 scoreless innings. There were still 11 innings left. In the innings that followed two pitchers would each throw more than both team’s starters! Slowey went 7 in relief, allowing 8 hits, 0 BB, and 8 K. Marcum went 8, allowing 5 hits and a run with 0 BB and 8 K. That’s right, the Mets walked 2 batters in 20 innings and lost. Only twice in MLB history has a team lost a game in which they walked 2 or fewer hitters in 18 or more innings. Perhaps even more remarkable, this was the 2nd 15+ inning game between the clubs this year starter by Fernandez and Harvey.