The AL Wild Card game went completely off the rails barely after it began. Yankees starter Luis Severino got chased in the first inning, Twins starter Ervin Santana joined him just an inning later, and there was an overabundance of offense.
All of the most important stats from the AL Wild Card Game
So much went down in nine innings.
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So here are the most important stats from a game that had a little bit of everything.
Longest inning: First (45 minutes)
Hits: 17
Home runs: Five (Dozier and Rosario for the Twins; Judge, Gardner, and Gregorius for the Yankees)
Players used: 32
Pitchers used: 11 (six for the Twins; five for the Yankees)
Average Innings Pitched: 1.55
Crazy catches: One
Injuries caused by those crazy catches: One
Lead changes: Four
Catchers hit directly in the balls: One
Pitchers with amazing reactions to a catcher being hit directly in the balls: One
Twins players tagged out after they completely missed tagging first base: One
Shots of Joe Girardi and Paul Molitor looking miserable in the dugout: the limit does not exist.
That’s only the first of two wild card games, so here’s hoping the Rockies facing off against the Diamondbacks will have just as many fun moments — without lasting four hours.
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