How long are cubs games

It took 18 innings for the Yankees to win, over six hours, and when it was all over fans were left to shuffle home, exhausted and with the realization the work day would be upon them in just a few short hours.

A total of 15 pitchers made an appearance in the game and combined for an MLB-record 48 strikeouts. The game went so long that Wrigley Field ran out of baseballs and more had to be brought in during the 15th inning.

Fans did their best both at home, and in the stadium to stick around until the bitter end — but we totally forgive them for succumbing to just how long this thing went on.

We are the remaining few still sticking around. I guess we are in it until the end. Fulmer M. Fulmer May 16, Boyd M. Boyd May 17, Lester J. Lester May 18, Harris W. Harris Kimbrel 8 C. Kimbrel 8. May 19, Scherzer M. Scherzer Hand 5 B. Hand 5. May 20, Ross J. Ross Kimbrel 9 C. Kimbrel 9. May 21, Helsley R. Helsley May 22, Cabrera G. Cabrera Reyes 14 A. Reyes May 23, Reyes A. May 25, Ponce C. Ponce Kimbrel 10 C. May 26, Crowe W. Crowe Kimbrel 11 C. May 27, Tepera 1 R.

Tepera 1. May 28, Gutierrez V. Gutierrez Kimbrel 12 C. May 29, May 30, Mahle T. Mahle Antone 3 T. Antone 3. May 31, Stewart K. Stewart Paddack C. Paddack Jun 1, Weathers R. Weathers Kimbrel 13 C. Jun 2, Johnson P. Johnson Jun 3, DeSclafani A. DeSclafani Jun 4, Menez C. Menez Rogers 7 T. Rogers 7. Jun 5, Gausman K. Gausman Rogers 8 T. Rogers 8. Jun 6, Cueto J. Cueto Kimbrel 14 C. Jun 7, Jun 8, Lamet D. Lamet Jun 9, Darvish Y.

Darvish Kimbrel 15 C. Jun 11, Nance T. Nance Kimbrel 16 C. Jun 12, Gant J. Gant Kimbrel 17 C. Jun 13, Martinez C. Martinez Kimbrel 18 C. In , the average game length had dropped to just over three hours, supposedly due to the mound visit limits imposed that season.

In , the average was , in it was and in it was As you can see, there was a very long period of time, from around through the mids, when games averaged somewhere around two and a half hours. Time between pitches is the primary villain.

These are the pitches where the catcher caught the ball and threw it back to the pitcher, whose next step was to throw it back to the catcher.

The total time for the inaction pitches in — the elapsed time between a pitcher releasing one pitch and his release of the next pitch — was 32 minutes and 47 seconds.

If, in every case, the new rule eliminated the mid-inning pitching change entirely, it would have made the average time of a major-league game in drumroll, please … 34 seconds shorter. Jeff Passan answers 20 burning questions for October and beyond. October isn't in the cards, but there's still plenty of work to do. Here's what each non-playoff team needs to ask itself first.

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