Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world, a billing it lived up to on Monday night as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Athletics in a 15-14, 12-inning game at Las Vegas Ballpark in Paradise, Nevada, the future full-time home of the A’s.<\/p>\n
Here’s the unreal offensive display by the numbers:<\/p>\n
2: Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz and left fielder Tyler Soderstrom each hit two home runs.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
4A: Vaughn hit a game-tying, two-run double in the ninth inning for the Brewers, evening up the score at 10-all and ultimately forcing extra innings. Milwaukee had previously trailed by four runs (9-5) entering the seventh inning.<\/p>\n
4B: Both teams scored four runs in the 10th inning.<\/p>\n
4C: Both teams had four players drive in at least two runs.<\/p>\n
4D: On a bizarre note, there were only four doubles and zero triples.<\/p>\n
7: Both teams used seven pitchers.<\/p>\n
9A: The number of runs scored in the third inning; 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.<\/p>\n
9B: Vaughn \u2014 who had a game-high four hits \u2014 Kurtz and Soderstrom each racked up nine total bases.<\/p>\n
10: Ten players had a multi-hit performance; the Brewers had six players do as such, while the Athletics had four.<\/p>\n
11A: The number of home runs the two teams combined for; the Athletics hit seven home runs, while the Brewers hit four long balls.<\/p>\n
11B: The number of total walks (the Brewers drew six walks, while the Athletics drew five).<\/p>\n
12A: There were 12 runs driven in with two outs.<\/p>\n
12B: The number of innings it took to settle this game.<\/p>\n
16: The number of times a pitch was challenged via the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, which is an MLB high.<\/p>\n
17: The number of players who recorded a hit.<\/p>\n
21: A combined 21 runners were left on base, 11 by Milwaukee and 10 by the A’s.<\/p>\n
29A: The number of runs the two teams combined for.<\/p>\n
29B: The Brewers have been part of the only two 15-14 MLB contests over the last 25 years, the other one coming in a win over the Washington Nationals on Aug. 17, 2019.<\/p>\n
34: The number of hits the two teams combined for; Milwaukee had 18 hits, while the A’s had 16 hits.<\/p>\n