You could say what happened Thursday at Fenway Park was either the longest game in baseball this season... or the shortest.
Fifteen days after the game between the Red Sox and Royals was suspended in the 10th inning due to rain, the Sox needed less than 12 minutes to win the game in walk-off fashion when Brock Holt drove in the game-winning run with a walkoff single into the left field corner.
Let's go inside the numbers on a truly bizarre afternoon at Fenway Park.
21,018 — The length of the rain delay in minutes between the start of the game on August 7 and the start of the 10th inning on Thursday, according to the Globe's Alex Speier.
695 — Total length of Thursday's action in seconds. Chris Owings scored the game-winning run only 11 minutes and 35 seconds after the first pitch.
16,441 — Fans in attendance Thursday. The Red Sox offered free tickets to children, while adults got in with a suggested $5 donation to the Jimmy Fund.
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369 — Mileage flown by the Royals from Baltimore to Boston for Thursday's one inning of action. (Kansas City plays in Cleveland tomorrow, while the Red Sox start a series in San Diego.)
22 — Total pitches thrown on Thursday.
7 — Total batters in the 10th inning.
6 — Total amount of substitutions used by the Royals and Red Sox in the 10th inning, including replacing players who were on the roster earlier this month but aren't on their team anymore (Billy Hamilton is now on the Braves).
3:48 — Official time of the game, adding to the Red Sox' MLB-leading average, despite Thursday's action lasting less than 12 minutes.
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