MLB Playoffs: How the Dodgers stunned Phillies, advance to NLCS
After an error by the Phillies pitcher in Game 4, the Dodgers move on to the NLCS.
The finale of the ALDS between the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners turned into an extra-innings marathon behind a combination of brilliant pitching and fielding and lack of clutch hitting until Jorge Polanco came through for Seattle in the 15th inning.
Where does that rank on the list of longest playoff games in MLB history?
By one measure, it’s the longest game of its type we’ve ever seen; when Friday night’s contest in Seattle hit the 14th inning, Fox’s broadcast said it was already the longest winner-take-all game, by innings, in postseason history.
It ended up falling a little short of the overall mark, though.
Here’s a list of the longest MLB playoff games, by innings:
Longest MLB playoff gamesGame 3, 2022 ALDS (18 innings): Astros 1, Mariners 0Game 3, 2018 World Series (18 innings): Dodgers 3, Red Sox 2Game 2, 2014 NLDS (18 innings): Giants 2, Nationals 1Game 4, 2005 NLDS (18 innings): Astros 7, Braves 6Game 6, 1986 NLCS (16 innings): Mets 7, Astros 6Game 5, 2025 ALDS (15 innings): Mariners 3, Tigers 2Game 2, 2022 ALWC (15 innings): Guardians 1, Rays 0Game 5, 1999 NLCS (15 innings): Mets 4, Braves 3Game 2, 1995 ALDS (15 innings): Yankees 7, Mariners 5Game 1, 2015 World Series (14 innings): Royals 5, Mets 4Game 2, 2015 ALDS (14 innings): Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4Game 3, 2005 World Series (14 innings): White Sox 7, Astros 5Game 5, 2004 ALCS (14 innings): Red Sox 5, Yankees 4Game 2, 1916 World Series (14 innings): Red Sox 2, Robins (Dodgers) 1
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