Thursday 5 April 2012

Blue Jays outlast Indians in 16th of record opener (Yahoo! Sports)

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 5: Manager John Farrell #52 of the Toronto Blue Jays signals to the dugout during the twelfth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on April 5, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

In the longest opening-day game in major league history, J.P. Arencibia's three-run homer in the 16th inning sent the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday. Arencibia was 0 for 6 with three strikeouts before connecting off Jairo Asencio. The marathon eclipsed the previous longest openers -- 15 innings between Cleveland and Detroit in 1960 and 15 innings between...




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