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Article: 2 Games Go 18 Innings in MLB on Same Day
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- August 16, 2006
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The Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs played on and on, long after Roger Clemens left and Brad Lidge blew another save.
Nine innings, 12, 15 ... 18!
And they weren't alone.
For the first time in major league history Tuesday night, two games on the same day lasted 18 innings. The other was in Colorado, where the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled out a 2-1 victory at 12:26 a.m. MDT.
About 45 minutes earlier, Chicago outlasted Houston 8-6 thanks to two big swings by Matt Murton. He hit a tying homer off Lidge in the top of the ninth and a two-run single in the 18th.
"I was a little tired," Murton said. "That's just part of the game. You have to find a way to get over it. It was a great night ...