It only took one game, but I am now a fan of the new extra-inning rule. I’m sure purists and old schoolers will disagree with me, but starting with the 10th inning yesterday, the game took on a whole new vibe. I like it much better than the shootout format in the NH, and it gives extra innings a kind of sudden death feel.
In a game where Kyle Schwarber deserved as much credit for the win as Jeremy Jeffress, Chicago defeated the Pirates 2-1 in extras thanks to a smoking rope of a single by Javier Báez in the bottom of the 11th.