Scott Alexander would follow Maeda. He did so with a scoreless eighth inning and the game remained tied. Through regulation, and into extra innings, the game pushed forward on the cold Tuesday evening in The City of Brotherly Love. Six more pitchers would follow Alexander. All six would not win or lose it. It was now the 16th inning.
The Dodgers were in amid a 17 game stretch with no break. It began on July 20th in Milwaukee and would not stop until the team’s first off-day of the second half on August 6th. For the Dodgers, burning bullpen arms was dangerous, especially that early in their breakless run.