OAKLAND — It felt like it was never going to end. But when it did, Wednesday’s marathon of a game proved to be totally worth it for the A’s.
After nine innings of baseball that lasted over four hours weren’t enough, the A’s and White Sox engaged in what turned out to be the third-longest game in history at the Oakland Coliseum at five hours and 48 minutes. Matt Olson sent the small portion that was left of an announced 13,321 fans home happy as he crushed an 0-1 curveball from James Shields off the wall in left field for a 12-11 victory in the 14th inning.