The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in a game that spanned nearly 7 hours, tying a record for longest World Series game ever played.

"It's the mathematical potential for a single game to last forever, in a suspended world where no clock rules the day, that aligns baseball as much with the dead as the living." Bill Vaughn is right. Mathematically, it is possible for a single game to last ...

Scherzer is no stranger to this particular situation. In fact, his Game 7 start will mark his record-breaking ninth appearance in an winner-take-all game. According to MLB's Sarah Langs, Scherzer will in turn ellipse veteran closer Aroldis Chapman for the most winner-take-all appearances for a pitcher in league history.