The main storyline before this game was the pitching matchup. Over six hours after it was supposed to start and long after both starters had exited the game, it ended on an infield single after one of the teams brought in a fifth infielder to try and prevent exactly that. It was a weird one.
On the mound for either team was Corey Kluber and Max Scherzer. Between them, you had five Cy Young Awards, including both of 2017’s, six other top five Cy Young finishes, and 10 All-Star appearances. It’s not every day you get a matchup of that historic caliber.