BOSTON--More than once this weekend the question was asked, is that a record? Hit after hit, run after run and hour after hour the three game series between the Red Sox and Mariners was truly unlike anything we have seen before. The numbers are, well, large.
Combined runs scored: 66 (SEA 21, BOS 45)
Combined hits: 98 (SEA 38, BOS 60)
Combined home runs: 17 (SEA 8, BOS 9)
Combined extra-base hits: 44 (SEA 17, BOS 27) 2nd most in MLB history dating back to 1915 when records were kept.
Pitching changes: 24 (SEA 14, BOS 10)
Total time of games: 11 hours 15 minutes.