DETROIT — Wednesday was a miserable night for baseball — 38 degrees and snow flurries. Most players wore balaclavas under their caps and bundled up in the dugout. Pitchers warming up in the bullpen may have been a loose interpretation.
Meanwhile, the pace was as dreary as the conditions. It took 52 minutes — and 87 pitches — to complete the first inning, which included six walks and a hit batsman, and an interminable 3 hours 35 minutes to finish the game. Balls, as cold and hard as a hockey puck, popped in and out of gloves all night.