Dodgers, Nationals use 8 pitchers in hour-long 7th inning

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Brad Mills / USA TODAY Sports

For those who wish baseball games went by faster, this inning wasn't for you.

The seventh inning of Game 5 of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals took 65 minutes, making it one of the longest of the year. It also saw a total of eight different pitchers take the mound, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

In that one inning, the teams reached base a combined 10 times, threw 60 pitches, and had eight hits, including home runs from Joc Pederson and Chris Heisey.

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