Trevor Plouffe ends Phillies-Dodgers marathon with 16th inning homer off Kiké Hernandez

Jace Evans | USA TODAY

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To say Tuesday night's Dodgers-Phillies game was a marathon would almost be an understatement.

For starters, the game in Philadelphia didn't end until early Wednesday morning on the East Coast. In fact, it was the final game still going on from Tuesday's slate as games in Anaheim and Seattle both ended a little before 1:10 a.m. ET.

The contest stretched into the 16th inning, only ending when Trevor Plouffe blasted a three-run, walk-off homer off Kiké Hernandez — who it should be noted is not a pitcher at all, but rather the Dodgers' (super) utility player — to give the Phillies a 7-4 win.

After 5 hours and 55 minutes Plouffe ends it!



The Phillies win it with a walk-off homer in the 16th! pic.twitter.com/GBJAZhvRr7 — NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) July 25, 2018

“All I want to do is contribute to a victory,” Plouffe said. “I love being on a winning team. Just trying not to do too much. I was trying to elevate the ball.”

The game saw a combined 18 pitchers take the mound as bullpens and benches were exhausted as no scoring took place between the eighth and 15th innings.

Both teams had exactly 11 hits and 17 strikeouts.

Vince Velasquez, normally a starter for the Phillies, got the win as he threw his first relief inning since 2015 in the top of the 16th.

“Our bullpen is nasty,” said Phillies left-hander Austin Davis, who pitched two relief innings and faced Dodgers star reliever Kenley Jansen in the 15th after the Phillies ran out of position players.

“Everyone, top to bottom, is gross. Our bullpen is disgusting.”

Plouffe's blast – his first homer of the season – ended the game at 1:14 a.m. ET, after 5 hours, 55 minutes. It was the longest of MLB's incredible five extra-inning games Tuesday night, which ESPN's SportsCenter cited as the most games the league has had reach extras in one day since 2014.

Welp..... I thought it’d help me in arbitration but...... it backfired! K bye! See ya tomorrow! #L — Enrique Hernández (@kikehndez) July 25, 2018

“That was a long game, but when you win it makes it a little less long,” Davis said.

“That was a blast.”

Contributing: Associated Press