PORTLAND (AP) – The Portland Sea Dogs and Connecticut Defenders dueled for so long that they had to reach beyond their bullpens to finish the game, the longest in franchise history for the Dogs.

Both teams ran out of pitchers Wednesday night in the game, which lasted 5 hours and 41 minutes.

The Dogs enlisted outfielder Jay Johnson in the 16th inning, and Connecticut tapped third baseman Simon Klink in the 17th.

Johnson managed to shut down the Connecticut Defenders for two endings before the game finally ended after 17 innings with an 8-7 win for the Dogs.