FILE – In this Oct. 9, 2017, file photo, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch, third from left, gives the ball to pitcher Justin Verlander (35) for his very first Major League relief appearance during the fifth inning in Game 4
FILE – In this Oct. 9, 2017, file photo, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch, third from left, gives the ball to pitcher Justin Verlander (35) for his very first Major League relief appearance during the fifth inning in Game 4 of baseball’s American League Division Series against the Boston Red Sox, in Boston. No need for catchers to worry about getting they’re running in, especially during the postseason. They are taking so many trips to the mound for discussions, the average time of a nine-inning game is 3 hours, 32 minutes during the postseason, up 18 minutes since 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
