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The view from section 433, this is the celebration after 18 innings! ! ! Game Info: Game 4, October 9 2005 Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas The final game of the series lasted eighteen innings and set records as the longest game in the history of Major League Baseball's postseason, both in terms of time and number of innings. Although the Braves started out with an early lead and were even ahead 6-1 in the eighth, a grand slam by Lance Berkman in the eighth and a solo home run by Brad Ausmus in the ninth (with the Astros down to their last out) sent the game to extra innings. The second half of the game included three innings of relief by Roger Clemens, appearing as a pinch-hitter in the fourteenth inning and pitching in relief for only the second time in his career (and appearing this time only because the Astros were out of pitchers). Chris Burke hit the game ending home run in the bottom of the eighteenth, giving Houston the series victory and sending them to the NLCS to face the St. Louis Cardinals. In addition to being the longest postseason game in MLB history, it was also the only postseason game to include two grand slams, Lance Berkman's and Adam LaRoche's. Some commentators have pointed to this game as the greatest game in Houston Astros history, and one of the best games in the history of MLB playoffs.[1][2][3] Even more remarkable than the game's length, perhaps, is the fact that the fan who caught Chris Burke's walk-off homer in the 18th was, in fact, the same fan who had caught Lance Berkman's grand slam in the eighth.