Harper, Perez set up Heisey’s HR in 16th, Nats sweep Twins

Washington Nationals' Chris Heisey tosses his helmet as he heads home after he hit a walk off home run during the 16th inning of an interleague baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Washington. The Nationals won 6-5 in 16 innings. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Chris Heisey tosses his helmet as he heads home after he hit a walk off home run during the 16th inning of an interleague baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Washington. The Nationals won 6-5 in 16 innings. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

By Associated Press April 24, 2016 4 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – During a career that has spanned five decades, Dusty Baker was pressed to remember a baseball game as zany at this one.

“I feel like I just came out of ‘The Twilight Zone,'” the Nationals’ first-year manager said Sunday night after Washington spent nearly six hours crafting a 6-5, 16-inning victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Bryce Harper tied it with a pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning, pitcher Oliver Perez put down a bunt in the 15th that kept the game going and Chris Heisey homered in the 16th to end it.

At 5 hours, 56 minutes, it was the longest regular-season game in Nationals’ history. By far one of the wildest, too.

“We’ve seen thousands of games. They always say, go to the ballpark and you may see something you haven’t seen before,” Baker said. “Well this, I certainly haven’t seen anything like this. This was crazy.”