MLB teams extend beer sales after pitch clock shortens games

Teams historically have stopped selling alcohol after the seventh.

PHOENIX — Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at

It also means a little less time for fans to enjoy a frosty adult beverage.

To combat that time crunch, at least five teams — the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers — have extended alcohol sales through the eighth inning this season. Others, like the Miami Marlins and New York Mets, still have seventh-inning cutoffs, but haven’t ruled out changes.

“Totally makes sense to me,” said Tom Lienhardt, who was sipping

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