Indians lose to Blue Jays in record opener

April 5, 2012 at 8:36p.m.

CLEVELAND (AP) — J.P. Arencibia’s three-run homer in the 16th inning sent the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday in the longest opening-day game in major league history.

Arencibia was 0 for 6 with three strikeouts before connecting off Jairo Asencio.

The marathon eclipsed the previous longest openers — 15 innings between Cleveland and Detroit in 1960 and 15 innings between Philadelphia and Washington in 1926.

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