Alex Wood

Dodgers pitcher wore rally cups to try to end 17-inning game

Published May. 23, 2016 8:41 a.m. ET

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The Dodgers and Padres played nearly two games in one on Sunday -- a 17-inning affair that prompted starting pitcher Alex Wood to wear cups on his body and the announcers to smear on some eyeblack.

First, 25-year-old lefty Alex Wood, getting his rally clap on with drinking receptacles on his hands and ears:

Now here's Padres announcers Don Orsillo and Mark Grant doing their part to put the thing to rest:

Clearly the combination of Wood's rally cups and the rally eyeblack proved effective. Rally gear is all about personal expression, resourcefulness and utter desperation.

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