2007 National League Wild Card Tie-breaker Game
The 2007 National League Wild Card tiebreaker game was a one-game playoff for Major League Baseball's (MLB) National League Wild Card. The game took place on October 1, 2007 between the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies of the National League West at Coors Field. It was necessary after both teams finished the season with records of 89–73. The Rockies won a coin flip late in the season which awarded them home field in the game.
The Rockies won the game 9–8 in extra innings on a controversial play at home plate and advanced to the National League Division Series where they swept the Philadelphia Phillies. After that they swept the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series, winning their first franchise pennant. However, the Rockies were, in turn, swept in the 2007 World Series by the Boston Red Sox, ending their season. In baseball statistics the tie-breaker counted as the 163rd regular season game for both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics.
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