national league wild card tie breaker game national_league wild card tie breaker game game extension major_league_baseball mlb regular season played san_diego_padres colorado national_league determine wild card played field denver colorado october won game thirteen innings controversial play home plate game necessary teams finished season identical win loss records won coin flip late season awarded home field game winning advanced swept philadelphia_phillies advancing swept championship series winning pennant franchise history turn swept world series boston_red_sox ending season baseball statistics tie breaker counted regular season game teams events game added regular season statistics background season saw heavy competition divisional title spent days share lead spent total days atop division ultimately won game record spent days april lead division notably scored fewer runs pitchers allowed teams mlb history playoffs despite season addition divisional race competition wild card continued day season teams national_league finished games aforementioned philadelphia_phillies new_york_mets chicago cubs cubs won western eastern central divisions respectively underwent described new_york_times biggest collapses baseball history team seven game divisional lead games remaining finish outside place losing eastern division phillies final day season finished single game record wild card race consistent presence league teams season finished half record propelled wild card race going second half season including season best game winning streak september september ultimately tied regular season record holding best non division winning records league tie breaker necessary determine wild card winner coin flip conducted earlier september set home park field location game game summary box score monday october field denver colorado starting pitcher matchup saw eventual young award major_league_baseball triple crown winner teammate nicknamed strong performances ace starters season opened inning double followed single walk load bases scored sacrifice fly game single scored later added lead leading second inning solo home run took lead loading bases singles walk hit grand slam home run making score career grand slam singled advanced base double scored ground inning close gap favor san_diego score remained fifth inning relieved fifth following double allowed game tying run score single pinch hitting pitcher sixth hit triple scored sacrifice fly lead appeared homer seventh extending lead ruled ball hit outfield wall play awarded double pinch ran runs scored inning brought closer 8th tied game singled lead inning advanced second base wild pitch scored double seventh blown save season game remained tied innings forcing extra innings game stayed tied 13th inning singled scored home run relieved runs scored inning entered 13th lead brought secure game wild card victory blew save allowing doubles triple tied game intentionally walked leaving base hit line drive right fielder tagged slid close play home plate home plate umpire ruled safe sacrifice fly won game controversy final play catcher attempted block home plate slide receiving ball throw arrived plate ball ball bounced away controversy arose game actually touched home plate successfully blocked yahoo sports said outright touched plate referred moment saying folks story years touched home plate manager base umpire agreed safe said unsure second home plate ruled touched plate slide chance tag preventing winning run aftermath colorado win clinched team second post season berth franchise history baseman swept phillies national league championship series win franchise national_league pennant streak combination performance end season meant won games national_league team win games point season new_york_giants opened playoffs seven straight wins cincinnati reds team major league history moved world series win swept boston_red_sox game counted regular season game baseball statistics gone game lost batting title went won title batting average triple run batted rbi 13th gave rbi total winning rbi crown ryan_howard teammate believed league valuable player ultimately finished close second phillies valuable player award voting starter increased earned run average era game added strikeouts season total ultimately won national_league wins era titles titles combined pitching triple crown went win young award unanimously finally despite error game set single season major league record team fielding percentage breaking boston_red_sox mark
2007 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game