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| Date | October 1, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Coors Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Denver, Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 48,404 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | TBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Don Orsillo and Joe Simpson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN XEPRS (SD) KOA (COL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | ESPN: Dan Shulman and Dave Campbell XEPRS: Ted Leitner and Jerry Coleman KOA: Jeff Kingery and Jack Corrigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2007 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2007 regular season, played between the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies of the National League's (NL) West Division to determine the NL wild card. It was played at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on October 1, 2007. The Rockies won the game 9–8 in thirteen innings on a controversial play at home plate.
The game was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win–loss records of 89–73. The Rockies won a coin flip late in the season, which awarded them home field for the game. Upon winning, the Rockies advanced to the NL Division Series where they swept the Philadelphia Phillies. After advancing, they swept the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL Championship Series, winning their first pennant in franchise history. 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.