2018 National League West tie-breaker game

2018 National League West tie-breaker game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 x 5 9 0
DateOctober 1, 2018
VenueDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles, California
Umpires
Attendance47,816
TelevisionESPN
TV announcersJon Sciambi, David Ross, and Rick Sutcliffe
RadioESPN
Radio announcersAdam Amin and Jim Bowden

The 2018 National League West tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2018 regular season, played between the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers to determine the champion of the National League's (NL) West Division. It was played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on October 1, 2018.

The game was won by Los Angeles, 5–2. The Dodgers became the second seed in the NL playoffs and advanced to play the NL East champion Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series. The Rockies were hosted by the NL Central runner-up Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card Game on October 2.[1]

The tie-breaker counted as a regular season game for both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics.[2]

  1. ^ Lacques, Greg (September 30, 2018). "Game 163! Historic day on tap as Dodgers-Rockies, Cubs-Brewers set for NL tiebreakers Monday". USA Today. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "MLB - Breaking down Monday's division tiebreaker doubleheader". Espn.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.