Postseason Major League Baseball Tie-Breaker Sites Determined

One-game tie-breaker, if necessary, would be played on Monday, Oct. 1 and carried by TBS and ESPN Radio

09/07/2007 -- A series of coin tosses was conducted today by Major League Baseball to determine the sites for various potential two-team tie-breakers that would impact the 2007 postseason. Teams within five games of a respective postseason berth were included in the coin flips, while additional coin tosses will be held as they become necessary over the rest of the 2007 regular season.

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The sites for one-game tie-breakers to determine the American League Wild Card are as follows:

Opponents Site
NYY vs. SEA Yankee Stadium, New York
NYY vs. DET Yankee Stadium, New York
SEA vs. DET Comerica Park, Detroit

The site for a potential one-game tie-breaker to determine the National League East Champion is as follows:

Opponents Site
NYM vs. PHI Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia

The sites for potential one-game tie-breakers to determine the N.L. Central Champion are as follows:

Opponents Site
CHI vs. MIL Wrigley Field, Chicago
CHI vs. STL Busch Stadium, St. Louis
MIL vs. STL Miller Park, Milwaukee

The sites for potential one-game tie-breakers to determine the N.L. West Champion are as follows:

Opponents Site
ARI vs. SD Chase Field, Arizona
ARI vs. LA Chase Field, Arizona
ARI vs. COL Chase Field, Arizona
SD vs. LA Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
SD vs. COL PETCO Park, San Diego
LA vs. COL Coors Field, Colorado

The sites for potential one-game tie-breakers to determine the N.L. Wild Card are as follows:

Opponents Site
SD vs. LA PETCO Park, San Diego
SD vs. PHI PETCO Park, San Diego
SD vs. COL Coors Field, Colorado
SD vs. CHI PETCO Park, San Diego
SD vs. MIL Miller Park, Milwaukee
LA vs. PHI Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
LA vs. COL Coors Field, Colorado
LA vs. CHI Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
LA vs. MIL Miller Park, Milwaukee
PHI vs. COL Coors Field, Colorado
PHI vs. CHI Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
PHI vs. MIL Miller Park, Milwaukee
COL vs. CHI Wrigley Field, Chicago
COL vs. MIL Coors Field, Colorado
CHI vs. MIL Wrigley Field, Chicago

If two clubs from the same division are tied but both are assured of participating in the postseason, then the first tie-breaker to determine which club is the Division Champion and which club is the Wild Card would be their 2007 season-series record.

If three clubs finish the season with the same winning percentage and one team will be a division winner and another will be the Wild Card, the games will be played as follows:
• The two teams tied for the division lead will play the one-game tie-breaker, with the winner being declared the Division Champion.
• The losing team will then play the club from the other division for the Wild Card.

If three clubs are tied for first place in the Division with an identical winning percentage at the end of the regular season, then the tie is broken by designating the Clubs as "A," "B," and "C," with selection of those designations based on the Clubs' records against one another, and playing tie-breaking games as follows:
• Club A would host Club B on Monday, October 1st.
• The winner of the A vs. B game would then host Club C on Tuesday, October 2nd.
• The winner of the A/B vs. C game would be declared the Division Champion.
A tie-breaker game would be played on Monday, October 1st and TBS and ESPN Radio would provide national coverage. In the event of simultaneous or overlapping tie-breaker games, TNT would provide national coverage.

Source: MLB