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In case you somehow missed it...
Today was the 162nd and final game of the season for all the teams involved in the race. The Rays and Cardinals both were back about 10 games for the NL and AL wild cards respectively at the beginning of the month. On the final game of the season the Cardinals find themselves tied with the Braves for the NL wildcard. The Cardinals take care of business and beat the Pirates easily. In Atlanta the Braves play the Phillies in a game that goes 13 innings where they finally lose on a go ahead infield single by Hunter Pence which clinches the NL Wild Card for the Cardinals. In Baltimore the Red Sox are playing the Orioles, they're winning 3-2 before the game goes into a rain delay. It looks like the Red Sox are going to win or they'll AT LEAST be playing in a one game playoff against the Rays on Thursday. In St. Petersberg the Rays are getting destroyed by the Yankees 7-0 until the Rays put up SIX runs in the 8th. Then in the 9th Joe Maddon decides to pinch hit Dan Johnson for Sam Fuld with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th with no one on base. Johnson proceeds to hit a game-tying solo home run minutes before the tarp is pulled of the field and play resumes in Baltimore. Both scores remain the same until the bottom of the 9th in Baltimore when Johnathan Papelbon gives up 2 runs with two outs and the Orioles win 4-2. Just minutes later Evan Longoria hits a line drive walkoff home run to clinch the final playoff spot for the Rays.
I'm still blown away.
Today was the 162nd and final game of the season for all the teams involved in the race. The Rays and Cardinals both were back about 10 games for the NL and AL wild cards respectively at the beginning of the month. On the final game of the season the Cardinals find themselves tied with the Braves for the NL wildcard. The Cardinals take care of business and beat the Pirates easily. In Atlanta the Braves play the Phillies in a game that goes 13 innings where they finally lose on a go ahead infield single by Hunter Pence which clinches the NL Wild Card for the Cardinals. In Baltimore the Red Sox are playing the Orioles, they're winning 3-2 before the game goes into a rain delay. It looks like the Red Sox are going to win or they'll AT LEAST be playing in a one game playoff against the Rays on Thursday. In St. Petersberg the Rays are getting destroyed by the Yankees 7-0 until the Rays put up SIX runs in the 8th. Then in the 9th Joe Maddon decides to pinch hit Dan Johnson for Sam Fuld with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th with no one on base. Johnson proceeds to hit a game-tying solo home run minutes before the tarp is pulled of the field and play resumes in Baltimore. Both scores remain the same until the bottom of the 9th in Baltimore when Johnathan Papelbon gives up 2 runs with two outs and the Orioles win 4-2. Just minutes later Evan Longoria hits a line drive walkoff home run to clinch the final playoff spot for the Rays.
I'm still blown away.
