It was an amazing game, Monday night when the Colorado Rockies faced the San Diego Padres in an unforgettable National League wild card match up. The game which was one of the longest tiebreakers in baseball history would put the Rockies against formidable players like Jamey Carroll the all-time saves leader as well as Trevor Hoffman who would watch as the chance to make it to the playoffs slip through his hands.
The Colorado Rockies played a magnificent game and it was as if they wanted the season to keep pushing on. They beat the San Diego Padres 9-8 in the thirteenth inning, helping them advance to the postseason games. This would be the second time in baseball history the Colorado Rockies would be heading to the playoffs in its fifteen years in baseball and would be the teams first time since 1995 to advance.
The Rockies won for the fourteenth time in fifteen games and the game was the first of seven one game playoffs in Major League Baseball history to go to extra innings. The winning three run rally was provided by Kaz Matsui, Matt Holliday and Troy Tulowitzki. Other key players were Todd Helton who was intentionally walked in the game and Brian Giles.