MLB postseason tiebreaker sites determined

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09/08/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball conducted a series of coin tosses Friday to determine the sites for various potential two-team tiebreakers that would impact the 2007 postseason.

This was the first series of coin flips. Teams within five games of a respective postseason berth were included in this flip. Additional coin flips will be conducted when necessary.

Tiebreaker scenarios:

AL wild card: Mariners at Yankees; Tigers @ Yankees; Mariners @ Tigers

NL East: Mets @ Phillies

NL Central: Brewers @ Cubs; Cubs @ Cardinals; Cardinals @ Brewers

NL West: Padres @ Diamondbacks; Dodgers @ Diamondbacks; Rockies @ Diamondbacks; Padres @ Dodgers; Rockies @ Padres; Dodgers @ Rockies

NL wild card: Dodgers @ Padres; Phillies @ Padres; Padres @ Rockies; Cubs @ Padres; Padres @ Brewers; Phillies @ Dodgers; Dodgers @ Rockies; Cubs @ Dodgers; Dodgers @ Brewers; Phillies @ Rockies; Cubs @ Phillies; Phillies @ Brewers; Rockies @ Cubs; Brewers @ Rockies; Brewers @ Cubs

It is important to note the following when it comes to the tiebreaker scenario: If two clubs from the same division are tied but both are assured of participating in the postseason, then the first tiebreaker 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 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 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.

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