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Written by Press Release
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Monday, 11 September 2006 12:00 |
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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 2006 postseason.
The site for a one-game tie-breaker to determine the A.L. Central Champion is as follows:
| Opponents | Site | | DET vs. MIN | Comerica Park, Detroit | | DET vs. CWS | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago |
The site for a one-game tie-breaker to determine the A.L. West Champion is as follows:
| Opponents | Site | | OAK vs. LAA | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim |
The site for a one-game tie-breaker to determine the A.L. Wild Card is as follows:
| Opponents | Site | | MIN vs. CWS | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago |
The site for a one-game tie-breaker to determine the N.L. Central Champion is as follows:
| Opponents | Site | | STL vs. CIN | Busch Stadium, St. Louis |
The site for a one-game tie-breaker to determine the N.L. West Champion is as follows:
| Opponents | Site | | LA vs. SD | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles | | LA vs. SF | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles |
The site for a one-game tie-breaker to determine the N.L. Wild Card is as follows:
| Opponents | Site | | SD vs. FLA | PETCO Park, San Diego | | SD vs. PHI | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia | | SD vs. SF | PETCO Park, San Diego | | SD vs. CIN | PETCO Park, San Diego | | SD vs. HOU | Minute Maid Park, Houston | | FLA vs. PHI | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia | | FLA vs. SF | AT&T Park, San Francisco | | FLA vs. CIN | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati | | FLA vs. HOU | Dolphin Stadium, Florida | | PHI vs. SF | AT&T Park, San Francisco | | PHI vs. CIN | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati | | PHI vs. HOU | Minute Maid Park, Houston | | SF vs. CIN | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati | | SF vs. HOU | Minute Maid Park, Houston | | CIN vs. HOU | Minute Maid Park, Houston |
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 2006 season-series record.
As a point of clarification, 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.
A tie-breaker game would be played on Monday, October 2nd and TBS and ESPN Radio would provide national coverage. In the event of simultaneous or overlapping tie-breaker games, TNT would provide national coverage.
Additional coin tosses will be held if they become necessary over the rest of the 2006 season.
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