Posted at 12:28 p.m., Sunday, September 30, 2007
Baseball: Rockies beat D'backs, force one-game playoff
Advertiser Staff
DENVER - The Colorado Rockies late-season surge set up one wild finish.
The Rockies will face San Diego in a one-game tiebreaker for the NL wild-card spot, forcing the playoff with a 4-3 win today over the NL West champion Arizona Diamondbacks.
A single by Matt Holliday set up the Rockies' go-ahead, three-run burst in the eighth inning, then closer Manny Corpas held off Arizona's two-run rally in the ninth. It was the Rockies' 13th win in 14 games.
San Diego and Colorado will play Monday at Coors Field for the final playoff spot in the majors.
The Padres, who missed a chance to clinch the slot by losing their last two games at Milwaukee, plan to pitch ace Jake Peavy. The Rockies have not said who will start for them.
This will be baseball's first one-game playoff since 1999, when the New York Mets beat Cincinnati 5-0 for the NL wild card.
