September 28, 2007
No West for the Rockies
The Rockies put two men on in the ninth, but Valverde strikes out the other three batters to prevent them from advancing, and the Diamondbacks win 4-2, clinching at least a tie for the wild card. The Diamondbacks actually celebrated that on the field! They're a young team, and given their run difference, a pretty major accomplishment. The Rockies can't win the west as they drop to three games back, but they still have a shot at the wild card. San Diego is winning 6-3, however, going to the bottom of the ninth.
Correction: I forgot that with the Mets losing, the Diamondbacks clinched a playoff spot. They'll either win the west or the wild card, because there can't be a four-way tie involving the Mets, Phillies Diamondbacks and Padres. The DBacks were the first team to clinch. That's why they were celebrating.
David,
The Diamondbacks have clinched a playoff spot with their win and the Mets loss. If Philly were to catch the Diamondbacks it wouldn't matter as they would win the East. The Diamondbacks were the first NL team to clinch, not the Cubs.
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