Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1999 National League wild-card tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to the regular season to decide the winner of Major League Baseball's (MLB) National League wild card. The game took place on October 4, 1999, between the New York Mets of the National League East and the Cincinnati Reds of the National League Central at Cinergy Field. It was necessary after both teams finished the season with records of 96–66. Some described the Mets as collapsing late in the season while the race between the Reds and their division rival Houston Astros was close enough to create the possibility of a three-way tie. The Reds won a coin flip late in the season which, by rule at the time, awarded them home field for the game.The Mets won the game 5–0 with starting pitcher Al Leiter pitching a two-hit shutout which advanced the Mets to the 1999 National League Division Series (NLDS) where they defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks three games to one. They then advanced to the 1999 National League Championship Series (NLCS) but there they were defeated by the Atlanta Braves in six games, which brought an end to the Mets' season. In baseball statistics, the tie-breaker counted as the 163rd regular season game by both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics.. }
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- 1999_National_League_Wild_Card_tie-breaker_game abstract "The 1999 National League wild-card tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to the regular season to decide the winner of Major League Baseball's (MLB) National League wild card. The game took place on October 4, 1999, between the New York Mets of the National League East and the Cincinnati Reds of the National League Central at Cinergy Field. It was necessary after both teams finished the season with records of 96–66. Some described the Mets as collapsing late in the season while the race between the Reds and their division rival Houston Astros was close enough to create the possibility of a three-way tie. The Reds won a coin flip late in the season which, by rule at the time, awarded them home field for the game.The Mets won the game 5–0 with starting pitcher Al Leiter pitching a two-hit shutout which advanced the Mets to the 1999 National League Division Series (NLDS) where they defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks three games to one. They then advanced to the 1999 National League Championship Series (NLCS) but there they were defeated by the Atlanta Braves in six games, which brought an end to the Mets' season. In baseball statistics, the tie-breaker counted as the 163rd regular season game by both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics.".