Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1998 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 September 28, 1998, between the Chicago Cubs of the National League Central and the San Francisco Giants of the National League West at Wrigley Field. It was necessary after both teams finished the season with records of 89–73. The Cubs won a coin flip late in the season which, by rule at the time, awarded them home field for the game. Michael Jordan, then ending his career with the Chicago Bulls, a popular Chicago icon threw the game's first pitch.The Cubs won the game 5–3, holding the Giants scoreless for the majority of the game until the Giants threatened heavily in the ninth inning and scored all three of their runs. This victory advanced the Cubs to the 1998 National League Division Series (NLDS) where they were swept by the Atlanta Braves, ending the Cubs' season. In baseball statistics the tie-breaker counted as the 163rd regular season game for both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics.. }
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- 1998_National_League_Wild_Card_tie-breaker_game abstract "The 1998 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 September 28, 1998, between the Chicago Cubs of the National League Central and the San Francisco Giants of the National League West at Wrigley Field. It was necessary after both teams finished the season with records of 89–73. The Cubs won a coin flip late in the season which, by rule at the time, awarded them home field for the game. Michael Jordan, then ending his career with the Chicago Bulls, a popular Chicago icon threw the game's first pitch.The Cubs won the game 5–3, holding the Giants scoreless for the majority of the game until the Giants threatened heavily in the ninth inning and scored all three of their runs. This victory advanced the Cubs to the 1998 National League Division Series (NLDS) where they were swept by the Atlanta Braves, ending the Cubs' season. In baseball statistics the tie-breaker counted as the 163rd regular season game for both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics.".