In the American League Wild Card Game, Baltimore defeats Texas, 5 – 1, at the Ballpark in Arlington. Joe Saunders, winless for his career in Arlington, allows only one run in 5 2/3 innings. For the O’s, it is a first win the postseason since 1997.

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In the American League Wild Card Game, Baltimore defeats Texas, 5 – 1, at the Ballpark in Arlington. Joe Saunders, winless for his career in Arlington, allows only one run in 5 2/3 innings. For the O’s, it is a first win the postseason since 1997.

St. Louis wins the first-ever National League Wild Card Game, defeating the Braves, 6 – 3, at Turner Field. 3B Chipper Jones, playing the last game of his career, commits a costly error for Atlanta in the 4th inning, throwing a potential double play grounder into right field, allowing St. Louis to score its first three runs that inning. The most controversial play takes place in the 8th, however, when SS Andrelton Simmons lifts a fly ball to shallow left that drops between LF Matt Holliday and SS Peter Kozma. But umpire Sam Holbrook calls the infield fly rule, and Simmons is out. A 19-minute delay ensues as fans pelt the field with debris; Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez files a protest, which is immediately dismissed by Major League Baseball Vice-President Joe Torre, allowing the game to resume. Jason Motte then records the final four outs of the game.

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St. Louis wins the first-ever National League Wild Card Game, defeating the Braves, 6 – 3, at Turner Field. 3B Chipper Jones, playing the last game of his career, commits a costly error for Atlanta in the 4th inning, throwing a potential double play grounder into right field, allowing St. Louis to score its first three runs that inning. The most controversial play takes place in the 8th, however, when SS Andrelton Simmons lifts a fly ball to shallow left that drops between LF Matt Holliday and SS Peter Kozma. But umpire Sam Holbrook calls the infield fly rule, and Simmons is out. A 19-minute delay ensues as fans pelt the field with debris; Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez files a protest, which is immediately dismissed by Major League Baseball Vice-President Joe Torre, allowing the game to resume. Jason Motte then records the final four outs of the game.