Final Sunday baseball

The final game of the regular season is in the books...or is it?

- They're speechless in New York. Marlins def. Mets 8-1

- Moyer's changeup was filthy. Phillies def. Nationals 6-1

- Two opportunities to secure the Wild Card; two losses. Brewers def. Padres 11-6

- Manager Jorge Posada led his team to victory. Yankees def. Orioles 10-4

Other results of note: Reds def. Cubs (8-4), Twins def. Red Sox (3-2), Indians def. Royals (4-2), Rockies def. Diamondbacks (4-3)

So, here's how it goes. The Phillies defeat the Nationals and the Mets lose to the Marlins. This means that, as improbable as it seemed one month ago, the Phillies are your National League East Champions and will be heading to the playoffs to take on the NL Wild Card. Who is that NL Wild Card? Well, we don't know. Tomko wasn't good, allowing five runs in 4.1 innings, and the bullpen didn't help. Meredith, Cameron, and Germano all surendered runs. Suppan's four run performance wasn't stellar either, but it was enough for the Brewers to spoil the Padres for another day. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks staged a late-inning rally, but it wasn't enough to overtake the Rockies. With the win, they're tied with the Padres for the NL Wild Card.

That means, we head to Colorado for a tiebreaker. Monday night, 7:37 ET first pitch. The Padres will send ace and NL Cy Young favorite Jake Peavy (19-6, 2.36 ERA) to the mound to take on the Rockies' Josh Fogg (10-9, 4.79 ERA).

Peavy has made two starts against the Rockies this season, both in San Diego, and he has not recorded a decision. His first outing was on April 8th, in which he lated seven innings and allowed one run on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts. On September 21st, Peavy also went seven innings and allowed one run on three hits with two walks and eight strikeouts.

Fogg is 1-1 in three starts this season against the Padres. His no decision was back on April 7th at Petco. Fogg went 6.1 innings and allowed two runs on six hits (1 HR, Branyan) with one walk and three strikeouts. On April 20th, Fogg earned a loss in Colorado with a terrible outing. He lasted just three innings and allowed seven earned runs (eight total) on eleven hits (1 HR, A. Gonzalez) with three walks and three strikeouts. On September 9th, Fogg earned the win in Coors Field. He went five innings and alowed one run on seven hits with three walks and two strikeouts.

In his last start of the regular season, Fogg recorded a win in LA against the Dodgers. He threw 6.2 shutout innings, allowing five hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Peavy is coming off a September 26th win at San Francisco against the Giants. He went seven innings and allowed two runs on five hits with one walk and one strikeout.

The numbers obviously favor Peavy, but he has not pitched in Coors Field this year. With a young team and the home crowd behind them, not to mention all the momentum coming in, the Rockies have a big chance to win this thing. Fogg is beatable, and the fact that they're playing in Coors Field should help the Padres' hitters as much as it will help Colorado's. But I won't be surprised if the Rockies pull off the big upset in the NL Wild Card and defeat the Padres here. Then again, all of my surprise as been wasted on the Mets.