Four teams determined not to give up their chances of a division title forced Major League Baseball to an unprecedented extra day of the season.

It's not one, but two decisive games that require Monday to determine the champions of the Western and Central Division of the National League, after the Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers. Los Angeles played in match 162 with an emergency comparable to that of the playoffs. – and compressed their competitors by a combined score of 48-5.

The anticlastic Sunday will yield to a tense pair of 163 matches on Monday, with a quartet of division rivals finally facing each other.

This will be the first time in the history of baseball that two divisions will be determined by a playoff game. And this is the first time since MLB's two-card format in 2012 that a division winner is determined by the playoffs.

First: Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers, Wrigley Field at 1:05 pm AND. Chicago defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5 on Sunday, as the Brewers put the Detroit Tigers on the road 11-0.

The return match: The Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers, from Dodger Stadium at 4:08 ET / 1:08. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN.

Take a closer look at what is looming:

Brewers at Cubs (1:05 ​​ET / 12: 05 CT)

Records: 95-67

How did they get hereThe Cubs had to win four of their last five games to dismiss the Brewers, who swept the Tigers to eliminate a weekend 's game deficit.

Head-to-headThe Cubs were 11-8 against the Brewers and the teams split into six games in September, each winning two victories in the same stadium.

Probable pitch plan: The Cubs will start the southpaw Jose Quintana, while Milwaukee has not announced a start. Jhoulys Chacin is about to start, but his manager, Craig Counsell, could opt for a "concealer" game, as he did earlier this week in a key match in St. Louis.

Stake: The winner will host the winner of the wild-card in the NL Division Series, starting Thursday. The loser must win Tuesday a home game against the loser of the Rockies-Dodgers.

Rockies at Dodgers (4:08 ET / 1: 08 PT)

Records: 91-71

How did they get hereThe Dodgers swept their rivals to San Francisco, including a 15-0 win on Sunday, to fill the division gap of a match this weekend. Colorado beat Washington 12-0 on Sunday, finishing at 9-1.

Head-to-head: The Dodgers beat the Rockies 12-7, including a 6-3 mark at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles swept Colorado three times on September 17 and 19 to create what appeared to be a solid 2 1/2 game lead.

Probable pitch plan: The Dodgers will start the rookie rookie Walker Buehler, while the Rockies will have German Senzatela at the rendezvous.

Stake: The winner will host the first two games of a NL Division series against the Atlanta Braves, effective Thursday. The loser goes to the loser Brewers-Cubs.