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It's time for Day 7 of the World Series League Playoff. On deck today are five National League Game 5's. First, we start in Cincinnati, where the 1975 Cincinnati Reds are hosting the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds lead the series 3-1. Today's starters are Dock Ellis (1-0, 0.00) for the Pirates and Don Gullett (0-1, 9.00) for the Reds, in a rematch of Game 1. Cincinnati gets on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the 2nd inning. George Foster leads the inning off with a triple and scores on Tony Perez's double. Perez later scores on Casar Geronimo's double and the Reds lead it 2-0. Pittsburgh stays quiet until the top of the 5th, when they score three runs on three hits and an error to take a 3-2 lead. Richie Hebner would hit a solo homer in the top of the 6th to increase the Pirate lead to 4-2. Joe Morgan hits an RBI single in the bottom of the 8th to cut the lead to 4-3. To the bottom of the 9th we go, the score remains 4-3 Pittsburgh. The Pirates send Bob Miller to the mound. Miller took the loss in Game 4, so he's looking for redemption. Miller gets Foster to strikeout and Perez to fly out to left for two quick outs. Ken Griffey draws a walk and represents the tying run. But Geronimo grounds out to second and the Pirates hold on for the win.

1971 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1975 Cincinnati Reds 3 '75 Reds lead series 3-2

Our second game is in New York, as the 1999 Atlanta Braves face off against the 1969 New York Mets with the series knotted up at 2-2. It's another Game 1 rematch, as Kevin Millwood (0-1, 3.38) gets the nod for Atlanta against New York's Jerry Koosman (1-0, 2.25). The Mets quickly get on the board, plating a run in the 1st inning to take an early lead. The Braves score one of their own in the 3rd to tie it up, 1-1. But New York would answer the Braves score in the bottom of the 3rd, as Tommie Agee smacks a two run shot to left to give the Mets the 3-1 lead. Ryan Klesko would hit a homer to right center in the 6th inning to cut the lead to 3-2. The score remains in the top of the 9th. Tug McGraw is on the mound for the Mets, the savior of Game 1 & 3. McGraw faces off against Klesko and strikes him out. Javy Lopez, however, hits a double and moves to third on Gerald William's fly out to center. The Braves have the tying run 90 feet away as Jose Hernandez strides up to the plate. McGraw is too strong, though, striking out Hernandez and earning his third save of the series.

1969 New York Mets 3 1999 Atlanta Braves 2 '69 Mets lead series 3-2

We stay in New York for our next game, where the 1906 Chicago Cubs, down 3-1 in the series, are facing the 1951 New York Giants. Another Game 1 rematch here, as Mordecai Brown (0-0, 1.50) gets the start for the Cubs against the Giants' Larry Jansen (1-0, 3.00). The game was scoreless for the first two innings, so Brown took matters into his own hands. Brown singles in the top of the 3rd and later scores to give Chicago a 1-0 lead. The Cubs hold the lead until the 8th inning, when Whitey Lockman doubles and later scores on Eddie Stanky's double to tie the game 1-1. But the Cubs had an answer. Joe Tinker hits an RBI single in the top of the 9th and later scores on pitch hitter Pat Moran's double. Chicago leads 3-1 and brings Ed Reulbach in to close it out. Reulbach has pitched an inning in every game of this series. He gets Bobby Thompson to ground out to short, but gives up a single to Willie Mays. Al Dark comes up to bat and Reulbach gets him to ground into the 6-4-3 double play to end the game. The Cubbies live to fight another day.

1906 Chicago Cubs 3 1951 New York Giants 1 '51 Giants lead series 3-2

Next up is the St. Louis match-up between the 1944 St. Louis Cardinals and the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. The '44 squad leads the series 3-1. Max Lanier (1-0, 1.13), the Game 1 winner, gets the start for the '44 team. Jaime Garcia (0-1, 1.17), the Game 2 loser, goes to the mound for the 2011 club. It's a pitcher's duel for the first few innings, but the '44 Cardinals strike in the top of the 4th, with the first four batters hitting three doubles and a triple, scoring three runs. The '44 team adds to their 3-0 lead in the 7th inning, as they score four more, highlighted by Walker Cooper's three run home run to center. Lanier is masterful, pitching 8.2 innings, allowing only three hits, while striking out 13 and walking four. Lanier (16.2 IP, 2-0, 0.54, 25 K's) is named the series MVP.

1944 St. Louis Cardinals 7 2011 St. Louis Cardinals 0 '44 Cardinals win series 4-1

Our final game of the day is in Chicago, where the 1910 Chicago Cubs and the 1929 Chicago Cubs face off with the series tied 2-2. Orval Overall (0-1, 10.38), the Game 2 loser, gets the start for the 1910 squad. Pat Malone (0-1, 6.00), the Game 1 loser, is on the mound for the '29 team. The 1910 club strikes first, taking a 3-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning behind Solly Hofman's solo home run and Heinie Zimmermans two RBI double. The 1929 Cubs, not to be outdone, plate two in the bottom of the 1st with Hack Wilson's two run shot to left. The score would remain 3-2 until the bottom of the 6th, when Rogers Hornsby would hit an RBI single to tie the game, then later score on a sac fly to give the '29 Cubs the 4-3 lead. Wilson adds a second homer in the bottom of the 8th, another two run shot, to pad the lead and preserve the win.

1929 Chicago Cubs 6 1910 Chicago Cubs 3 '29 Cubs lead series 3-2

Next up are the American League Game 6's. Who will win their series and who will stretch it out to seven games? Find out soon.