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ST. LOUIS - Jean Segura's career spanned 11 seasons and 1,328 games, before eventually reaching the postseason, the longest active streak in major STs.

LOUIS - Jean Segura's career spanned 11 seasons and 1,328 games, before eventually reaching the postseason, the longest active streak in the major leagues

On the morning of his first playoff game, the Philadelphia Phillies second baseman could barely sleep.

"He was mentally focused on every game, every pitch," Segura said. "I came in today ready to play a game and here I am, I just thank God everything was on my side."

With the Phillies losing one run, bases loaded, another in the top of the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals scrambling to replace their wounded at close, Segura overtook a slightly sunken ground, went into two runs.

propelled the Phillies to an unlikely 6–3 win in the opening game of their best-of-three wild-card series, putting them on the verge of advancing to the NL Division Series.(

The Cardinals, backed by a brilliant performance from Jose Quintana and an electrified pinch-hit homer from Juan Yepez, went 2–0 in the final inning and had every reason to believe they were headed for a Game 1 victory.

A frenzied Busch Stadium crowd, and his close friend, Ryan Helsley, were on the mound.