Weekly Race in Review July 27-August 2

Although the Rockies started out badly on their road trip, losing the first 3 games in New York and not scoring for 27 consecutive innings, they did what they needed to do in Cincinnati to have a 4-3 week after salvaging the last game against the Mets.

Results:
7/27 New York Mets 7 ROCKIES 3
7/28 New York Mets 4 ROCKIES 0
7/29 ROCKIES at New York Mets Ppd, Rain
7/30 (Game 1) New York Mets 7 ROCKIES 0
7/30 (Game 2) ROCKIES 4 New York Mets 2
7/31 ROCKIES 5 Cincinnati 3
8/01 ROCKIES 6 Cincinnati 2
8/02 ROCKIES 6 Cincinnati 4 11 Innings

The Giants meanwhile had a 6-1 week at home, even beating the Rockies next Opponent the Phillies 3 out of 4 games to get back into a tie for the Wild Card.

The Dodgers had a 3-4 week on the Road, allowing the Rockies to shave 1 game off the lead and the Giants 3.

In the Wild Card race other than San Francisco, only St. Louis (5-2) and Florida (4-2) had better a better record for the week than the Rockies. St. Louis currently leads the Cubs by a Game in the NL Central though so are not in the Wild Card formula at the moment.

The Cubs and Mets meanwhile ended up keeping pace with the Rockies at 4-3 despite the Mets 3-1 advantage in their series this week. The Rockies go head to head with the Cubs in 4 games at Coors this coming weekend.

Other Wild Card Contenders Milwaukee (3-4) Atlanta (2-4) and Houston (2-5) lost ground on the race this week.

The Rockies have an off day Monday, before playing 3 in Philadelphia and then coming home for 4 with the Cubs.

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ROCKIES NOTES:

Quirks: I mentioned quirks of the schedule yesterday, here's another one. The Rockies have completed all 19 of their road games with the NL Central going an incredible 13-6 (after starting out 2-6), but still have 17 of their 23 Home games with the Central left. Furthermore the Rox have won 14 in a row with the NL Central dating back to June 4 in Houston. Overall they are 17-8 vs. the Central Division.

Good Days and Bad Days: The Rockies loss Thursday in the Day part of the Day/Night Doubleheader was the Rockies first loss on the Road on Thursday this season. They are 5-1 so far with two scheduled games left. Overall they are 7-3 on Thursdays, and 11-6 on Sundays. The only day they have a losing record is Tuesdays at 6-9.

Not Much OT: Sunday was the first time the Rockies have won in extra innings all season, but it was only the 5th time they had an extra-inning game in 2009. Only the White Sox have fewer Extra Inning Games with 4 and the Brewers also have 5. The Cubs and the Blue Jays lead the majors with 14 each.

Slumping?: The Rockies finished July with a 15-11 Record. In 2008, the Rockies were 17-10 in July.