The Rockies tonight became the first team in the National League to pass the 700 Run mark. What's strange about that is that this Rockies team has scored the fewest runs of any Rockies team other than the strike-shortened season of 1994 (117 Games). They will probably end up in the high 700's before the season ends. What also at first glance defies logic is that they have also done it with the fewest hits per game of ANY Rockies team and with the most Strikeouts per game of any Rockies team. Obviously their hits have been key, but the Rockies also have the most Walks of any Rockies team. This is a team of contradictions in some cases, but I attribute it to a pure team effort, and not waiting for a guy to hit one out of the park.
Truly a comeback win tonight, but you have to feel sorry for Jason Hammel who threw the best game of his career at Coors Field. Hammel has come a long way as a starter this year, and has to be a big reason the Rockies are where they are. He's the only season long starter who doesn't have 10 wins--yet.
Dodgers threw away a game in the bottom of the 9th on an error and a bases-loaded walk to the Diamondbacks to move the Rockies to within 2.5 games again. A win Thursday will move the Rockies to 2 games behind the Dodgers and 4.5 games ahead of the Giants, heading into in a can't lose weekend for the Rockies. The Giants host the Dodgers for 3 and every game will reduce either the NL West or Wild Card magic number. And the same thing happens next weekend when the two teams match up in Dodger Stadium for 3.
The Dodgers also lost the #1 position in the playoffs to the Cardinals tonght and are now 2 games ahead of the Phillies, who still need to play a couple of makeup Doubleheaders down the stretch.
Rockies are 12-7 in the 20 game stretch, which ends Thursday, where 17 were at home. In the current homestand they are 8-1.
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