The unthinkable has happened. The Rockies with the help of the Pirates and Padres (and even the Nationals) have been put back in control of their destiny. One win would put them in the playoffs, four wins would put them in as no less than the 2nd seed as the NL West Champion.
Last Saturday, the Dodgers came within one game of clinching the NL West requiring either a Dodger win or a Rockies loss. Since Saturday, the Rockies are 3-0 and the Dodgers are 0-4. With the Dodgers off on Thursday, and the Rockies 2.5 games behind, the situation is simple, but not easy: If the Rockies can win 4 more in a row, they get the West, otherwise with one win or a Braves loss, the Rockies will gain the Wild Card.
Jason Hammel became the 5th starting pitcher to gain 10 wins, which is the first time in Rockies History five pitchers have 10 wins in the same season.
Rockies and Brewers each hit 3 home runs Wednesday night. The Brewers Homers all came as solo home runs as leadoff hitters of the inning 2nd (Fielder) 4th (Cameron) and 9th (McGehee). The Rockies Homers were all two-run shots in the 3rd (Helton), 6th (Gonzalez), and 7th (Tulowitzki). Two Rockies runs were also scored on Wild Pitches.
The Rockies reached 90 wins for the 2nd time in team history, tieing 2007. If the Rockies don't require a tiebreaker game with the Braves, they are guaranteed to have their best winning percentage in history.
The Rockies are 22 games above .500 for the second time in history, the first coming on September 11. The Rockies have scored 7 runs or more in two straight games, the first since August 12th and 13th against the Pirates.
Despite the Braves recent run, the Rockies finished September with a better record during the month than the Braves did, edging them 18-9 vs. 18-10.
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