Week in Review May 10-16

The Rockies got above .500 for the first time in 3 weeks on Sunday, completing a 4-2 rain-soaked broken schedule home stand to end up 19-18. The significance of 19 wins prior to game 46 has been an obstacle to the Rockies in the past 3 seasons, as every year after game 45, the Rockies had an 18-27 record. Meanwhile the Dodgers completed a 6-0 road sweep of Arizona and San Diego, Arizona went 1-5, San Francisco and San Diego were 3-3.

Results:

May 10--PHILLIES 9 Rockies 5
May 11--Phillies @ Rockies PPD
May 12--Phillies 3 ROCKIES 4 (10 Innings, 1st Game)
May 12--Phillies @ Rockies 2nd Game PPD
May 13--Nationals 14 Rockies 6 (8 Innings, Rain)
May 14--Nationals @ Rockies PPD
May 15--Nationals 2 ROCKIES 6 1st Game
May 15--Nationals 3 ROCKIES 4 2nd Game
May 16--Nationals 1 Rockies 2

This Week
May 17--Rockies @ Chicago
May 18--Rockies @ Chicago
May 19--Rockies @ Houston
May 20--Rockies @ Houston
May 21--Rockies @ Kansas City
May 22--Rockies @ Kansas City
May 23--Rockies @ Kansas City


PLAYER OF THE WEEKMiguel Olivo hit a Home Run to win Wednesday's game with the Phillies. He then went on to hit 2 more home runs during the week. He drove in 6 runs including one Sunday on a Sacrifice Fly. For the week Miguel went 9 for 18 to bat .500.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK Ubaldo Jimenez probably had the best start of the week, but this week's award has to go to Jeff Francis whose long-awaited return came Sunday, before 40,000+ fans. Jeff let the first batter he faced score, but then shut down the Nationals over 7 innings.

STAT OF THE WEEK Of the 179 runs the Rockies have scored this year, nearly 50% (88) of them are in the first 3 innings and only 19% (34) have been scored after the 6th. Last year they scored 32% in the first 3 and 32% after the 6th with 36% of their runs in the middle innings. But after 37 games last year, the percentages were 38%, 34% 28%