Who Knows What Miracles You Can Achieve When You Believe,

On May 16th, the Rockies started a stretch of 31 out of 45 games on the road over a seven week period.  Well it's five weeks and 33 games later and the Rockies have compiled a 22-11 record which is good enough for third place in the West over that stretch.  The D-Backs have gone 23-8, while the Dodgers have gone 22-10.  That's a combined record of 67-29.  But the Rockies remain in 1st Place in the West.   And there will be at least 6 losses between the three teams this week as the Rockies host Arizona before going to Los Angeles for 3 games each.

All three teams have been finding ways to win.  The Rockies blew two leads over the weekend but managed to sweep the Giants and give them a Winning Record for the season vs. San Francisco at 10-1 with 8 games left.  They have also won 12 of the last 15.

The Dodgers played 6 games against the Reds over the past 10 days and swept all 6 while winning 9 of their last 10, and 11 of their last 15.  Meanwhile the D-Backs have won the past 7 in a row and 13 of the last 17.

Oddly, all three teams have had a 3 game losing streak in June.  None have lost four in a row this season.  Can all three teams get 100 wins?  All three teams are on pace to hit the century in Wins.      
But how about these Rockies?  Down by two runs in the bottom of the 9th, and one out, Tapia, Blackmon, and LeMahieu get consecutive singles, prior to Arenado hitting a three run  homer that completes the cycle and wins the game for the Rockies.

With a day off Monday, hopefully the Bullpen gets some needed rest and comes back rejuvenated to play the D-Backs.

The Rockies are 20 games over .500 for the first time ever prior to September.  Although they only have a 1 game lead over their closest two West Competitors, they currently lead the Cubs for the 2nd Wild Card position by 10 games.

Heating Up the Home Cooking:  The Rockies have won all six of their June Home games and are now 21-13 at home, after starting out 15-13.  Their Road record is a franchise best 25-13, which is the most road wins in baseball.  Houston has a better road record at 23-8.  Arizona (26-9) and the New York Yankees (22-9) are the only teams who haven't lost 10 games at home yet.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame:  The Rockies had two more sellouts at Coors Field this weekend, bringing their total to 5 this season.  They are 4-1 in sellout games.  There are an additional 8 games that the Rockies have drawn 40,000+ and are 5-3 in those games.  With a 6-1 record in games where 35,000-40,000 show up, the Rockies are 15-5 in games where 35,000 or more show up. Conversely on the Road with 35,000+ fans the Rockies are 7-3, so they are 22-8 in front of 35,000 or more fans 24-18 with lesser crowds.  Their next 9 games should be in front of 35,000 or more.