The Rockies were handed a win today, after they gave one to the Mets last night. It's gonna happen. Last night the Rockies blew a 5 run lead for the third time this season, but only the first time at home. The other two came in Cincinnati and Los Angeles. Today, the Rockies scored without a hit, gettin a Hit By Pitch, Intentional Walk and two straight unintentional walk to get their 2nd Walk Off win in 3 games and 4th of the season. In 3 of the four walkoffs, Nolan Arenado hit the winning run in. The fourth (which was the first of the year) was a single by Raimel Tapia.
Looking at the Wild Card Race, the conventional wisdom is that the Brewers are the team the Rockies and D-Backs have to watch out for. I think it's the Pirates based on Home Road Factor. The Brewers have played 58 home games to 52 Road games, leaving them 23-29 in their remaining games. They already are -1 in the Home/Road factor. Beginning August 18th when they come to Colorado, they will play 21 of 30 on the road.
Meanwhile the Pirates are more balanced having played 53 home and 55 road games. They are also -1 in the Home/Road Factor, but seem to have a more favorable schedule. We'll look at remaining games in early September as the stretch drive comes into play.
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