Monday, September 3, 2018

The Race with 4 Weeks to Go


Here's how things have played out in the past 3 Weeks

Arizona:  Home: (15)  LAA (2-0) Sea (0-2) SD (2) Atl (4) Chic Col, LAD,
                Away:  (17) Tex (1-1) SD (3-1) SF (1-2), LAD (1-3) Col (4) Hou  SD

Los Angeles: Home: (13) SF (1-2) , STL (0-3), SD (2-0), Ariz(3-1) NYM, Col, SD
                      Away: (18) Sea (2-1), Tex(2) Col, Cinc StL (4), Ariz, SF

Colorado: Home: (17) SD (2-1), StL (1-1),  SF, LA, Ariz(4), Phil(4), Wash
                 Away:  (15) Hou (1-1) Atl (4-0),  LAA(1-1) SD (2-2)SF,  LAD, Ariz

San Francisco:  Home: (18) Tex (1-1)Ariz (2-1), NYM (1-2), Atl, Col, SD, LAD
                          Away: (12) LAD (2-1), Cin (0-3) , NYM (2-2)Col,  Milw, SD, STL

Since August 12th
Colorado:  11-7
Los Angeles: 11-7
Arizona:  9-9
San Francisco: 9-10

Overall Arizona and Dodgers have traded places with the Dodgers having a 1 game lead over the D-Backs.  The Rockies move from 3rd place to 2nd picking up 2 games on Arizona, but staying even with the Dodgers and still trail them by 1/2 game.

In the early games this week all three leaders are home Rockies vs. Giants, Dodgers vs. Mets and D-Backs have the Padres for 2.  Next weekend, the D-Backs host the Braves for 4 while the Dodgers come to Coors Field, while the Giants go to Milwaukee. .

All 3 top teams are pitching well, and not hitting well. It's still anybody's title, but the Giants are going to have a tough road to get back into it over all 3 teams.

One other note from the Rockies standpoint:  The Rockies pitchers are set up to have Gray and Freeland go in both the Dodgers and D-Backs series at home.  In fact the same three guys will pitch against the Giants both at Coors and AT&T as well as the Dodgers. 

Current Rotation:

9/3 vs. Giants Anderson
9/4 vs. Giants Marquez
9/5/vs. Giants Senzatela
9/7 vs. Dodgers Gray
9/8 vs. Dodgers Freeland
9/9 vs. Dodgers Anderson
9/10 vs. D-Backs Marquez
9/11 vs. D-Backs Senzatela
9/12 vs. D-Backs Gray
9/13 vs. D-Backs Freeland
9/14 at Giants Anderson
9/15 at Giants Marquez
9/16 at Giants Senzatela
9/17 at Dodgers Gray
9/18 at Dodgers Freeland
9/19 at Dodgers Anderson
9/21 at D-Backs Marquez
9/22 at D-Backs Senzatela
9/23 at D-Backs  Gray

With the off day on 9/20, the Rockies could bypass Senzatela and have Marquez, Gray and Freeland go against the D-Backs in Arizona depending on what the situation is at that point.  Chad Bettis could also come back into the rotation at some point.



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