Colorado Wins Again

On a day where there were only 3 games scheduled that involved the West, there wasn’t a lot of movement in the standings or playoff situation. Houston already is in, and they already won the AL West title but they got a nice day off as their game against Baltimore was postponed. Houston may have the best record in the AL West but Boston has had the luxury of playing 19 games against the worst team in baseball and they actually lost 3 of them. It’s an easy way to pad you’re record when you get to face off against a team that’s not even won 3 outta every 10 games. In any case, neither of these team played on Thursday.

The one team that played that has an impact on the playoff situation was Colorado and they’re currently on fire.

The Rockies picked up win number 89 on the season by taking their 7th in a row. They beat the Phillies5–3 behind homers by Story, Dahl, and Parra. For Dahl, it was his 4th home run in as many games and Trevor Story smashed his 35th of the year. The win gave the Rockies a little bit of breathing room as they picked up half a game on the idle Dodgers and Cardinals. Wade Davis picked up his franchise-record 42nd save as Colorado is close to punching their ticket to the playoffs. As things stand right now, their magic number for the NL West is 3 (over the Dodgers) but for the playoffs in general, another win by the Rockies and a loss by St. Louis will guarantee them a spot. That means they could be in as soon as today.

In the other game Thursday, Texas threw a shutout against the Mariners 2–0. Ariel Jurado threw 6 innings of 2 hit ball and Jose Leclerc pitched another shutout inning to close out the game, it was his 21st scoreless inning in a row.

Pitcher of the Day: Ariel Jurado, TEX – 6 INN, 2 H, 3 K, 0 ER
Player of the Day: David Dahl, COL – 2–4, HR, 3B, 2 RBI

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