Divisional Series - Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Game 1 - Colorado Wins 10-8 With SP Jose Fernandez out with an injury the Rockies handed Bryant Reed the ball for game one although he got roughed up a bit it wasn't a bad outing. Reed gave up 5 runs in 6 innings but Clayton Kershaw was far worse giving up 7 runs in the first inning and lasting just 1 out. The bottom of the first saw the Rockies send 11 players to the plate and a grand slam home run from 3B Rosell Herrera on the first pitch he saw. Herrera would add a second, solo, home run in the 4th inning and they also got 2 home runs from CF Jose Soto. RP Thomas Keeling gave up 3 runs in the 6th inning before the other pitchers in the bullpen came on to provide scoreless pitching the rest of the way.
Game 2 - Colorado Wins 5-4
Game 2 pitted Drew Pomeranz against Jacob Tuner and Pomeranz had the better start, both pitchers lasted 6 innings with Pomeranz giving up 2 runs with 10 strikeouts while Turner gave up 5 runs. It turned out the Rockies got enough from their offense as they got another HR from Herrera and the first from Tsuchiya. The Dodgers made a late push scoring one run in each of the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings but Rex Brothers was able to pitch out of a 9th inning jam for his 2nd straight save.
Game 3 - Colorado wins 1-0
Game 3 was a pitchers duel throughout and Hirokazu Araki and 2nd year phenom and cy young candidate Maxwell Turner went head to head. There were still gooseeggs (0-0) on the scoreboard until the top of the 9th inning when CF Jose Soto got a leadoff double. A 1 out single from Glenn Mackie would score Soto from second to put the Rockies up 1-0 and Rex Brother ensured it stayed that way.
The Rockies will move on to the NLCS to face familiar playoff opponent the Chicago Cubs whom they have played in 3 of the past 4 postseasons. This seasons against the Cubs they were 6-3.