The

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' 2007 season started off with the team trying to improve on their

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record (76-86). They finished second in the National League West division with a franchise record of 90 wins in 163 games and earned a playoff berth as the National League Wild Card team. The team would go on to lose the

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to the

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, four games to none. The team's stretch run was among the greatest ever for a

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team. Having a record of 76-72 at the start of play on September 16, the Rockies proceeded to win 14 of their final 15 regular season games. The stretch culminated with a 9-8, 13-inning victory over the San Diego Padres in a

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for the wild card berth, a game that is considered to be part of the regular season. The Rockies then swept their first seven playoff games to win the 2007 National League Pennant — the franchise's first-ever pennant. Thus, at the start of the

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, the Rockies had won a total of 21 out of 22 games. Fans and media nicknamed the Rockies improbable run in October, Rocktober, a play off the two names. The streak then ended, as the Rockies were swept in the

by the

. The Rockies drew 2,376,250 fans for the season, their highest total since

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. The average home attendance was 28,978.

Offseason

*December 5, 2006: LaTroy Hawkins was signed as a

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by the Colorado Rockies. *December 12, 2006: Jason Jennings was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Miguel Asencio to the Houston Astros for Willy Taveras, Taylor Buchholz and Jason Hirsh. *January 30, 2007: Choo Freeman was released by the Colorado Rockies. *February 18, 2007: Matt Herges was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. *February 24, 2007: Steve Finley was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Regular season

Season standings

Wild Card standings

Wild card tie-breaker

The Rockies ended the 162-game regular season with 89 wins and 73 losses. They were tied with the San Diego Padres for second place in the NL West and first in the NL Wild Card. A tie-breaker game was played on October 1, 2007, at Coors Field in

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to determine which team would continue on to post-season play. The game lasted 13 innings, spanning four hours and 40 minutes. The Rockies won the game with a final score of 9–8, sending them to only their second post-season in franchise history. The tie-breaker game counts toward all team and player statistics in the regular season; so, the Rockies' official 2007 win–loss record stands at 90-73.

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

*May 13, 2007: Byung-hyun Kim was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Marlins for Jorge Julio. *June 13, 2007: Steve Finley was released by the Colorado Rockies. *August 15, 2007: Ramón Ortiz was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Colorado Rockies for Matt Macri. *August 19, 2007: Mark Redman was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Major League debuts

*Batters: **Sean Barker (Jun 6) **Edwin Bellorín (Aug 7) **Ian Stewart (Aug 11) **Joe Koshansky (Sep 1) **Seth Smith (Sep 16) *Pitchers: **Zach McClellan (Apr 16) **Alberto Árias (May 1) **Darren Clarke (May 18) **Franklin Morales (Aug 18) **Josh Newman (Sep 12)

Game log

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(1-0) , , Maddux (0-1) , , Fuentes (1) , , 44,267 , , 3–1 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 7 , , @ Padres , , 3 – 2 , , Hoffman (1-0) , , Corpas (0-1) , , , , 40,504 , , 3–2 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 6 , , April 8 , , @ Padres , , 2 – 1 , , Linebrink (1-0) , , Hawkins (0-2) , , , , 27,086 , , 3–3 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 7 , , April 9 , , @

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(1-1) , , Saito (5) , , 35,852 , , 4–5 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 10 , , April 13 , , @ D-backs , , 6 – 3 , , Affeldt (1-0) , , Webb (1-1) , , Fuentes (2) , , 20,219 , , 5–5 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 11 , , April 14 , , @ D-backs , , 5 – 4 , ,

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(2-0) , , Hawkins (0-3) , , Valverde (5) , , 27,721 , , 5–6 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 12 , , April 15 , , @ D-backs , , 6 – 4 , ,

(1-1) , , Kim (1-2) , , Valverde (6) , , 21,904 , , 5–7 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 13 , , April 16 , , Giants , , 8 – 0 , , Zito (1-2) , ,

(1-1) , , , , 18,222 , , 5–8 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 14 , , April 17 , , Giants , , 5 – 3 , , Ramírez (1-0) , , Correia (0-1) , , Fuentes (3) , , 18,207 , , 6–8 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 15 , , April 18 , ,

, , 7 – 2 , , Buchholz (1-0) , , Lowe (2-2), , , , 20,366 , , 7–8 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 16 , , April 19 , ,

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(0-1) , , , , 19,135 , , 7–9 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 17 , , April 20 , , Padres , , 11 – 1 , , Young (2-1) , , Fogg (0-1) , , , , 22,338 , , 7–10 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 18 , , April 21 , , Padres , , 7 – 3 , , Hensley (1-3) , ,

(1-2) , , , , 22,795 , , 7–11 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 19 , , April 22 , , Padres , , 4 – 2 , ,

(2-1) , , Maddux (1-2) , , Fuentes (4) , , 25,746 , , 8–11 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 20 , , April 23 , , @ Mets , , 6 – 1 , ,

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(3-0) , , Buchholz (1-1) , , , , 32,154 , , 8–12 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 21 , , April 24 , , @ Mets , , 2 – 1 , , Smith (1-0) , , Speier (0-1) , , , , 38,500 , , 8–13 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 22 , , April 25 , , @ Mets , , 11 – 5 , , Fogg (1-1) , , Pelfrey (0-2) , , , , 33,522 , , 9–13 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 23 , , April 27 , , Braves , , 9 – 7 , , James (3-2) , ,

(1-3) , , Moylan (1) , , 25,079 , , 9–14 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 24 , , April 28 , , Braves , , 6 – 2 , , Smoltz (3-1) , ,

(2-2) , , , , 28,178 , , 9–15 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 25 , , April 29 , , Braves , , 9 – 7 , , Bautista (1-0) , , Colyer (0-1) , , , , 31,445 , , 10–15 , - align="center" , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 26 , , April 30 , , @ Giants , , 9 – 5 , , Lowry (3-2) , , Fogg (1-2) , , , , 34,569 , , 10–16 , - style="text-align:center;" , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 27 , , May 1 , , @ Giants , , 9 – 7 , , Árias (1-0) , ,

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(2-2) , , Fuentes (5) , , 33,210 , , 11–16 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 28 , , May 2 , , @ Giants , , 5 – 3 , , Hennessey (1-1) , ,

(1-4) , , , , 32,557 , , 11–17 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 29 , , May 4 , , @ Reds , , 6 – 5 , , Bautista (2-0) , , Stanton (1-2) , , Fuentes (6) , , 23,920 , , 12–17 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 30 , , May 5 , , @ Reds , , 9 – 7 , ,

(1-1) , , Harang (4-1) , , Fuentes (7) , , 26,663 , , 13–17 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 31 , , May 6 , , @ Reds , , 9 – 3 , , Arroyo (2-2) , , Fogg (1-3) , , Weathers (6) , , 27,915 , , 13–18 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 32 , , May 7 , , @ Cardinals , , 3 – 2 , , McClellan (1-0) , , Falkenborg (0-1) , , Fuentes (8) , , 42,285 , , 14–18 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 33 , , May 8 , , @ Cardinals , , 4 – 1 , , Jiménez (1-0) , , Bautista (2-1) , , Isringhausen (9) , , 42,763 , , 14–19 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 34 , , May 9 , , @ Cardinals , , 9 – 2 , , Wainwright (3-2) , ,

(2-3) , , , , 43,001 , , 14–20 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 35 , , May 10 , , Giants , , 5 – 3 , ,

(2-1) , , Lowry (4-3) , , Fuentes (9) , , 20,120 , , 15–20 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 36 , , May 11 , , Giants , , 8 – 3 , , Lincecum (1-0) , , Fogg (1-4) , , , , 26,162 , , 15–21 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 37 , , May 12 , , Giants , , 6 – 2 , ,

(2-4) , , Zito (3-4) , , , , 33,569 , , 16–21 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 38 , , May 13 , , Giants , , 15 – 2 , ,

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(2-3) , , Buchholz (1-2) , , , , 24,243 , , 16–22 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 39 , , May 15 , , D-backs , , 3 – 0 , ,

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(2-4) , , Valverde (13) , , 20,178 , , 16–23 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 40 , , May 16 , , D-backs , , 5 – 3 , ,

(3-1) , , Webb (3-3) , , Fuentes (10) , , 20,023 , , 17–23 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 41 , , May 17 , , D-backs , , 3 – 1 , ,

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(4-2) , , Fogg (1-5) , , Valverde (14) , , 23,610 , , 17–24 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 42 , , May 18 , , Royals , , 5 – 2 , , Duckworth (1-3) , , Corpas (0-2) , , Soria (9) , , 22,399 , , 17–25 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 43 , , May 19 , , Royals , , 6 – 4 , , Buchholz (2-2) , , Meche (3-2) , , Fuentes (11) , , 24,017 , , 18–25 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 44 , , May 20 , , Royals , , 10 – 5 , , Peralta (1-2) , , Ramírez (1-1) , , , , 25,829 , , 18–26 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 45 , , May 21 , , @ D-backs , , 6 – 5 , , Slaten (2-0) , , Affeldt (1-1) , , Valverde (17) , , 19,782 , , 18–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 46 , , May 22 , , @ D-backs , , 3 – 1 , , Corpas (1-2) , ,

(3-2) , , Fuentes (11) , , 23,058 , , 19–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 47 , , May 23 , , @ D-backs , , 2 – 0 , ,

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(2-6) , , Fuentes (13) , , 18,373 , , 20–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 48 , , May 25 , , @ Giants , , 5 – 3 , , Affeldt (2-1) , , Benítez (0-2) , , Fuentes (14) , , 41,274 , , 21–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 49 , , May 26 , , @ Giants , , 6 – 1 , ,

(4-1) , , Morris (5-2) , , , , 38,212 , , 22–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 50 , , May 27 , , @ Giants , , 6 – 4 , , Ramírez (2-1) , ,

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(0-1) , , Fuentes (15) , , 41,708 , , 23–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 51 , , May 28 , , Cardinals , , 6 – 2 , ,

(4-4) , , Wells (2-9) , , , , 31,575 , , 24–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 52 , , May 29 , , Cardinals , , 8 – 3 , , López (2-0) , , Looper (6-4) , , , , 18,213 , , 25–27 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 53 , , May 30 , , Cardinals , , 8 – 4 , , Wellemeyer (1-0) , ,

(2-5) , , , , 19,062 , , 25–28 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 54 , , May 31 , , Cardinals , , 7 – 3 , ,

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(4-2) , , , , 19,097 , , 25–29 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 55 , , June 1 , , Reds , , 4 – 2 , ,

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(1-0) , , Buchholz (2-3) , , Weathers (12) , , 22,265 , , 25–30 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 56 , , June 2 , , Reds , , 4 – 1 , ,

(5-4) , , Lohse (2-7) , , Fuentes (16) , , 30,076 , , 26–30 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 57 , , June 3 , , Reds , , 10 – 9 , , Corpas (2-2) , , Santos (1-1) , , , , 26,071 , , 27–30 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 58 , , June 5 , ,

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(10) , , 27,101 , , 27–31 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 59 , , June 6 , ,

, , 8 – 7 , , Buchholz (3-3) , , Williams (2-8) , , Fuentes (17) , , 22,471 , , 28–31 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 60 , , June 7 , ,

, , 7 – 6 , , Affeldt (3-1) , ,

(0-3) , , , , 22,103 , , 29–31 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 61 , , June 8 , , @ Orioles , , 4 – 2 , , Trachsel (5-4) , ,

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(13) , , 22,375 , , 29–32 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 62 , , June 9 , , @ Orioles , , 3 – 2 , , Affeldt (4-1) , , Williams (0-1) , , Fuentes (18) , , 27,320 , , 30–32 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 63 , , June 10 , , @ Orioles , , 6 – 1 , ,

(3-6) , , Bédard (4-4) , , , , 34,784 , , 31–32 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 12 , , @ Red Sox , , 2 – 1 , ,

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(4-3) , , Papelbon (15) , , 37,008 , , 31–33 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 65 , , June 13 , , @ Red Sox , , 12 – 2 , , Fogg (2-5) , , Schilling (6-3) , , , , 36,808 , , 32–33 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 66 , , June 14 , , @ Red Sox , , 7 – 1 , ,

(6-5) , , Beckett (9-1) , , , , 36,936 , , 33–33 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 67 , , June 15 , , Devil Rays , , 12 – 2 , , López (3-0) , , Shields (6-1) , , , , 25,762 , , 34–33 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 68 , , June 16 , , Devil Rays , , 10 – 5 , , Buchholz (4-3) , , Sonnanstine (1-1) , , , , 30,101 , , 35–33 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 69 , , June 17 , , Devil Rays , , 7 – 4 , , Kazmir (5-3) , ,

(4-4) , , Reyes (16) , , 31,190 , , 35–34 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 70 , , June 19 , ,

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, , 3 – 1 , , Fogg (3-5) , , Mussina (3-4) , , Fuentes (19) , , 48,077 , , 36–34 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 71 , , June 20 , ,

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(7-5) , , Pettitte (4-5) , , , , 48,440 , , 37–34 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 72 , , June 21 , ,

, , 4 – 3 , , López (4-0) , , Clemens (1-2) , , Fuentes (20) , , 48,611 , , 38–34 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 73 , , June 22 , , @ Blue Jays , , 9 – 8 , , Wolfe (1-0) , , Fuentes (0-1) , , , , 27,369 , , 38–35 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 74 , , June 23 , , @ Blue Jays , , 11 – 6 , , Wolfe (2-0) , ,

(4-5) , , , , 32,482 , , 38–36 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 75 , , June 24 , , @ Blue Jays , , 5 – 0 , , McGowan (4-3) , , Fogg (3-6) , , , , 33,910 , , 38–37 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 76 , , June 25 , , @ Cubs , , 10 – 9 , , Howry (4-4) , , Fuentes (0-2) , , , , 40,269 , , 38–38 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 77 , , June 26 , , @ Cubs , , 8 – 5 , , Lilly (6-4) , , López (4-1) , , Ohman (1) , , 40,121 , , 38–39 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 78 , , June 27 , , @ Cubs , , 6 – 4 , , Zambrano (9-6) , ,

(3-7) , , Mármol (1) , , 39,972 , , 38–40 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 79 , , June 28 , , @

, , 8 – 5 , , Moehler (1-2) , , Fuentes (0-3) , , , , 42,537 , , 38–41 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 80 , , June 29 , , @

, , 9 – 8 , , Borkowski (2-3) , , Fuentes (0-4) , , , , 42,861 , , 38–42 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 81 , , June 30 , , @

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(8-5) , , Jennings (1-3) , , , , 43,071 , , 39–42 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 82 , , July 1 , , @

, , 12 – 0 , , Rodríguez (4-7) , , López (4-2) , , , , 35,260 , , 39–43 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 83 , , July 2 , , Mets , , 6 – 2 , ,

(4-7) , , Glavine (7-6) , , , , 27,252 , , 40–43 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 84 , , July 3 , , Mets , , 11 – 3 , ,

(5-5) , , Vargas (0-1) , , , , 48,040 , , 41–43 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 85 , , July 4 , , Mets , , 17 – 7 , , Fogg (4-6) , ,

(4-4) , , , , 48,123 , , 42–43 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 86 , , July 6 , , Phillies , , 7 – 6 , , Corpas (3-2) , , Durbin (0-2) , , , , 29,239 , , 43–43 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 87 , , July 7 , , Phillies , , 6 – 3 , , López (5-2) , , Moyer (7-7) , , Corpas (1) , , 35,196 , , 44–43 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 88 , , July 8 , , Phillies , , 8 – 4 , ,

Eaton Eaton may refer to: Buildings Canada * Eaton Centre, the name of various shopping malls in Canada due to having been anchored by an Eaton's store * Eaton's / John Maryon Tower, a cancelled skyscraper in Toronto * Eaton Hall (King City), a conferen ...

(8-5) , ,

(5-6) , , Madson (1) , , 25,119 , , 44–44 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 89 , , July 13 , , @ Brewers , , 10 – 6 , ,

(9-5) , , Villanueva (6-1) , , , , 37,690 , , 45–44 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 90 , , July 14 , , @ Brewers , , 2 – 1 , , Turnbow (2-3) , , Hawkins (0-4) , , , , 42,559 , , 45–45 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 15 , , @ Brewers , , 4 – 3 , , Wise (3-1) , , Affeldt (4-2) , ,

Cordero Cordero is Spanish and Italian last name origin. The name means "young lamb", per the Latin ''cordarius'' (a derivative of ''cordus'', meaning ‘young’, ‘new’). It may be an occupational name for a shepherd, or a nickname meaning "lamb". ...

(28) , , 42,754 , , 45–46 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 92 , , July 16 , , @

Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

, , 10 – 8 , , Hawkins (1-4) , , Van Benschoten (0-4) , , Corpas (2) , , 16,423 , , 46–46 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 93 , , July 17 , , @

, , 6 – 2 , , Fogg (5-6) , , Youman (2-1) , , , , 21,604 , , 47–46 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 94 , , July 18 , , @

, , 5 – 3 , ,

(10-5) , , Snell (7-7) , , Corpas (3) , , 19,285 , , 48–46 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 95 , , July 19 , , @ Nationals , , 5 – 4 , , Rauch (4-2) , , Hawkins (1-5) , , , , 20,573 , , 48–47 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 96 , , July 20 , , @ Nationals , , 3 – 1 , ,

(6-6) , , Traber (2-1) , , Corpas (4) , , 27,581 , , 49–47 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 97 , , July 21 , , @ Nationals , , 3 – 0 , , Bacsik (3-6) , , López (5-3) , ,

(18) , , 31,674 , , 49–48 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 98 , , July 22 , , @ Nationals , , 3 – 0 , , Rauch (5-2) , , Julio (0-3) , ,

(19) , , 21,793 , , 49–49 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 99 , , July 23 , , Padres , , 7 – 5 , , Buchholz (5-3) , , Linebrink (3-3) , , Corpas (5) , , 31,047 , , 50–49 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 100 , , July 24 , , Padres , , 5 – 3 , , Bell (4-2) , , Ramírez (2-2) , , Hoffman (28) , , 37,127 , , 50–50 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 101 , , July 25 , , Padres , , 10 – 2 , ,

(7-6) , , Germano (6-5) , , , , 28,162 , , 51–50 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 26 , ,

, , 5 – 4 , ,

(13-1) , , López (5-4) , , Saito (26) , , 49,124 , , 51–51 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" , -- , , July 27 , ,

, , colspan=5, ''Postponed (rain)'' , , 51–51 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 103 , , July 28 , ,

, , 6 – 2 , ,

(11-5) , , Tomko (2-8) , , , , 46,039 , , 52–51 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 104 , , July 29 , ,

, , 9 – 6 , , Jiménez (1-0) , , Billingsley (7-1) , , Corpas (6) , , 38,167 , , 53–51 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 105 , , July 31 , , @ Marlins , , 6 – 3 , ,

(8-6) , ,

Olsen Olsen or Ölsen may refer to: * Olsen (surname), people with the surname ''Olsen'' * Fred. Olsen & Co., a large shipping company with worldwide headquarters in Oslo, Norway * Ölsen, municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. * Olsen House, a h ...

(8-9) , , Corpas (7) , , 11,534 , , 54–51 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 106 , , August 1 , , @ Marlins , , 4 – 3 , , Kim (6-5) , , Fogg (5-7) , , Gregg (22) , , 11,556 , , 54–52 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 107 , , August 2 , , @ Marlins , , 4 – 3 , , Hawkins (2-5) , , Benítez (2-7) , , Corpas (8) , , 11,927 , , 55–52 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 108 , , August 3 , , @ Braves , , 9 – 2 , ,

(12-5) , , Smoltz (10-6) , , , , 37,481 , , 56–52 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 109 , , August 4 , , @ Braves , , 6 – 4 , , Hudson (12-5) , , Jiménez (1-1) , , Wickman (18) , , 50,647 , , 56–53 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 110 , , August 5 , , @ Braves , , 6 – 5 , , Villarreal (2-1) , , Buchholz (5-4) , , , , 37,089 , , 56–54 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 111 , , August 6 , , Brewers , , 6 – 2 , , Fogg (6-7) , , Vargas (9-4) , , , , 29,555 , , 57–54 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 112 , , August 7 , , Brewers , , 11 – 4 , ,

(5-7) , , Capuano (5-9) , , , , 30,280 , , 58–54 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 113 , , August 8 , , Brewers , , 19 – 4 , ,

(13-5) , , Gallardo (4-2) , , , , 26,613 , , 59–54 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 9 , , Cubs , , 10 – 2 , , Lilly (13-5) , , Jiménez (1-2) , , , , 40,738 , , 59–55 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 10 , , Cubs , , 6 – 2 , ,

Marquis A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman ...

(9-7) , ,

(8-7) , , , , 41,282 , , 59–56 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 116 , , August 11 , , Cubs , , 15 – 2 , , Fogg (7-7) , ,

Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not a ...

(6-7) , , , , 48,095 , , 60–56 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 117 , , August 12 , , Cubs , , 6 – 3 , , Herges (1-0) , ,

Wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...

(0-1) , , Corpas (9) , , 39,176 , , 61–56 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 118 , , August 14 , , @ Padres , , 8 – 0 , , Maddux (8-9) , ,

(13-6) , , , , 32,049 , , 61–57 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 119 , , August 15 , , @ Padres , , 3 – 0 , , Jiménez (2-2) , , Meredith (4-6) , , Corpas (10) , , 36,864 , , 62–57 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 16 , , @ Padres , , 11 – 9 , , Hensley (2-3) , , Affeldt (4-3) , , Hoffman (30) , , 28,198 , , 62–58 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 121 , , August 17 , , @

, , 6 – 4 , , Stults (1-1) , , Fogg (7-8) , , Saito (32) , , 48,072 , , 62–59 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 122 , , August 18 , , @

, , 7 – 4 , , Herges (2-0) , ,

(3-3) , , Corpas (11) , , 52,508 , , 63–59 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 123 , , August 19 , , @

, , 4 – 3 , ,

Proctor Proctor (a variant of '' procurator'') is a person who takes charge of, or acts for, another. The title is used in England and some other English-speaking countries in three principal contexts: * In law, a proctor is a historical class of lawy ...

(4-5) , , Julio (0-4) , , Saito (33) , , 48,732 , , 63–60 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 20 , ,

, , 4 – 2 , , Marte (2-0) , , Fuentes (0-5) , , Capps (12) , , 22,682 , , 63–61 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 125 , , August 21 , ,

, , 9 – 2 , , Buchholz (6-4) , ,

Armas The Arma people are an ethnic group of the middle Niger River valley, descended from Moroccan invaders of the 16th century . The name, applied by other groups, derives from the word ''ar-rumah'' ( ar, الرماة) "fusiliers". N. Levtzion, "No ...

(2-4) , , , , 21,136 , , 64–61 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 22 , ,

, , 11 – 2 , , Gorzelanny (12-7) , , Fogg (7-9) , , , , 20,629 , , 64–62 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 23 , ,

, , 5 – 1 , , Maholm (10-14) , ,

Morales Morales is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfredo Morales (born 1990), American footballer * Alvaro Morales (disambiguation), several people * Amado Morales (born 1947), Puerto Rican javelin thrower * Bartolomé M ...

(0-1) , , , , 20,380 , , 64–63 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 128 , , August 24 , , Nationals , , 6 – 5 , , Fuentes (1-5) , ,

(2-3) , , , , 25,232 , , 65–63 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 129 , , August 25 , , Nationals , , 5 – 1 , , Jiménez (3-2) , , Redding (3-4) , , , , 27,179 , , 66–63 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 130 , , August 26 , , Nationals , , 10 – 5 , , Dessens (2-1) , ,

Hanrahan Hanrahan is an Irish surname shared by many Irish people and descendants of Irish emigrants. The name is most common in the area of the Shannon Estuary (counties Kerry, Limerick and Clare) in Ireland. Through emigration the name has become fairl ...

(3-2) , , , , 24,086 , , 67–63 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 27 , , @ Giants , , 4 – 1 , ,

Wilson Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson R ...

(1-0) , , Julio (0-5) , , Hennessey (15) , , 35,726 , , 67–64 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 132 , , August 28 , , @ Giants , , 3 – 1 , ,

(7-13) , ,

(0-2) , , Hennessey (16) , , 37,844 , , 67–65 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 133 , , August 29 , , @ Giants , , 8 – 0 , ,

(14-6) , , Lowry (14-8) , , , , 38,397 , , 68–65 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 134 , , August 31 , , @ D-backs , , 7 – 3 , , Herges (3-0) , , Peña (5-3) , , , , 26,127 , , 69–65 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 1 , , @ D-backs , , 13 – 7 , , González (7-2) , , Dessens (2-2) , , , , 29,119 , , 69–66 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 136 , , September 2 , , @ D-backs , , 4 – 3 , , Fogg (8-9) , , Webb (14-10) , , Corpas (12) , , 26,776 , , 70–66 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 137 , , September 3 , , Giants , , 7 – 4 , ,

(15-6) , ,

(7-14) , , Corpas (13) , , 30,168 , , 71–66 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 138 , , September 4 , , Giants , , 6 – 5 , , Corpas (4-2) , , Hennessey (2-4) , , , , 20,553 , , 72–66 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 5 , , Giants , , 5 – 3 , , Correia (4-6) , , Jiménez (3-3) , , Hennessey (18) , , 22,157 , , 72–67 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 140 , , September 7 , , Padres , , 10 – 4 , , Herges (4-0) , , Germano (7-9) , , , , 27,247 , , 73–67 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 8 , , Padres , , 3 – 1 , , Maddux (12-9) , ,

(15-7) , , Hoffman (37) , , 30,429 , , 73–68 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 142 , , September 9 , , Padres , , 4 – 2 , , Fogg (9-9) , , Young (9-7) , , Corpas (14) , , 20,260 , , 74–68 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 10 , , @ Phillies , , 6 – 5 , , Myers (4-6) , , Buchholz (6-5) , , , , 25,046 , , 74–69 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 144 , , September 11 , , @ Phillies , , 8 – 2 , ,

(1-2) , ,

(9-9) , , , , 25,263 , , 75–69 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 145 , , September 12 , , @ Phillies , , 12 – 0 , , Redman (1-4) , , Kendrick (8-4) , , , , 31,541 , , 76–69 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 13 , , @ Phillies , , 12 – 4 , , Geary (2-2) , ,

(15-8) , , , , 42,623 , , 76–70 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 14 , , Marlins , , 7 – 6 , , Willis (9-15) , , Herges (4-1) , , Gregg (30) , , 22,400 , , 76–71 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 15 , , Marlins , , 10 – 2 , , Kensing (1-0) , , Jiménez (3-4) , , , , 26,079 , , 76–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 149 , , September 16 , , Marlins , , 13 – 0 , ,

(2-2) , ,

(9-14) , , , , 19,161 , , 77–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 150 , , September 18 , ,

, , 3 – 1 , ,

(16-8) , , Billingsley (11-5) , , Corpas (15) , , 23,282 , , 78–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 151 , , September 18 , ,

, , 9 – 8 , , Speier (1-1) , , Saito (1-1) , , , , 23,271 , , 79–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 152 , , September 19 , ,

, , 6 – 5 , , Fuentes (2-5) , , Broxton (4-4) , , Corpas (16) , , 26,184 , , 80–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 153 , , September 20 , ,

, , 9 – 4 , , Jiménez (4-4) , , Lowe (12-13) , , , , 23,147 , , 81–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 154 , , September 21 , , @ Padres , , 2 – 1 , , Herges (5-1) , , Thatcher (0-1) , , , , 31,288 , , 82–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 155 , , September 22 , , @ Padres , , 6 – 2 , , Speier (2-1) , , Cassel (1-1) , , , , 35,020 , , 83–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 156 , , September 23 , , @ Padres , , 7 – 3 , ,

(17-8) , , Maddux (13-11) , , , , 37,984 , , 84–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 157 , , September 25 , , @

, , 9 – 7 , , Speier (3-1) , , Hendrickson (4-8) , , Corpas (17) , , 44,660 , , 85–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 158 , , September 26 , , @

, , 2 – 0 , , Fogg (10-9) , , Lowe (12-14) , , Corpas (18) , , 45,036 , , 86–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 159 , , September 27 , , @

, , 10 – 4 , ,

(3-2) , , Loaiza (2-4) , , , , 51,999 , , 87–72 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 28 , , D-backs , , 4 – 2 , , Webb (18-10) , ,

(17-9) , , Valverde (47) , , 48,190 , , 87–73 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 161 , , September 29 , , D-backs , , 11 – 1 , , Redman (2-4) , , González (8-4) , , , , 47,368 , , 88–73 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 162 , , September 30 , , D-backs , , 4 – 3 , , Fuentes (3-5) , , Nippert (1-1) , , Corpas (19) , , 46,375 , , 89–73 , - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" ,

163 Year 163 ( CLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laelianus and Pastor (or, less frequently, year 916 ''Ab urbe condi ...

, , October 1 , , Padres , , 9 – 8 , ,

(5-4) , , Hoffman (4-5) , , , , 48,404 , , 90–73

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Notes

Shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists wh ...

Troy Tulowitzki turned an unassisted triple play on April 29, 2007, in the top of the 7th inning in a 9-7 victory over the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in ...

. He became only the 13th player in

history to accomplish the feat. *

First baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

Todd Helton hit his 300th career

home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

on September 16, 2007, in a 13-0 home win over the Florida Marlins. He became the first player to hit 300 home runs for the

. * Colorado had an 11-game winning streak toward the end of the 2007 regular season, which set a franchise record for most consecutive wins in a season. * The Rockies finished ahead of the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League West, West division. Established in 1883 i ...

in the division for the first time in franchise history. * Colorado set an MLB record for

fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists, di ...

in one season (.98925). Despite the Rockies record-setting performance, the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

coaches and players didn't vote in any of Colorado's players for the NL

Gold Glove The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in b ...

award. The two most puzzling omissions were

first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

Todd Helton and

shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists wh ...

Troy Tulowitzki. Both players had a better fielding percentage, more total chances, better zone rating, more putouts, more double plays turned, better range factor and more assists than their counterparts who won the award instead (

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...

first baseman Derrek Lee and

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

shortstop Jimmy Rollins). Helton also had fewer errors (2) than Lee (7), while Tulowitzki had as many errors as Rollins (11), but did so on 834 total chances compared to Rollins' 717. * The Rockies became the first team in MLB history to sweep the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one ...

(on June 19–21) and

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major lea ...

(on July 2–4), both at home, in one season and second team to sweep two New York City teams in one season after the

Milwaukee Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bos ...

in 1956. * ''

Baseball America ''Baseball America'' is a sports enterprise that covers baseball at every level, including MLB, with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in the MiLB, college, high school, and international leagues. It is currently published in the form o ...

'' named the Colorado Rockies the "Organization of the Year" for their accomplishments during the 2007 season. "We knew they were bringing great talent through their farm system, but we certainly didn't expect it to pay off with big-league success so quickly", said Will Lingo, editor of ''Baseball America''. "They won with homegrown players, have more talent on the way and have maintained stability in their front office, so they had pretty much everything we look for in an organization."

Playoffs

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 1 , , October 3 , , @ Phillies , , 4 - 2 , ,

(1-0) , , Hamels (0-1) , , Corpas (1) , , 45,655 , , 1-0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 2 , , October 4 , , @ Phillies , , 10 - 5 , , Fogg (1-0) , , Kendrick (0-1) , , Corpas (2) , , 45,991 , , 2-0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 3 , , October 6 , , Phillies , , 2 - 1, , Fuentes (1-0) , , Romero (0-1) , , Corpas (3) , , 50,724 , , 3-0 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 1 , , October 11 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 5 - 1 , ,

(2-0) , , Webb (1-1) , , , , 48,142 , , 1-0 (4-0) , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 2 , , October 12 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 3 - 2 (11) , , Corpas (1-0) , , Valverde (0-1) , , Speier (1) , , 48,219 , , 2-0 (5-0) , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 3 , , October 14 , , Diamondbacks , , 4 - 1 , , Fogg (2-0) , ,

(1-1) , , Corpas (4) , , 50,137 , , 3-0 (6-0) , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 4 , , October 15 , , Diamondbacks , , 6 - 4 , , Herges (1-0) , , Owings (0-1) , , Corpas (5) , , 50,213 , , 4-0 (7-0) , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 1 , , October 24 , , @ Red Sox , , 13 - 1 , , Beckett (1-0) , ,

(0-1) , , , , 36,733 , , 0-1 (7-1) , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 2 , , October 25 , , @ Red Sox , , 2 - 1 , , Schilling (1-0) , , Jiménez (0-1) , , Papelbon (1) , , 36,730 , , 0-2 (7-2) , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 3 , , October 27 , , Red Sox , , 10 - 5 , , Matsuzaka (1-0) , , Fogg (0-1) , , Papelbon (2) , , 49,983 , , 0-3 (7-3) , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 4 , , October 28 , , Red Sox , , 4 - 3 , , Lester (1-0) , ,

(0-1) , , Papelbon (3) , , 50,041 , , 0-4 (7-4) , -

National League Division Series: vs.
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Colorado started the series with the

on October 3, 2007, at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies had a potent offense with NL MVP candidates

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, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley. The Rockies swept the series in three games with scores of 4-2 in Game 1 and 10-5 in Game 2 in Philadelphia. In Game 3, with the score tied in the bottom of the 8th and two outs, Jeff Baker singled to bring in the go-ahead run.

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then pitched a perfect ninth inning to seal the Rockies' first postseason series victory.

National League Championship Series: vs.
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Colorado started the series with the

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on October 11, 2007, at Chase Field in

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. The Diamondbacks came into the game having swept the

in the NLDS in three games. Colorado took the first two games, including a 3-2 extra-inning victory in Game 2. On Sunday, October 14, the Rockies would play in a cold, wet Coors Field in Denver. There, they would find a way to hit the ball over the wall even in the harsh weather. The Rockies hit two homers that night, one in the 1st inning from Matt Holliday and the other in the 6th inning from Yorvit Torrealba. Colorado won the game 4-1. This win gave the Rockies a 20-1 record over their last 21 games. This made them only the third team in the last half-century, and the first in the National League since the 1936, to have a 20-1 stretch at any point of a season. Colorado won its first NL Pennant on Monday, October 15, at home, with the deciding blow, a 3-run HR by

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, to sweep the AZ Diamondbacks (6-4) in the midst of a historic 21-1 sprint with only one loss (September 28) since September 15. Matt Holliday was the 2007 NLCS MVP Award winner. The Rockies became the first team to win their first 7 playoff games in 31 years. It should also be noted that they also became the first team to do it since MLB added the division series to the playoffs. The 2014 Kansas City Royals passed the record with winning their first 8 playoff games in the

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, the

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, and the

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World Series vs.
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The Rockies lost the first two games at

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, by a score of 13-1 in Game One and a score of 2-1 in Game Two. The 13 runs are the most ever scored by a team in the first game of a World Series. Returning to Coors Field for the final two games, the Rockies lost Game Three by a score of 10-5 and Game Four by a score of 4-3.

Farm system

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2000s in Denver