Similar to the past two weeks, Rockies’ players acted loose in the clubhouse today in anticpiation of a one-game playoff against the Padres tonight at Coors Field. Though the team seemed a bit amused by the number of reporters who have descended on Denver.
Heading into the sold-out 5:35 p.m. game against San Diego, Colorado is confident, if for no other reason than it’s 38-15 record over the past 53 games at Coors Field.
The Rockies will start Josh Fogg against the Padres’ Jake Peavy, an NL Cy Young Award candidate. Peavy has a 1.29 ERA against the Rockies in two starts this season. But he hasn’t pitched in Coors Field since last season.
Game times set
Major League Baseball today announced the Rockies-Padres winner will face the Phllies in Philadelphia for Game 1 of an NL division series on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
The NL division series schedule:
Wednesday: Colorado-San Diego winner at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Thursday: Colorado-San Diego winner at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Saturday: Philadelphia at Colorado-San Diego winner, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday: Philadelphia at Colorado-San Diego winner, 8 p.m., if necessary
Tues., Oct. 9: Colorado-San Diego winner at Philadelphia, TBA, if necessary
All division series games will air on TBS
Tonight’s game
The teams also annouced their starting lineups for tonight.
Rockies:
2b Kaz Matsui
ss Troy Tulowitzki
lf Matt Holiday
1b Todd Helton
3b Garrett Atkins
rf Brad Hawpe
cf Ryan Spilborghs
c Yorvit Torrealba
p Josh Fogg
Padres:
rf Brian Giles
lf Scott Hairston
3b Kevin Kouzmanoff
1b Adrian Gonzalez
ss Khahil Greene
c Josh Bard
2b Geoff Blum
cf Brady Clark
p Jake Peavy
