Colorado Rockies: How they stack up in the NL Wild Card race

Rockies schedule (68-56 overall as of Monday morning)

August 22-24 at Kansas City

August 25-27 at Atlanta

August 28-30 vs. Detroit

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September 1-3 vs. Arizona

September 4-6 vs. San Francisco

September 7-10 at Los Angeles Dodgers

September 11-14 at Arizona

September 15-17 vs. San Diego

September 19-20 at San Francisco

September 21-24 at San Diego

September 25-27 vs. Miami

September 29-October 1 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

What jumps out: September is filled with competition against the National League West (except for a three-game series against the Marlins in the final week of the regular season). That includes six games against the Dodgers and seven games against Arizona.

In that stretch, Colorado plays nine consecutive games against the two lowest teams in the division (San Diego and San Francisco). That’s the good news. The bad news? Four of those games are at Petco Park where the Rockies have historically struggled.

Biggest series: All eyes will be on Coors Field in the final series of the regular season when the Dodgers come to town for three games. Will L.A. come in looking to rest its players for a postseason run or will the Dodgers do everything they can to make sure they’re not coming back to Coors Field for the playoffs? This series could not only determine if the Rockies host the Wild Card game, but also if they make the postseason.

Get ready for some high drama to end the regular season.