Colorado Rockies: A couple of firsts on the line this weekend

The Colorado Rockies are locked in and firing on all cylinders heading into the final series of the season. Thursday, the Rockies finished off a four-game sweep of the Phillies making it back to back sweeps and seven wins in a row.

The current seven-game winning streak has put the Colorado Rockies on the verge of accomplishing a couple of firsts for the championship-starved franchise. This weekend against the Washington Nationals, the Rockies will attempt to make the playoffs on consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history. Most importantly, they are attempting to win their first-ever National League West division title.

This is absolutely astonishing to say considering the fact that, just a little more than a week ago, they were coming off a devastating sweep by the Los Angeles Dodgers, falling 2.5 games back of the division lead and 1.5 games back of the Wild Card.

But since then, with a little help from the Diamondbacks and Brewers, the Rockies have completely erased that deficit and now carry a one-game lead over the Dodgers and a two-game edge over the Cardinals with three games to go in the season.

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The Rockies have played fantastic baseball over the past week, outscoring the Phillies 39-7 in the four-game set and an even more impressive 52-10 during their seven-game winning streak.

That play now has the Rockies one win away from guaranteeing that they will at least play a “game 163,” but sights are set much higher. The magic number is now two games from a tie for NL West and three from their first-ever division title. And don’t forget that they are also closing in on the second seed of playoffs, giving them home field advantage in the divisional round.

Speaking of firsts, there were a few in Thursday’s game for the Rockies. Wade Davis‘ 42nd save of the season gave him the most saves in a season in club history.

Also, Gerardo Parra‘s home run to lead off the seventh had a couple firsts for him individually. It was his first homer in his last 173 at-bats this season and his first pinch hit homer in six years.

The Rockies are playing their best baseball of the season and are on the verge of something special. So get out to Coors Field this weekend and help them accomplish some franchise firsts and start off Rocktober early.