But before we get to that all important date, the Colorado Rockies can’t overlook the teams that are no longer in playoff contention. In fact, they need to take full advantage of this lull in the schedule and build themselves some cushion in case that stretch is as big as a dogfight as anticipated.
So far the Rockies have failed to do just that by splitting with the Los Angeles Angels, who are out of playoff contention in the American League and were coming off a six-game losing streak heading into the two-game set. The Angels do have two of the top players in the majors with Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani but that excuse will definitely not be there in the next seven games as the Rockies face off against the bottom of the NL West.