Yes, the first official full day of summer isn’t until Wednesday. And yes, the season hasn’t even reached the halfway point.
And no, this isn’t Rocktober 2007, when the Rockies swept Arizona in the National League Championship Series to advance to their first and only World Series.
But the Rockies, Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers are setting such a torrid base in the National League West that every game within the division is important. That gives the Diamondbacks-Rockies series some extra spice.
The three-game set begins Tuesday night at Coors Field with ace Zack Greinke on the mound for the D-Backs and rookie right-hander German Marquez throwing for the Rockies.