After winning their first postseason game since 2009, the Colorado Rockies will begin the National League Division Series on Thursday afternoon. In game one of the series, the Rockies will hand the ball to 23-year-old righty Antonio Senzatela. With German Márquez and Kyle Freeland each unavailable, Senzatela is a perfectly good choice to start this game. His park-adjusted ERA- and FIP- each rate slightly better than league average, and his Expected wOBA (xwOBA) comes in tied for 75th among 147 pitchers who have thrown at least 1,500 pitches this season.
In his past three starts, Senzatela has turned it up a notch, posting a 1.