The Giants, many experts said late in spring training, would be a playoff team in 2017, and the Rockies and Diamondbacks would not. Yet, the Giants lost 98 games, finishing 40 games behind the Dodgers in the West, and the Diamondbacks and Rockies made the playoffs. Now they will play each other in the National League wild-card game at Chase Field, where the Diamondbacks went 52-29 this season, the second-best home record in the game. It is Colorado's first trip to the postseason since 2009, and Arizona's first trip since 2010.
Here are five questions:
Which team has the advantage in starting pitching?