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MLB Playoffs: Phillies to Host Rockies in Game 1 as Cole Hamels Faces Jeff Francis

Atlanta, Ga. 10/3/2007 10:42:22 PM

After the regular season went down to the wire for both the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies both teams find themselves in the playoffs after unlikely runs. For the Phillies, they overcame a seven game deficit with 17 games remaining to unseat the New York Mets in the NL East while the Rockies won a miraculous 14 of their final 15 games, including a 13 inning marathon in their 163rd game, to earn their ticket to October.

 

On Wednesday the two teams will square off with Cole Hamels taking the hill For the Phillies while Jeff Francis gets the ball for the Rockies.

 

Hamels finished the regular season with a 15-5 record with a 3.39 ERA and has won his last four decisions. He’ll be facing a powerful Rockies lineup that includes NL batting champion and RBI leader Matt Holliday (.340-36-137), Todd Helton (.320-17-91), Brad Hawpe (.291-29-116), Garrett Atkins (.301-25-111), and Troy Tulowitzki (.291-24-99).

 

As for Francis, he’s coming off a regular season in which he finished 17-9 but he struggled in two meetings with Philadelphia with a 0-1 record and 15.12 ERA. He’ll have his hands full with a Phillies lineup that includes MVP candidate Jimmy Rollins (.296-30-94), Chase Utley (.332-22-103), Ryan Howard (.268-47-136), Aaron Rowand (.309-27-89) and Pat Burrell (.256-30-97).

 

Game one of the series starts at 3:00 pm ET on Wednesday.

 

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