NLDS 2018: Rocky Mountain offensive fights at worst

The Colorado Rockies scored just two points in 19 innings in the first two games of their National League Division series against the Milwaukee Brewers, pushing Colorado to the brink of elimination.

It's a hellish week for the Rockies, who finished Sunday at home at home and then had to face Western's helmsmen on Monday against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. The Rockies lost what sent them to Chicago for Tuesday's Wild Card Game against the Cubs. The series against the Brewers started Thursday against Milwaukee, which means the Rockies have played four games in five days in four different cities, which has not been done in 96 years.

Attacking results were not good this week for the Rockies. They scored two points Monday, a pair of solo circuits in the ninth inning after being 5-0. They scored two points in 13 innings at Wrigley Field to win the Wild Card Game. Colorado scored two points in 10 innings in the first game against the Brewers, then was cleared by Jhoulys Chacin and Milwaukee marker in the second game.

The Colorado offense in its last four games has totaled six points in 41 innings and marks only .176 / .242 / .254 since Monday.

The mainstays of production for the Rockies are Trevor Story, Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon, and these three players were limited to three singles in 23 confrontations against the Brewers (.130), with nine strikeouts and an aerobatics. Without these three producers, it is a range easy to navigate.

Offensive struggles are not necessarily surprising, as the Rockies have been submerged all year. They were offensively below average by OPS + and wRC + at the receiver, first base, second base, left and right fields. Overall, Colorado's OPS + (90) ranks 10th in a 15-team national league and wRC + (87) ranks 12th.

Among the contenders for the National League, the Rockies would certainly have been able to use a bat at one of the deadlines of the exchange, but added only a Matt Holliday, 38, who was effective and who hit .283 / .415 / 344 in 25 games. And Drew Butera, a life hitter .201 / .258 / .299.

It's a bad offense, which went wrong in October.

The pitching was the strength of this Rocky Mountain team, which is not a phrase spoken very often. He helped Colorado qualify for the playoffs for the first time in its history.

The Rockies are throwing staff all through the week of hell with a very strong silver medal at 2.56 in four games But they are 1-3, and now a loss away from home.

To get home, the Rockies will have to save their season with Sunday's third game at Coors Field, and if they manage to win, Monday's fourth game will also be held in Denver.

"Our guys are – they are mentally in the right place, but we have to get a little more out of this group – their trust is a little diminished because of what has happened," Bud Black told reporters. the Rockies coach. "But a day off will be good, and we have already won three games in a row. That's what will happen.

They just had a 6-1 homestand to finish the scheduled game of their regular season, part of a 9-1 finish that placed them in a tie at the top of the NL West. The Rockies scored at least five points in six of those seven games, and 58 in total, or 8.29 points per game. Colorado needs a new thrust like this, otherwise this series does not return to Milwaukee.