DENVER (AP) – After being swept to Los Angeles, Colorado lost 2½ games behind the Dodgers and had a rest day before three games in Arizona. The Rockies held a team meeting.

"You have two options: you can sit in your locker and cry about it, or you can empty it and present yourself the next day, continue to win games," recalled ball player Carlos Gonzalez.

David Dahl played his fourth game in a row, and the Rockies started a game in NL West with a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, extending their winning streak to seven.

Trevor Story and Gerardo Parra also scored for the Rockies (89-70), who tied their longest streak of wins this season. Dahl hit a triple and finished the four-game sweep with eight hits and 11 RBIs.

In search of its first division title, Colorado is closing at home with three games against Washington and is already assured of its most winning season since its 92-70 in 2009.

"We are on the right track and we are getting back on track," said Gonzalez.

The Dodgers (88-71), who hold second place, also have a game ahead of St. Louis (87-72) for second place on the wild card and end with a three-game series at home. San Francisco. The West champion meets Atlanta in the division series and the central champion plays the winner of the game.

Jose Bautista and Carlos Santana drew for the Phillies, surpassing 39-7 in the series. Philadelphia (78-81), who was eliminated 14 times for a second consecutive day, has lost eight consecutive games per season and has made a 15-33 record since the start of the season with 15 games over .500 on 5 August. The Phillies are assured of their seventh consecutive record-free season, the most since 1994-2000.

"I do not think our team has left the season or abandoned in general," said manager Gabe Kapler. "Today, it was a good proof that we still struggle to fight, we had baseruners late, it looks like it could be a game that could slip early. We have never let slip. "

Scott Oberg (8-1) scored a relentless 1/3 in relief to Antonio Senzatela, who allowed a run and five hits in 4 and a half innings. Oberg is relieved with two points in the fifth and eliminated Carlos Santana, then caught two points in a perfect sixth.

Wade Davis dropped Carlos Hernandez's single to ninth, eliminating J.P. Crawford and Roman Quinn, then retired from Rhys Hoskins in a popup for his 42nd lead in 48 occasions.

Jake Arrieta (10-11) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He earned an ERA of 3.96, his highest level since 2013, in his first season with the Phillies, after accepting a $ 75 million three-year contract on March 12, one month after training. spring.

"Everyone will talk about this season as a failure, but I do not see it that way," said Arrieta. "It's a shame we have played these past two months, but if you consider it a failure, how is it good for us to go forward if we consider it as a I think it has been a success for us in many areas and in some other areas not so much.

"Going forward, we know we do not want to keep feeling the same, we know we want to keep playing in October and we have not done it."

Dahl clocked his 14th home race in the first and Story scored his 35th in a two-run second that also included a wild pitch that followed Andrew Knapp's pass.

Bautista conceded the win in the third, but the Rockies took a 5-1 lead in the seventh inning when Parra traded a batter and Dahl tripled.

"I think the ball could have hit me in the chest if I took it," said Dahl of pitcher Tommy Hunter. "Happy to find a barrel and bring in the runner."

Dahl put his teammate Nolan Arenado tied in four consecutive games. Arenado also did it from June 19th to 22nd.

Santana hit a two-point run in the eighth against Adam Ottavino, who led Dylan Cozens and eliminated his next three batters.

SAVE SAVE

Davis set a franchise record for saves in a season, surpassing Greg Holland (2017) and Jose Jimenez (2002).

TRAINER ROOM

Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson is scheduled to hold a Friday afternoon session to determine if he will be available Sunday as a starter or as a reliever. Anderson had his last start scratched due to shoulder tension.

FOLLOWING

Phillies: RHP Jerad Eickhoff (0-0, 9.00) is expected to open a three-game series against Atlanta on Friday night.

Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (16-7, 2.84) starts the series against the Nationals.

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