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Breaking down the Rockies' NLDS Game 2 victory over the Phillies:
Philly phanatic
Yorvit Torrealba has a career .255 batting average, but a .306 career regular-season mark against the Phillies. And when the Rockies and Phillies met in the 2007 playoffs, Torrealba batted a robust .500 with three RBIs in Colorado's three-game sweep.
He went 1-for-3 with a double in the opener of this playoff series, and 2-for-3 with the two-run home run against Cole Hamels that gave Rockies starter Aaron Cook a 3-0 cushion. That means Torrealba's career playoff average against the Phillies is still a healthy .500 (8-for-16).
Are those numbers a predictor of future success? Of course not. But they're a track record Torrealba and the Rockies are pretty pleased with.
Bullpens stay busy
Thank goodness for off-days in the postseason. The Phillies and Rockies both used their pens like there was no tomorrow (or, at least, no game tomorrow), blowing through a combined 11 relievers as manag...
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