West bracket: 2009 Rockies defeat 2019 Rockies in five games

Game One: 2009 Rockies 4, 2019 Rockies 2
WP: Morales (1-0)
LP: McGee (0-1)
Save: Street (1)
HR: Stewart (1)

Game Two: 2019 Rockies 9. 2009 Rockies 8
WP: Marquez (1-0)
LP: Marquis (0-1)
Save: Diaz (1)
HR: Desmond 2 (2), Iannetta-09 (1), Blackmon (1), Arenado (1)

Game Three: 2009 Rockies 10, 2019 Rockies 7
WP: de la Rosa (1-0)
LP: Senzatela (0-1)
Save: Street (2)
HR: Stewart (2), Barmes (1), Iannetta-09 (2), Murphy (1)

Game Four: 2009 Rockies 7, 2019 Rockies 4
WP: Cook (1-0)
LP: McGee (0-2)
Save: Street (3)
HR: Ianetta-09 (3), Fowler (1), Atkins (1)

Game Five: 2009 Rockies 4, 2019 Rockies 3
WP: Beimel (1-0)
LP: W. Davis (0-1)
Sabe: Street (4)
HR: C. Gonzalez (1), Dahl (1)

Chris Iannetta had a big series for the 2009 Rockies, with three home runs, nine RBIs and seven runs scored. He had a weak series for the 2019 Rockies, going 1-for-9 with no run production,

He didn't play for either team in the opener at the 2009 version of Coors Field. The other catcher for the 2009 Rockies, Yorbit Torrealba, drove in the first run of the game. The '09 Rox held a 2-0 lead into the eighth, when Daniel Murphy doubled in two runs to tie it. But in the bottom of the eighth, Ian Stewart hit a two-run homer off reliever Jake McGee, and Huston Street made it stand up.

The visitors evened the series in Game Two. Charley Blackmon, Ian Desmond and Nolan Arenado hit consecutive homers in the top of the ninth off Jose Contreras to make the score 9-4, but Wade Davis gave most of that lead back in the bottom of the frame. Jairo Diaz entered with one out and got a double play to end the game.

The series shifted to 2019 Coors Field at that point, and the '09 team took control. Clint Barmes and Stewart hit consecutive homers in a four-run second inning, Brad Hawpe scored three times and Iannetta homered and doubled with two walks and a sac fly en route to three RBIs for the game. Murphy hit a three-run homer in the eighth to make the score respectably close.

Iannetta hit a three-run bomb in Game Four off McGee to put the '09 team in front for good. Aaron Cook gave up four runs in the fourth but surrounded that with three shutout innings on either side before giving way to Rafael Betancourt and Street, who combined for six outs without a baserunner.

Game Five was a Coors Field oddity: a genuine pitchers duel, with Jon Gray and Ubaldo Jimenez working shutouts into the eighth. Jimenez walked Ryan McMahon to open the bottom of the eighth and Hawpe committed an error. Joe Beimel entered to retire pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia and Blackmon, but then David Dahl homered for a 3-0 lead. Wade Davis got the ball for the top of the eighth. Carlos Gonzalez greeted him with a homer, after which Troy Tulowitzki and Brad Helton walked. McMahon then committed a two-base error, and Barmes singled in two runs for the lead. Street allowed a leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth but followed that with a groundout, a strikeout and another grounder to nail down the series.

Player availability: All hands are available for Game One of the second round

Projected rotation: Jimenez-Marquis-de la Rosa-Cook-(Jimenez)-(Marquis)-(de la Rosa)