The 2007

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(NLDS), the opening round of the 2007

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playoffs, began on Wednesday, October 3 and ended on Saturday, October 6, with the champions of the three NL divisions and one wild card team participating in two best-of-five series. They were: * (1)

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(Western Division champions, 90–72) vs. (3)

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(Central Division champions, 85–77): Diamondbacks win series, 3–0. * (2)

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(Eastern Division champions, 89–73) vs. (4)

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(Wild Card qualifier, 90–73): Rockies win series, 3–0. Colorado earned the wild card after winning a one-game playoff with San Diego. Although the division winner with the best record normally plays the wild card team, the Diamondbacks played the Cubs, rather than the wild card Rockies, because the league did not pair teams from the same division against each other in the division series. Both series represented the first time the opponents had met in the postseason, and the Rockies' victory was their first in any postseason series. The Diamondbacks and the Rockies met in the NL Championship Series, with the Rockies becoming the National League champion and going on to lose to the American League champion

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in the

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Matchups

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

Arizona vs. Chicago

Game 1

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Eighteen-game winners

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and

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matched each other pitch for pitch in the opening game of the series. The Diamondbacks struck first on

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's fourth-inning home run. The Cubs loaded the bases in the sixth on two walks and a hit with two outs, but only scored once on

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's RBI single that tied the game.

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would take the loss in relief of Zambrano, allowing a lead off home run to Mark Reynolds in the seventh, then, one out later, walking

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, who moved to third on

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's double and scored on a sacrifice fly by

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threw a hitless ninth inning to save the game for Arizona.

Game 2

The Cubs struck first in Game 2 when

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singled to lead off the second off of Doug Davis before Geovany Soto's home run put them up 2–0, but starter Ted Lilly in the bottom of the inning allowed a leadoff single to

, then walked

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before Chris Young's three-run home run two outs later put them up 3–2.

then singled and scored on

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's triple to make it 4–2 Arizona. In the fourth, Lilly allowed a leadoff single to Augie Ojeda, then walked Young one out later before Drew's triple made it 6–2 Arizona and knocked him out of the game.

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walked two with one out next inning before being relieved by

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, who allowed an RBI single to Ojeda that put Upton at third.

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relieved Eyre and Davis's fielder choice scored another run for Arizona. In the seventh, Davis walked two with two outs before being relieved by Juan Cruz, who allowed a two-run double to pinch hitter

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that made it 8–4 Arizona. However, neither team would score for the rest of the game, so the Diamondbacks went up 2–0 in the series heading to Chicago.

Game 3

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Chris Young's home run on the first pitch of the game off of Rich Hill gave Arizona a quick 1–0 lead. Stephen Drew then doubled to right field and after two strikeouts and a walk, scored on Justin Upton's single. Hill would leave the game in the fourth after allowing a lead-off walk and single. Michael Wuertz in relief walked Young to load the bases, then struck out Drew before Eric Byrnes hit into a forceout at second that scored

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. The Cubs cut Arizona's lead to 3–1 in the bottom of the inning off of

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when

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hit a leadoff single, moved to third on Jacque Jones's double, and scored on

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's groundout. However, Hernandez would only allow three other hits in six innings. Solo home runs by Byrnes in the sixth off of Carlos Marmol and Drew in the ninth off of

Kerry Wood Kerry Lee Wood (born June 16, 1977) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees. Wood first came to prominence as a 20-year-old rook ...

capped the scoring as the Diamondbacks' 5–1 win completed a sweep of the Cubs, who hit into four double plays.

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Philadelphia vs. Colorado

Game 1

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This was the Phillies' first postseason game since Game 6 of the

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, and their first at

. Seventeen and fifteen-game winners

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and

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began the 2007 postseason by retiring the side in order. The face of the game quickly changed in the second inning when

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tripled to center field in his first career postseason plate appearance. He would score on

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's double. After

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struck out and

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walked,

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's single scored Atkins. A two-out walk to

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loaded the bases before another walk to rookie

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gave the Rockies a 3–0 lead they never relinquished.

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homered off of

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in the eighth inning to provide insurance after consecutive home runs by

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and

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led off the Phillies' half of the fifth. The Phillies wasted an ultimately solid effort from Hamels, who walked four in frames but did not allow a hit after the decisive second inning.

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picked up the save for Colorado.

Game 2

and

hit consecutive one-out home runs in the first inning off Phillies rookie starter

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, but his team responded with

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' lead-off home run in the bottom of the inning off of Rockies starter

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, coming off his own rookie season. Rollins' two-run triple next inning gave the Phillies a 3–2 lead. That lead then vanished two innings later when

hit a two-out

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off Phillies reliever

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walked two to lead off the sixth, then

's two-run double put the Rockies up 8–3. After

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bunted out,

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relieved Mesa and allowed an RBI triple to Matsui. Tulowitzki struck out before Holliday's RBI single made it 10–3 Rockies.

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hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the inning off of

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. In the seventh,

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singled with one out off of

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, advanced to third on a stolen base attempt and Torrealba's throwing error, and scored on Rollins's groundout. Philadelphia loaded the bases in the eighth inning, but

earned a four-out save in stranding all three runners, sealing the Rockies' 10–5 victory. Matsui was a single short of

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Game 3

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The Rockies struck first in the fifth off of starter

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when

singled with one out, moved to second on

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's sacrifice bunt, and scored on

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's triple.

's home run to right in the top of the seventh tied the game. After being released mid-season by the

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, J. C. Romero became one of the most reliable bullpen arms for the Phillies down the stretch by not giving up a single run in innings pitched in September. Unfortunately for Philadelphia in Game 3, Romero faltered and surrendered three straight two-out singles, the last of which to

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scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth.

came on to nail down his third consecutive save in the ninth, sealing the series sweep. Brian Fuentes earned the win with a 1-2-3 eighth. The last time Philadelphia was swept in a postseason series was the 1976 NLCS, in which

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beat them, 3–0.

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Notes

External links

ARI vs. CHC at Baseball-Reference

COL vs. PHI at Baseball-Reference
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