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- Updated: July 31, 2016
NEW YORK — The Rockies’ flirtation with postseason play has evolved from a midsummer curiosity to something far more serious. With a 7-2 win over the Mets on Saturday night, Colorado reached .500 for the first time since May 21, clouding a National League Wild Card race that now appears to have six legitimate contenders.
Hanging around with different company as recently as last week, the Rockies have won 12 of 16 since the All-Star break to force themselves back into the playoff conversation. That includes three straight wins in this four-game set with the Mets, whom they also swept at Coors Field earlier this season.
“The guys have really responded coming out of the break,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. “We talked about playing every game like it’s Game 7 coming out of the break. That’s what they’re doing.”
The Rockies dominated Saturday’s game in the middle innings, doing major damage on David Dahl’s two-run homer in the fourth inning and DJ LeMahieu’s two-run single in the fifth. The Mets also committed three errors behind pitcher Bartolo Colon, who was starting on short rest for the first time in 11 years.
Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa endured no such issues, limiting the Mets to two runs — RBI singles by Wilmer Flores and Kelly Johnson — in six innings. It was enough for De La Rosa’s 100th career victory, including a franchise-record 85 with the Rockies. De La Rosa said his focus is on helping a team that felt it underachieved early moving forward.
“This doesn’t surprise me — it doesn’t surprise my teammates,” De La Rosa said. “We know we’ve got enough talent to win the division. We started a little bit slow, but right now, we’re on a good pace to get there.”
As the Rockies have risen, the Mets have fallen, losing 12 of their last 18 games. Saturday’s defeat took some of the starch out of what was initially a festive atmosphere surrounding the retirement of Hall of Famer Mike Piazza’s No. 31.
“Four [losses] in a row? I’d say that’s not going in the …
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