Lots of good trends and stats being presented on the board..two very good lefties starting and two very good hitting teams with pretty good pens. On the surface I'd say this is a very close matchup today. The one intangible I can't help but consider however, is fact the Rockies played two extremely intense down to the last out types of games the last two..they've had 3 intense elimination games in a row...I think they come out totally flat today...it's almost impossible to keep the focus over and over again and they aren't superior enough to the Phils to win on a flat performance...Phils are better rested and I think they come out fired up...I actually like the - 1 1/2 in this one as I think the Phils win the first one easily.
