So, the Rockies hadn't faced Cole Hamels before today, which is unusual considering Hamels has been in the majors for a year and a half and this is Game 1 of the NLDS."I don't know if it's an advantage or not," Rockies first baseman Todd Helton said before the game. "He does have good stuff. There's no doubt about that. Looks like he has a really good off-speed and changeup and is in command of the strike zone. It's going to be a tough challenge for us. Looks like he hides the ball pretty well, too. So, I'm looking forward to getting out and facing him and see what happens."
So far, so good.
The Rockies scored three runs in the second inning and would've had more if Matt Holliday hadn't struck out with the bases loaded after crushing a ball just foul down the left-field line. Hamels' control has betrayed him a bit (he walked Ryan Spilborghs with one out, loaded the bases on a walk to Kazuo Matsui and forced in a run by walking Troy Tulowitzki). But Helton also ripped a leadoff triple, and Garrett Atkins hit a double fairly hard. Yorvit Torrealba, who batted .389 against the Phils during the regular season, continues to kill them with an RBI single.
Quick history lesson, though (and a good omen for the Phils): In four of the seven regular-season games against the Rockies, the team with a 3-0 lead wound up losing.
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