2007 National League Division Series
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| Dates | October 3 – 6 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Dick Stockton, Ron Darling and Marc Fein | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi, Buck Martinez | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Ed Montague Sam Holbrook Greg Gibson Mike Everitt Mike Reilly Mark Carlson | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 3 – 6 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Don Orsillo, Joe Simpson and David Aldridge | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Gary Thorne, Steve Phillips | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Dale Scott Jim Reynolds Chuck Meriwether Jeff Kellogg Derryl Cousins Ed Hickox | ||||||||||||
The 2007 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2007 National League 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) Arizona Diamondbacks (Western Division champions, 90–72) vs. (3) Chicago Cubs (Central Division champions, 85–77): Diamondbacks win series, 3–0.
- (2) Philadelphia Phillies (Eastern Division champions, 89–73) vs. (4) Colorado Rockies (Wild Card qualifier, 90–73): Rockies win series, 3–0.[1]
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 Boston Red Sox in the 2007 World Series.
Matchups
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs
Arizona won the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 3 | Chicago Cubs – 1, Arizona Diamondbacks – 3 | Chase Field | 2:33 | 48,864[2] |
| 2 | October 4 | Chicago Cubs – 4, Arizona Diamondbacks – 8 | Chase Field | 3:44 | 48,575[3] |
| 3 | October 6 | Arizona Diamondbacks – 5, Chicago Cubs – 1 | Wrigley Field | 3:22 | 42,157[4] |
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies
Colorado won the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 3 | Colorado Rockies – 4, Philadelphia Phillies – 2 | Citizens Bank Park | 2:52 | 45,655[5] |
| 2 | October 4 | Colorado Rockies – 10, Philadelphia Phillies – 5 | Citizens Bank Park | 3:32 | 45,991[6] |
| 3 | October 6 | Philadelphia Phillies – 1, Colorado Rockies – 2 | Coors Field | 2:59 | 50,724[7] |
Arizona vs. Chicago
Game 1
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| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Brandon Webb (1–0) LP: Carlos Mármol (0–1) Sv: José Valverde (1) Home runs: CHC: None AZ: Stephen Drew (1), Mark Reynolds (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eighteen-game winners Carlos Zambrano and Brandon Webb matched each other pitch for pitch in the opening game of the series. The Diamondbacks struck first on Stephen Drew'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 Ryan Theriot's RBI single that tied the game. Carlos Mármol 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 Chris Snyder, who moved to third on Augie Ojeda's double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Conor Jackson. José Valverde threw a hitless ninth inning to save the game for Arizona.
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chicago | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Doug Davis (1–0) LP: Ted Lilly (0–1) Home runs: CHC: Geovany Soto (1) AZ: Chris Young (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Cubs struck first in Game 2 when Matt Murton 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 Chris Snyder, then walked Justin Upton before Chris Young's three-run home run two outs later put them up 3–2. Stephen Drew then singled and scored on Eric Byrnes'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. Kevin Hart walked two with one out next inning before being relieved by Scott Eyre, who allowed an RBI single to Ojeda that put Upton at third. Michael Wuertz 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 Daryle Ward 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Arizona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Liván Hernández (1–0) LP: Rich Hill (0–1) Home runs: AZ: Chris Young (2), Eric Byrnes (1), Stephen Drew (2) CHC: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Miguel Montero. The Cubs cut Arizona's lead to 3–1 in the bottom of the inning off of Liván Hernández when Mark DeRosa hit a leadoff single, moved to third on Jacque Jones's double, and scored on Jason Kendall'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 capped the scoring as the Diamondbacks' 5–1 win completed a sweep of the Cubs, who hit into four double plays.
Composite box
2007 NLDS (3–0): Arizona Diamondbacks over Chicago Cubs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Arizona Diamondbacks | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total attendance: 139,596 Average attendance: 46,532 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philadelphia vs. Colorado
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colorado | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jeff Francis (1–0) LP: Cole Hamels (0–1) Sv: Manny Corpas (1) Home runs: COL: Matt Holliday (1) PHI: Aaron Rowand (1), Pat Burrell (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This was the Phillies' first postseason game since Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, and their first at Citizens Bank Park. Seventeen and fifteen-game winners
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Josh Fogg (1–0) LP: Kyle Kendrick (0–1) Sv: Manny Corpas (2) Home runs: COL: Troy Tulowitzki (1), Matt Holliday (2), Kazuo Matsui (1) PHI: Jimmy Rollins (1), Ryan Howard (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Brian Fuentes (1–0) LP: J. C. Romero (0–1) Sv: Manny Corpas (3) Home runs: PHI: Shane Victorino (1) COL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Rockies struck first in the fifth off of starter
Composite box
2007 NLDS (3–0): Colorado Rockies over Philadelphia Phillies
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colorado Rockies | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total attendance: 142,370 Average attendance: 47,457 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ The higher seed (in parentheses) had the home field advantage, which was determined by playing record. Although the team with the best record was normally intended to play the wild card team, the Diamondbacks played the Cubs, rather than the wild card Rockies, because the Diamondbacks and Rockies are in the same division.
- ^ "2007 NLDS – Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks – Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "2007 NLDS – Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks – Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "2007 NLDS – Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs – Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "2007 NLDS – Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "2007 NLDS – Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "2007 NLDS – Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies – Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
