The best part of yesterday's snowout in Colorado, for Dodgers' fans, was that it allowed the top starters for both the Phillies and Rockies to pitch Monday in Game 4 on regular rest. With the NLCS starting Thursday at Dodger Stadium, that means no Ubaldo Jimenez or Cliff Lee in Game 1, and if one were to pitch in Game 2 it would be on short rest. Neither Lee nor Jimenez has ever pitched on three days rest in their careers.
If this division series goes five games, that will likely mean no Aaron Cook or Cole Hamels as well, until at least Game 3 of the NLCS.
In other words, it doesn't really matter who wins tonight, but the other team needs to win tomorrow.
Here are the lineups:
| Phillies | Rockies | |||
| SS | Rollins | LF | Gonzalez | |
| CF | Victorino |
CF | Fowler | |
| 2B | Utley | 1B | Helton | |
| 1B | Howard | SS | Tulowitzki | |
| RF | Werth | C | Torrealba | |
| LF | Ibañez | 3B | Atkins | |
| 3B | Feliz | RF | Spilborghs | |
| C | Ruiz | 2B | Barmes | |
| P | Happ | P | Hammel |
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TV: TBS (although it may start on TNT)
Box Score | Baseball Reference Preview | Gameday
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