2007 National League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Arizona Diamondbacks (3) Bob Melvin 90–72, .556, GA:1⁄2 Chicago Cubs (0) Lou Piniella 85–77, .525, GA: 2
Dates	October 3 – 6
Television	TBS
TV announcers	Dick Stockton,Ron Darling andMarc Fein
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Jon Sciambi,Buck Martinez
Umpires	Ed Montague Sam Holbrook Greg Gibson Mike Everitt Mike Reilly Mark Carlson
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Colorado Rockies (3) Clint Hurdle 90–73, .552, GB:1⁄2 Philadelphia Phillies (0) Charlie Manuel 89–73, .549, GA: 1
Dates	October 3 – 6
Television	TBS
TV announcers	Don Orsillo,Joe Simpson andDavid Aldridge
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Gary Thorne,Steve Phillips
Umpires	Dale Scott Jim Reynolds Chuck Meriwether Jeff Kellogg Derryl Cousins Ed Hickox
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The2007National League Division Series (NLDS), the first round of theNational League side in Major League Baseball’s2007 postseason, began on Wednesday, October 3 and ended on Saturday, October 6, with the champions of the three NL divisions and onewild 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 theNL Championship Series, with the Rockies becoming the National League champion and going on to lose to theAmerican League championBoston Red Sox in the2007 World Series.

Arizona won the series, 3–0.

Colorado won the series, 3–0.

Eighteen-game winnersCarlos Zambrano andBrandon Webb matched each other pitch for pitch in the opening game of the series. The Diamondbacks struck first onStephen 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 onRyan Theriot's RBI single that tied the game.Carlos Mármol would take the loss in relief of Zambrano, allowing a lead off home run toMark Reynolds in the seventh, then, one out later, walkingChris Snyder, who moved to third onAugie Ojeda's double and scored on a sacrifice fly byConor Jackson. Webb pitched seven innings,Brandon Lyon pitched the eighth, andJosé Valverde threw a hitless ninth inning to save the game for Arizona.

The Cubs struck first in Game 2 whenMatt Murton singled to lead off the second off 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 toChris Snyder, then walkedJustin Upton before Chris Young's three-run home run two outs later put them up 3–2.Stephen Drew then singled and scored onEric 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 byScott 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 byJuan Cruz, who allowed a two-run double to pinch hitterDaryle 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.

Chris Young's home run on the first pitch of the game off 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 scoredMiguel Montero. The Cubs cut Arizona's lead to 3–1 in the bottom of the inning offLiván Hernández whenMark DeRosa hit a leadoff single, moved to third onJacque Jones's double, and scored onJason Kendall's groundout. However, Hernandez would only allow three other hits in six innings. Solo home runs by Byrnes in the sixth off Carlos Marmol and Drew in the ninth offKerry Wood capped the scoring as the Diamondbacks' 5–1 win completed a sweep of the Cubs, who hit into four double plays.

2007 NLDS(3–0):Arizona Diamondbacks overChicago Cubs

This was the Phillies' first postseason game since Game 6 of the1993 World Series, and their first atCitizens Bank Park.Seventeen and fifteen-game winnersJeff Francis andCole Hamels began the 2007 postseason by retiring the side in order. The face of the game quickly changed in the second inning whenTodd Helton tripled to center field in his first career postseason plate appearance. He would score onGarrett Atkins's double. AfterBrad Hawpe struck out andRyan Spilborghs walked,Yorvit Torrealba's single scored Atkins. A two-out walk toKaz Matsui loaded the bases before another walk to rookieTroy Tulowitzki gave the Rockies a 3–0 lead they never relinquished.Matt Holliday homered offTom Gordon in the eighth inning to provide insurance after consecutive home runs byAaron Rowand andPat Burrell led off the Phillies' half of the fifth. The Phillies wasted an ultimately solid effort from Hamels, who walked four in6+2⁄3 frames but did not allow a hit after the decisive second inning.Manny Corpas picked up the save for Colorado.

Troy Tulowitzki andMatt Holliday hit consecutive one-out home runs in the first inning off Phillies rookie starterKyle Kendrick, but his team responded withJimmy Rollins' lead-off home run in the bottom of the inning off Rockies starterFranklin Morales, coming off his own rookie season. Rollins' two-run triple next inning gave the Phillies a 3–2 lead. That lead then vanished two innings later whenKaz Matsui hit a two-outgrand slam off Phillies relieverKyle Lohse.José Mesa walked two to lead off the sixth, thenYorvit Torrealba's two-run double put the Rockies up 8–3. AfterJosh Fogg bunted out,Clay Condrey relieved Mesa and allowed an RBI triple to Matsui. Tulowitzki struck out before Holliday's RBI single made it 10–3 Rockies.Ryan Howard hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the inning offJeremy Affeldt. In the seventh,Shane Victorino singled with one out offRyan Speier, advanced to third on a stolen base attempt and Torrealba's throwing error, and scored on Rollins's groundout. Philadelphia loaded the bases in the eighth inning, butManny Corpas earned a four-out save in stranding all three runners, sealing the Rockies' 10–5 victory. Matsui was a single short ofhitting for the cycle.

The Rockies struck first in the fifth off starterJamie Moyer whenYorvit Torrealba singled with one out, moved to second onUbaldo Jiménez's sacrifice bunt, and scored onKazuo Matsui's triple; the only run Moyer allowed in six sharp innings. Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez pitched six shutout innings, butShane Victorino's home run to right in the top of the seventh tied the game and ended his night. After being released mid-season by theRed Sox,J. C. Romero became one of the most reliable bullpen arms for the Phillies down the stretch by not giving up a single run in15+2⁄3 innings pitched in September. Unfortunately for Philadelphia in Game 3, Romero faltered and surrendered three straight two-out singles, the last of which toJeff Baker scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth.Manny Corpas came on to nail down his third consecutive save in the ninth, sealing the series sweep. Brian Fuentes earned the win with a 1-2-3 eighth. The last time Philadelphia was swept in a postseason series was the1976 NLCS, in whichCincinnati beat them, 3–0.

2007 NLDS(3–0):Colorado Rockies overPhiladelphia Phillies

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