2019 World Series

The logo for the 2019 World Series.

The ***2019 World Series*** is a championship series to decide the 117th World Series champion. The World Series was won by the Colorado Rockies over the New York Yankees in a series sweep that took place between October 22 and 26, 2019.

Entering the 2019 World Series, the Rockies were favorites by -400. This was due to the Rockie shigh powered offense, defense, and pitching rotation.

## Colorado Rockies

The Colorado Rockies ended the 2019 season with a 124-38 (.765) record, the greatest record in MLB history. Managed by Andy Pettitte, the Rockies relied on a very talented, centered around by Nolan Arenado, Kevin Atwood, and Trevor Story. Atwood won the triple crown, having a .428 batting average, along with 192 home runs and 296 RBI's (runs batted in). Arenado followed Atwood in home runs league-round with 88, the second most ever. Arenado also had the third highest batting average (.362) in the league, behind fellow teammates Trevor Story (.376) and Kevin Atwood (.428). Trevor Stroy was third in the league in both home runs and RBI's, with 67 home runs and 146 RBI's.

The Yankees starting rotation was highlighted with Kevin Atwood, who was also the triple crown winner in addition to the Cy Young Winner. The Rockies swept the Giants in the ALDS and was able to beat the Washington Nationals in four games in the ALCS. The Rockieswere looking for their 10th straight World Series title and finish off their record year on a high note.

## New York Yankees

The New York Yankees finished with a 97-65 record (.598), best for the 1st wild card spot in the NL. Managed by Aaron Boone, the Yankees focused on their top 5 pitching rotation, headed by aces Luis Severino and Gerrit Cole. The Yankees offense and defense was headed by Aaron Judge, who hit 46 home runs and 141 RBI's during the season, along with a high batting average (.355).

## Game 1

W: Atwood (5-0); L: Cole (3-2)

Kevin Atwood squared off against Gerrit Cole in Game 1. Atwood had difficulty controlling his pitching in the 1st inning, but avoided any men on base. In the bottom half of the first, Charlie Blackmon started with a lead off walk, followed by a strikeout by Story, the a double by Atwood, though Blackmon didn't attempt to score. After Arenado flew out, Blackmon attempted to score, but was tagged out of the plate. After little to no offense occurring from the 2nd to bottom of the 4th, Kevin Atwood hit a base clearing triple, scoring 3. Story then singled, allowing Atwood to score. Cole was then able to get out of a bases loaded jam.

In the 5th inning, Atwood hit a bases clearing double, scoring 3 more, allowing the Rockies to take a 7-0 lead. After Atwood dominated the top of the 6th and 7th innings, the Rockies scored 5 runs, including a grand slam by Atwood. After the 7th, Atwood was able to keep the Yankees offense quiet, allowing a 3rd inning single by Geo Urshela, which was the only base runner for the Yankees. Atwood pitched all 9 innings, throwing 96 pitches, allowing only 1 hit, and striking out 13, while walking none. The lone error of the game was committed by Gleyber Torres in the 2nd inning, when he overthrew the ball to Anthony RIzzo at first base in an attempt to get Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon out.

## Game 2

W: Atwood (6-0); L: Severino (4-1)

After Jon Gray went down with an injury before Game 2, Atwood made back to back starts, throwing a perfect game, with no balls. He went 9 full innings and threw 81 pitches. Like Game 1, the Rockies bats were active, with them scoring a record 30 runs, along with a record 32 hits. The Yankees struggled on both sides and had 3 errors.

## Game 3

W: Atwood (7-0); L: Cortes (2-1)

Game 3 has offensive explosions by both sides. After Germán Márquez had a rocky start, Atwood came in to the game for the 3rd inning. Atwood pitched 5 innings for the win. After an 8-run lead heading into the 3rd, the Yankees gave up 12 runs in the 3rd, and the Rockies dominated thereafter the 3rd inning.

## Game 4

W: Atwood (8-0); L: Cole (3-3)

The Rockies dominated Game 4 and swept the Yankees to win the World Series. Kevin Atwood threw for the fourth straight game and threw a no-hitter. The only Yankees baserunner was Giancarlo Stanton who reached on an error by Daniel Murphy in the 2nd inning. The Rockies bats remained hot in Game 4 and blew the game open with a 7-run 7th inning.