One supposes that every game is meaningful, such that no matter what the standings are, the Rockies could be construed as playing meaningful games in September.
Having said that, isn't it conventional wisdom that a team playing well can realistically hope to gain one game a week in the standings at this point in the year, barring a complete collapse by their competitors? Thus, unless the Rockies fulfill scenarios 1 or 2 (and even then), I'm just not sure they're in it.
Win, win now, win a lot, or it's the end of the road.
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