MLB series of the week

ARIZONA AT COLORADO Tuesday through Thursday

The two teams trying to dethrone the Dodgers atop the NL West meet six times in the next two weeks — three games this week in Colorado, three more next week in Arizona. Could all three make the playoffs? At this rate, sure, because through Friday only five NL teams have winning records — the East-leading Nationals, Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers, and the Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Rockies. The next-closest team is eight games back in the wild-card race. Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt leads the league in runs scored; teammate Jake Lamb leads in RBIs. Colorado’s Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado rank 1-2 in extra-base hits. And, if you buy the Baseball Reference version of wins above replacement (WAR), Arizona’s Robbie Ray (7-3, 2.62 ERA) has been more valuable this season than Clayton Kershaw (9-2, 2.23). Rockies rookie Antonio Senzatela’s ERA has risen from 2.81 in April and 4.11 in May to 6.61 in June, but he’s tied with Kershaw for the league lead in victories.