Dodgers affiliates went 3-1 on Sunday Mark McGwire Jersey , with Tulsa and Great Lakes both picking up their first wins of the year."rainingProspectsCommentaryNews and NotesDodgers Minor League ReportTony Gonsolin gets first start, Drillers and Loons pick up first wins New,71commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareTony Gonsolin gets first start, Drillers and Loons pick up first wins Tony GonsolinCody Roper/OKC DodgersDodgers affiliates went 3-1 on Sunday, with Tulsa and Great Lakes both picking up their first wins of the year. Triple-A Oklahoma CityTony Gonsolin got his first start of the year. He struck out eight in only four innings, but walked two and allowed three runs. The Dodgers’ offense couldn’t put runs on the board, and fell to the Missions 4-1. OKC’s lone run came in the fourth inning. Will Smith hit a triple, and then came in to score on a single from Edwin Rios. They had an opportunity in the eighth inning. Down three with runners on first and second, Rios stepped up to the plate. He couldn’t deliver in the clutch yet again, striking out on three pitches to end the inning. Aaron Wilkerson was practically un-hittable for the Missions. He recorded 10 of his 15 outs via the strikeout. Double-A TulsaAfter dropping their first three to start the season, the Drillers picked up their first win of the season on Sunday, beating the Arkansas Travelers 3-2.Tulsa jumped ahead early on, as a Christian Santana RBI double gave them a 1-0 lead after one inning. The bats would go quiet until the seventh, when the Drillers would add two more runs. Zach McKinstry tripled http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-khris-davis-jersey , and then came in to score on a single from Logan Landon. He wasn’t on the base paths for long, as he came in to score on an Omar Estevez double the very next at bat. Mitchell White got the start for the Drillers, and threw three scoreless innings. He had three strikeouts and didn’t allow a hit in his short amount of work.Single-A Rancho Cucamonga The Quakes used a four-run fourth inning to give them the series win, defeating the Stockton Ports 5-2. After falling behind by two in the first, the Quakes chipped away, adding one in the second to cut the deficit to one. After a Carlos Rincon leadoff double, the Quakes worked together three consecutive walks, giving them a run. Donovan Casey hit a two-run homer in the fourth, putting the Quakes ahead 3-2. A few batters later, Jeter Downs doubled, bringing in another run to make it 5-2. Rancho wouldn’t score a run the rest of the way, but it wasn’t needed. The Quakes’ pitching staff threw eight scoreless innings to end the game. Four pitchers allowed a combined two hits over the final eight.Class-A Great LakesThe Loons picked up their first win of the season, defeating Lake County 6-0. Jacob Amaya got things going early on, as his RBI double quickly gave Great Lakes the lead. Niko Hulsizer followed with an RBI single http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , giving his team a two-run lead. Those two would be in the fold of things again in the sixth, as both walked, and eventually would come in to score. Three consecutive hits from the Loons would give them a 6-0 lead. Though he didn’t get the start, Jose Chacin had a great day on the mound. He came in with two outs in the third, and would nearly finish the game. He threw 5 1鈦? innings, allowing only two hits while striking out five. Only one runner reached second base against him. Sunday scoresSan Antonio 4, Oklahoma City 1Tulsa 3, Arkansas 2Rancho Cucamonga 5, Stockton 2Great Lakes 6, Lake County 0TransactionsRHP Brock Stewart optioned to Oklahoma City DodgersRHP Louis Head assigned to Tulsa DrillersTulsa Drillers placed RHP J.D. Martin on the temporarily inactive listSS Moises Perez assigned to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes from Ogden RaptorsRancho Cucamonga Quakes placed SS Deacon Liput on the 7-day injured listRancho Cucamonga Quakes placed LHP Bryan Warzek on the temporarily inactive listMonday schedule 9:05 am PT: San Antonio Missions (Burch Smith) at Oklahoma City Dodgers (Justin De Fratus)9:05 am PT: Springfield Cardinals (Austin Warner) at Tulsa Drillers (TBA)3:05 pm PT: South Bend Cubs (Faustino Carrera) at Great Lakes Loons (TBA)6:00 pm PT: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Michael Grove) at Visalia Rawhide (TBA) DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon’s bushy beard dripped with bubbly, while Carlos Gonzalez cheerfully soaked up all the spray coming at him from every direction. Nolan Arenado posed for picture after picture as teammates got selfies with him.Think this party scene was wild, hold on. The Colorado Rockies are hoping to exchange those hats that read, “Postseason,” for ones that say Darryl Strawberry Jersey , “NL West Champions.”Now that would really be a party.The NL West-leading Rockies locked up a playoff berth for the second straight season, beating the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Friday night for their eighth win in a row behind a resilient start from Kyle Freeland.David Dahl homered for the fifth consecutive game and Ian Desmond hit a two-run homer against his former team to help Colorado clinch at least a wild card with two games remaining. The Rockies remained one game ahead of Los Angeles as they try to wrap up the franchise’s first division crown. The Dodgers won 3-1 in San Francisco.“It’s a playoff atmosphere,” Arenado said. “The good thing about us is we’ve been in a playoff atmosphere before. We know how to handle it.”Colorado can take the NL West title — and end Los Angeles’ five-year reign — with a win Saturday and a Dodgers loss.Wade Davis struck out Bryce Harper looking to end the game and earn his 43rd save. The sellout crowd at Coors Field roared and fireworks went off.Plenty to celebrate: The Rockies are headed to the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time in team history. This is their fifth playoff trip since the franchise began in 1993 — last year, they lost to Arizona in the NL wild-card game.“It’s just incredible,” said Freeland, who grew up in Denver and was a big Rockies fan. “I dreamt of this as a little kid and never thought I’d be in this position to do it. But the work is not done.”Freeland (17-7) wiggled out of jam after jam on a cool night to finish the season with a 2.40 ERA in games at the hitter-friendly ballpark. The lefty allowed two runs and 11 hits over six innings before turning it over to a staunch bullpen.The Rockies’ winning streak is their longest since capturing eight straight in April 2013. During the current streak, the Rockies have outscored opponents by a 57-12 margin.With posters around the stadium billing this as “The Hunt for Rocktober,” the team improved to 18-8 in September. They’re on a quest to end the Dodgers’ five-year reign as division champions.Freeland found himself in trouble quite often, but was able to work his way out of it. His one big mistake was a fastball in the fourth that Trea Turner lined for a two-out, two-run triple to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.Desmond put the Rockies up 3-2 in the fifth with his 22nd homer of the season. Two pitches later, Chris Iannetta went deep. It was the fifth time the Rockies have hit back-to-back homers this season.With his solo shot in the sixth, Dahl became the fourth Rockies player to homer in five straight games. He joins Dante Bichette (1995), Larry Walker (1999) and Arenado (2015).Freeland finished with a 2.85 ERA overall this season. He joins Marvin Freeman (2.80, 1994) and Ubaldo Jimenez (2.88 http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , 2010) as the only Rockies pitchers who qualified for the league ERA title with a mark below 3.00.Joe Ross (0-2) allowed four runs over five innings in his third start since undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.“I felt OK. The last couple innings, my stuff kind of flattened out,” Ross said. “That’s frustrating, the team had the lead and then I give it right back.”The party in the Rockies clubhouse was wild, but not too wild for one reason.“This is just the first step,” Gonzalez said. “We understand we have a big chance in front of us.”TRAINER’S ROOMNationals: INF Ryan Zimmerman was out of the starting lineup with a sore back and the team plans to take a cautious approach. “I don’t want him to start the offseason worried about rehabbing,” manager Dave Martinez said.Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson’s sore shoulder is a “little better,” manager Bud Black said. “He seems to be trending in the right direction.”PAIR OF ACESWashington will throw right-hander Stephen Strasburg (9-7, 3.77 ERA) on Saturday. But whether NL Cy Young candidate Max Scherzer (18-7, 2.53) starts Sunday largely depends on what’s still at stake for the Rockies.“We’re going to relish the moment,” Arenado said of possibly facing two aces. “You have to face the best pitchers in the game to get where you want to be.”UP NEXTThe Rockies will send RHP Jon Gray (12-8, 4.91 ERA) to the mound Saturday against Strasburg, who’s looking to hit the 10-win mark for a fifth straight season.