In the early days of the Colorado gold rush, Colorado was a Territory of Kansas and Territory of Jefferson. On August 1, 1876, Colorado was admitted as a state, maintaining its territorial borders.
SAN DIEGO â Drew Pomeranz and four relievers combined on a three-hitter, Jon Jay had three hits and an R.B.I., and the San Diego Padres beat the Mets in a second consecutive game, 2-0, on Friday night. The Padres, who have been blanked eight times this year, pitched their first shutout of 2016. They have held the defending National League champion Mets to three runs and seven hits in the first two games of a four-game series.
Last year's World Series was between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets, two teams in the bottom half of all MLB payrolls. Meanwhile the Mets took out the largest payroll Dodgers in the first round, and the second-highest Yankees lost to the second-lowest Astros in a wild-card game. Set up your own matchups below, and follow throughout the season to see which players and teams are paying off.