PEORIA http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , Ariz. (AP) — Injury free and playing second base again,d this season.It is what he does, after all.Gordon played the final 4 1/2 months of 2018 with a fractured right big toe, which compromised the essential elements of his game, and he is looking forward to returning to his role as an offensive disruptor in a rebuilt lineup that will be without Robinson Cano, Jean Segura, Nelson Cruz and Mike Zunino.“I know if I am healthy I can play at a high level,” Gordon said. “My game speaks for itself. I’m not a launch-angle guy. I’m not going to hit a million homers. But I’m going to hit the ball hard, play solid defense, steal some bases and score some runs.”Gordon is a career .289 hitter with 48 triples and 308 stolen bases in eight major league seasons, but the toe injury robbed him of his signature speed and brought about one of his least effective seasons.He was hitting .353 with 15 stolen bases as the Mariners‘ leadoff hitter when he suffered the injury in a game at Toronto in May, fouling two Marcus Stroman cut fastballs off his front foot in the first inning.Gordon landed on the disabled list a few days later and returned to the lineup May 21, when doctors assured him he could cause no further damage by playing.But as he could attest, returning from the injured list is not necessarily returning to health, and the injury did not heal until he was able to spend a month off his feet after the season.While Gordon finished the year at a respectable .268 with 30 stolen bases, he hit .240 in his final 107 games. He seldom bunted, and he finished with half of his usual number of stolen bases after leading the NL with 64 in 2014 and 60 in 2017 with Miami.“Dee never wanted out of the lineup (but) you could immediately tell that it affected his jumps, his open-up speed,” said general manager Jerry Dipoto.There were times last season when Gordon Max Scherzer Jersey , 30, arrived at the ballpark in a walking boot, played nine innings, then left the park in the boot. He said sitting out was never an option, the same attitude teammate Kyle Seager took about the fractured toe that he played through last year.“We were winning and I wanted to win,” Gordon said. “They count on me here, and 50 percent me is better than 100 percent of most guys, that’s how I saw it.”Gordon’s last hit of 2018 was a first-inning triple against Texas on Sept. 29, one of his eight triples last season.With rest the only cure, Gordon said he stayed in his Seattle home for about a month after the season. He said he seldom went out and wore sandals when he did.“It’s definitely back to normal,” he said.Gordon spent last spring training learning center field and played 50 regular-season games there before returning to second base during Cano’s three-month suspension.“He did what we asked him to do,” Dipoto said. “He was a good teammate.”Manager Scott Servais said getting Gordon back in his comfort zone is really important.“The first couple of months last season he was awesome,” Servais said. “He was getting on base. He was creating all kinds of opportunities. But we did throw a lot on his plate last year. Certainly giving him opportunity to get back at his natural position and letting him run with it there.” Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesThe National League Division Series slate is set.The Colorado Rockies will take on the Milwaukee Brewers in one matchup after a dramatic 2-1 win in 13 innings over the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card Game.The reigning NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers will square off against the young Atlanta Braves in the other matchup, and one of those four teams will be playing in the World Series later this month.Let's not get ahead of ourselves, though. First, the NLDS.Ahead you'll find all the pertinent scheduling and TV info, as well as a quick preview of both matchups:Milwaukee Brewers vs. Colorado RockiesDavid DahlMatthew Stockman/Getty ImagesGame 1 at MIL: Thursday, October 4 (5:07 p.m. ET, FS1)Game 2 at MIL: Friday http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , October 5 (4:15 p.m. ET, FS1)Game 3 at COL: Sunday, October 7 (4:37 p.m. ET, MLB Network)Game 4 at COL: Monday, October 8 (TBD, FS1)Game 5 at MIL: Wednesday, October 10 (TBD, FS1)The Brewers secured the best record in the National League and home-field advantage through the NLDS and NLCS with their Game 163 win over the Chicago Cubs, and now they're ready to square off against the upstart Rockies.Both teams finished the year strong, with the Brewers going 19-7 with a plus-67 run differential in September, and the Rockies not far behind at 19-9 with a plus-59 differential.The two teams met seven times during the regular season, with their most recent meeting coming in early August. The Brewers won five of seven, including taking three of four at Coors Field.The Brewers will open the series with a "bullpen day" before turning to Jhoulys Chacin on short rest in Game 2, and the bullpen will be the key to them making a deep postseason run.Jeremy Jeffress, Corey Knebel and Josh Hader form a dominant three-headed monster in the late innings, veterans Joakim Soria and Dan Jennings are both capable middle relievers and rookies Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff can provide multiple innings.They'll have their hands full shutting down a Rockies offense that has been firing on all cylinders of late. Nolan Arenado and David Dahl both finished the regular season on fire, Trevor Story had an MVP-type season and Charlie Blackmon remains as dangerous as any table-setter in the game.Meanwhile, young starters Kyle Freeland and German Marquez have enjoyed breakout seasons to help turn the rotation into a strength for the Rockies for the first time in years.The Rockies will need to score early to have a chance. The Brewers will need theirstarting pitching to provide something, or they risk running the relief corps ragged.Prediction:Brewers in 4Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta BravesHyun-Jin RyuJason O. Watson/Getty ImagesGame 1 at LAD: Thursday http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , October 4 (8:37 p.m. ET, MLB Network)Game 2 at LAD: Friday, October 5 (9:37 p.m. ET, FSI)Game 3 at ATL: Sunday, October 7 (8:07 p.m. ET, FS1)Game 4 at ATL: Monday, October 8 (TBD, FS1)Game 5 at LAD: Wednesday, October 10 (TBD, FS1)The Dodgers have won six straight division titles and reached the NLCS in three of the past five seasons.The Braves are in the playoffs for the first time since 2013, and only Freddie Freeman and Julio Teheran remain from that roster.With the four-man rotation of Clayton Kershaw (6 GS, 3-0, 3.89 ERA), Walker Buehler (6 GS, 2-1, 1.62 ERA), Hyun-Jin Ryu (5 GS, 3-2, 1.50 ERA) and Rich Hill (5 GS Trea Turner Jersey , 5-0, 3.90 ERA) all pitching well over the final month of the season, the Dodgers are going to be tough to beat.For the first time during their recent run of playoff trips, it will be someone other than Kershaw on the mound in Game 1 of the NLDS, as Ryu will get the start.Bill Plaschke of theLos Angeles Times wrote: "Ryu loves pitching in Dodger Stadium, witness his 1.15 earned-run average in nine games there this season. Ryu also loves pitching in big moments, as he threw seven scoreless innings in the showdown series opener against Colorado in mid-September, then gave up one run in six innings during crunch time in San Francisco last weekend."If the soon-to-be-free-agent lefty can keep pitching at a high level, it would provide a huge boost for the Dodgers.The Braves shouldn't be counted out, though.With Ronald Acuna Jr. setting the table and veterans Freddie Freeman and Nick Markakis shouldering the run-production load, they're capable of getting to that impressive Dodgers staff.Meanwhile,the trio of Mike Foltynewicz, Anibal Sanchez and Kevin Gausman atop the rotation has a chance to be formidable, with lefty Sean Newcomb or the aforementioned Teheran likely taking the ball in Game 4.The Braves were counted out by many before the season started, and then again when the Philadelphia Phillies seemed poised to take control of the division at the end of July, yet here they are.There's no question they're underdogs, but stranger things have happened.Prediction:Dodgers in 5Odds to Reach World Series (via OddsShark)Dodgers: +170Brewers: +250Rockies: +325Braves: +520All stats courtesy of Baseball Reference and FanGraphs, unless otherwise noted.