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COLORADO ROCKIES (10-14-2) at (12-12-2) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Thursday, March 22, 2018 • Hohokam Stadium • Mesa, Ariz. • 1:05 p.m. Game #27 • Home Record: 4-8-1 • Road Record: 6-6-1 Friday, March 23 vs. CIN • 1:10 p.m. RHP (1-0, 5.79) vs. RHP Andrew Triggs (2-0, 4.70) LHP vs. RHP Homer Bailey COL: LHP , RHP , RHP Bryan SWINGIN’ TO MESA: Following an off day yesterday, the Shaw COLORADO ROCKIES Rockies will travel to Mesa to face the Oakland Athletics today CIN: RHP Kevin Quackenbush, LHP Oliver Pérez SPRING TRAINING LAST 10 SEASONS … right-hander Chad Bettis will make his fourth start of Spring Training, opposed by righty Andrew Triggs, who will make his Year Record Saturday, March 24 at CHC • 7:05 p.m. third start (sixth appearance) of Spring. 2017 16-15-2 RHP vs. TBA 2016 15-13-4 COL: LHP Jake McGee, RHP , RHP 2015 16-16-2 Colorado recorded their second tie of Spring 2014 15-14-4 KNOT FUN: , LHP , RHP 2013 16-15 Training on Tuesday vs. Milwaukee, concluding the game with Jairo Díaz 2012 17-15-1 the score tied at 4-4 … made the start for CHC: TBA 2011 20-11-1 Colorado, allowing two runs on seven hits with one walk and five 2010 17-13-3 2009 17-17-1 strikeouts over five innings pitched. 2008 14-12 CINCY: The Rockies will host the tomorrow afternoon at Salt River Fields … the game will be televised by AT&T SportsNet … left- hander Kyle Freeland will make his fifth start of Spring Training … he will be opposed by right-hander Homer Bailey. INNINGS BY POSITION Catcher: Wolters (64.0), Iannetta (60.0), Murphy BULLETIN BOARD: The Colorado Rockies announced Tuesday that they optioned (42.0), Bemboom (29.0), Vázquez (22.0), Nuñez infielder/ to -A Albuquerque … additionally, the (7.0), Rabago (5.0) Rockies reassigned and Brendan Rodgers and catcher Jan Vàzquez to First Base: McMahon (90.0), Desmond (48.0), Minor League camp … the Rockies have 39 players remaining in Major League camp, Patterson (45.0), Mundell (43.0), Valaika (3.0) including five non-roster players (Bemboom, Castro, House, Musgrave, Pounders). Second Base: LeMahieu (73.0), Rodgers (59.0), Hampson (42.0), O’Malley (27.1), Castro (15.2), CARRY A BIG STICK: Through 26 games this Spring, the Rockies rank fifth in MLB Phillips (7.0), Burcham (2.0), Soto (2.0), Gibson (1.0) with a .288 batting average (264-for-918) … their 32 stolen bases lead in MLB … Ryan McMahon’s 21 hits are tied for second in MLB this Spring … is tied Third Base: Arenado (84.0), Castro (46.1), Gibson (39.2), McMahon (31.0), Valaika (8.0), Fuentes (6.0), for the Major League lead with four triples … is batting .410 (16-for-39) Phillips (5.0), Hampson (3.0), Welker (3.0), O’Malley with eight runs, eight doubles, two triples, one home , eight RBI, five walks and one (2.0), Wernes (1.0) … leads the team with five home runs and 17 RBI, tied for the Shortstop: Story (72.0), Rodgers (51.0), Hampson second-most RBI in MLB. (47.1), Castro (43.2), Valaika (9.0), O’Malley (4.0), George (2.0) BACK FIELDS: German Màrquez pitched in a simulated game on a back field yesterday … he pitched 5.1 innings and allowed five runs (four earned) with six hits, two walks, Left Field: Tapia (51.0), Dahl (44.0), Tauchman (37.0), Parra (27.0), Cuevas (21.0), Hilliard (15.0), Daza seven strikeouts and one (Dom Nuñez). (10.0), Desmond (10.0), Abreu (3.0), Cardullo (3.0), Patterson (3.0), Carrizales (2.0), Jones (2.0), Weeks TRAINING ROOM: Right-hander Carlos Estévez has a left oblique strain and will (1.0) miss the beginning of the season … right-hander has been down with right Center Field: Blackmon (66.0), Tapia (53.0), Daza shoulder soreness. (34.0), Cuevas (32.0), Dahl (30.0), Tauchman (12.0), Hilliard (4.0), Linkous (2.0)

TV ON THE RADIO: AT&T SportsNet will return to the air tomorrow as the Right Field: Tauchman (55.0), Dahl (43.0), Hilliard Rockies host the Reds … the next radio broadcast will be Saturday, March 24 on the (39.0), Patterson (32.0), González (24.0), Daza road against Chicago-NL in a 7:05 p.m. game. (14.0), Cuevas (8.0), Tapia (8.0), Weeks (5.0), White (3.0), Abreu (2.0) PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Minor League camp will resume play today after two camp days as Triple-A and -A travel to face their Chicago-NL counterparts and STARTS BY POSITION Includes all Cactus League games High-A and Low-A remain here to host Chicago-NL. C: Iannetta (12), Wolters (8), Murphy (6) IS IT YET?: The Rockies will open the regular season March 29 with 1B: McMahon (12), Desmond (10), Patterson (4) the first game of a three-game series at Arizona with first pitch set for 7:10 p.m. MT … 2B: LeMahieu (14), Rodgers (5), O’Malley (4), Hampson the Rockies will play their home opener on Friday, April 6 against the to (2), Castro (1) begin a three-game series … tickets to the home opener are available by purchasing a 3B: Arenado (17), McMahon (4), Castro (3), Gibson, (1), mini-plan or season ticket package … for ticket information, call (303) 762-5437 or visit Valaika (1) www.rockies.com/tickets. SS: Story (14), Castro (5), Rodgers (3), Hampson (2), Valaika (2) BULLETIN BOARD: Current roster and schedule information is available from the Communications office adjacent to the clubhouse entrance … online Spring Training Left Field: Dahl (7), Tapia (7), Parra (5), Tauchman (5),Desmond (2) information as well as daily video content is available at rockiespressbox.com. Center Field: Blackmon (13), Tapia (7), Dahl (5), Cuevas (1) MEDIA SCHEDULE: Rockies Manager is available to the media at Right Field: Tauchman (9), Dahl (8), González (4), approximately 9:30 a.m. each day in his office (subject to change) … this time is Patterson (2), Cuevas (1), Hilliard (1), Tapia (1) variable depending on meetings and other obligations, so expect a member of the DH: Murphy (4), Patterson (4), Cuevas (2), Desmond (2), Communications department to alert media in the media work rooms … Black will also Tauchman (2), Mundell (2), Hilliard (1), McMahon (1), be available for a brief (less than five-minute) recap outside the Rockies after Valaika (1), Wolters (1), Parra (1), Hampson (1), Story (1) each game, home and road … Colorado’s clubhouse is open to media from 7:30-8:30 a.m. (clubhouse media times subject to change without prior notice) … during Spring MISCELLANEOUS 2018 ATTENDANCE Training games, the Rockies clubhouse opens for interviews when the Colorado starting Record: 10-14-2 Day: 8-13-2 HOME ROAD pitcher is announced as available to the media. Home: 4-8-1 Night: 2-1 Total: 113,931 Total: 93,372 Away: 6-6-1 vs. NL: 5-10-2 Avg: 8,764 Avg: 7,182

vs. AL: 5-4 Large: 13,014 Large: 11,498 TODAY’S SCHEDULED ROCKIES PITCHERS Chad Bettis, RHP - #35: Made nine starts with the Rockies Adam Ottavino, RHP - #0: In 2017, made 63 relief in 2017 after recovering from a testicular cancer diagnosis and appearances, the second-most on the club, in his first full season subsequent surgery … recipient of the 2017 Tony Conigliaro since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2015 … scored upon Award … made his first rehab appearance with Hartford on July six times in 27 appearances after the All-Star break, going 1-0 13 … returned to the Rockies rotation on Aug. 14 vs. Atlanta with a 4.09 ERA (22.0 IP, 10 ER) … walked a career-high 39 and pitched seven shutout innings in a 3-0 Rockies win … set batters while leading the club with a 10.63 strikeouts per nine career-highs in wins, starts, innings and strikeouts in 2016 … … innings … returned from Tommy John in 2016 and posted a selected by Colorado in the second round of the 2010 First-Year 2.67 ERA (27.0 IP, 8 ER) … set a Rockies franchise record for Player Draft. consecutive scoreless appearances with 37 from Sept. 7, 2015 to W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO Aug. 24, 2016 … was claimed off waivers by the Rockies from 2018 Cactus League 1-0 5.79 9.1 12 6 6 2 7 the St. Louis Cardinals, April 3, 2012. 2017 Hartford 0-0 1.93 4.2 3 2 1 1 6 Albuquerque 0-3 4.82 18.2 22 13 10 6 11 W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO COLORADO 2-4 5.05 46.1 52 27 26 11 30 2018 Cactus League 0-0 1.42 6.1 5 1 1 4 5 2017 COLORADO 2-3 5.06 53.1 48 30 30 39 63 , LHP - #52: Made a career-high 60 relief appearances in 2017, his first season as a full-time reliever … , RHP - #71: Signed by the Rockies to a three- ranked second in MLB, first in the NL, with 85.0 innings pitched year contract, Dec. 29, 2017 … has made three consecutive All- as a reliever … worked two-plus innings 17 times, including Star teams, twice with the in 2015 and 2016 three or more innings five times … went 4-1 with a 1.88 ERA and once with the in 2017 … went 4-2 with 32 (48.0 IP, 10 ER) in 32 road outings … went 2-1 with a 2.10 ERA (30.0 IP, 7 ER) over his final 22 appearances … in 84 career relief saves and a 2.30 ERA (58.2 IP, 15 ER) with Chicago-NL in 2017 appearances with Colorado, has gone 8-2 with a 2.89 ERA, the … converted a Cubs franchise record 32-straight saves from lowest by a Rockies reliever in franchise history (min. 135.0 IP) the beginning of the season through Sept. 19 … since becoming … claimed off waivers from Chicago-NL, Sept. 27, 2014. a full-time reliever in 2014, has gone 23-6 with 79 saves in 87 opportunities with a 1.45 ERA (241.1 IP, 39 ER) … since 2014, W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO leads qualified Major League relievers in ERA … in 28 career 2018 Cactus League 0-0 1.17 7.2 2 1 1 1 8 postseason appearances, has gone 4-0 with eight saves in eight 2017 Albuquerque 1-0 0.00 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 COLORADO 5-1 2.65 85.0 75 31 25 19 71 opportunities and a 1.40 ERA (38.2 IP, 6 ER).

W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO 2018 Cactus League 0-0 6.75 4.0 4 3 3 0 4 2017 CHICAGO-NL 4-2 2.30 58.2 39 16 15 28 79

2018 SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

Game Date Opponent Time /Result / Score Record Rockies POR Opp. POR Save Attendance 1 2/23 ARIZONA L, 6-7 (10) 0-1 Pierpont (0-1) Payamps (1-0) Hagens (1) 7,682 2 2/24 at Cincinnati W, 11-4 1-1 Howard (1-0) Reed (0-1) None 2,936 3 2/25 at Texas L, 2-4 1-2 Senzatela (0-1) Rodriguez (1-0) Loewen (1) 3,877 4 2/26 at Arizona L, 4-7 1-3 Freeland (0-1) Shipley (1-0) None 5,292 5 2/27 LOS ANGELES-AL L, 2-5 1-4 Gray (0-1) Shoemaker (1-0) Jewell (1) 4,239 6 2/28 at Arizona W, 9-3 2-4 Almonte (1-0) Hirano (0-1) House (1) 5,799 7 3/1 at Chicago-NL T, 2-2 2-4-1 None None None 10,167 8 3/2 ARIZONA W, 15-6 3-4-1 Senzatela (1-1) Blazek (0-1) None 8,876 9 3/3 MILWAUKEE L, 5-6 3-5-1 Castellani (0-1) Archer (2-0) Wilkerson 8,909 10 3/4 at Los Angeles-AL L, 6-7 3-6-1 Rosscup (0-1) Barria (1-1) Campos (1) 7,243 11 3/5 CHICAGO-NL L, 4-5 3-7-1 Almonte (1-1) Hancock (1-0) De La Cruz (2) 9,294 12 3/6 at Seattle W, 3-2 4-7-1 Márquez (1-0) Leake (0-1) Jemiola (1) 5,086 13 3/7 TEXAS W, 5-4 5-7-1 Senzatela (2-1) Blackburn (1-1) Oberg (1) 5,672 14 3/8 CINCINNATI W, 3-2 6-7-1 Farris (1-0) Crockett (0-1) None 6,152 15 3/9 CLEVELAND L, 5-8 6-8-1 Gray (0-2) Kluber (2-0) None 9,527 16 3/10 at Milwaukee L, 2-9 6-9-1 Anderson (0-1) Suter (2-0) None 7,592 17 3/11 LOS ANGELES-NL L, 7-13 6-10-1 Márquez (1-1) Ryu (1-1) None 12,640 18 3/12 at Arizona W, 4-2 7-10-1 Bettis (1-0) Chafin (0-2) Senzatela (1) 11,077 19 3/13 SEATTLE W, 8-7 8-10-1 Shaw (1-0) Altavilla (0-1) None 9,645 20 3/14 at Los Angeles-NL L, 6-11 8-11-1 Musgrave (0-1) Baez (1-0) None 11,498 21 3/15 LOS ANGELES-AL L, 8-10 8-12-1 Almonte (1-2) Krol (1-0) Mahle (1) 9,084 22 3/16 at Los Angeles-AL W, 18-6 9-12-1 Márquez (2-1) Ohtani (0-1) None 9,616 23 3/17 at Milwaukee L, 3-4 9-13-1 Senzatela (2-2) Davies (1-0) Griep (1) 7,273 24 3/18 SAN FRANCISCO L, 0-13 9-14-1 Howard (1-1) Bumgarner (1-1) None 13,014 25 3/19 at Texas W, 5-1 10-14-1 Gray (1-2) Sampson (0-2) None 5,376 26 3/20 MILWAUKEE T, 4-4 10-14-2 None None None 9,197 27 3/22 at Oakland 1:05 p.m. 28 3/23 CINCINNATI 1:10 p.m. AT&T SportsNet 29 3/24 at Chicago-NL 7:05 p.m. News Radio KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM 30 3/25 ARIZONA 1:10 p.m. AT&T SportsNet / News Radio KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM 31 3/27 SEATTLE 12:10 p.m. AT&T SportsNet

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