Colorado Rockies 2018 Season in Review
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COLORADO ROCKIES 2018 SEASON IN REVIEW FINAL STATS FALL BALL NL West Standing ............................................ 2nd • The Colorado Rockies made the postseason for the second straight season, their first back- W-L-S .........................91-72-51 to-back postseason appearances in franchise history … both times have entered as the second Home / Road.................................... 47-34 / 44-38 Team Batting Avg. .......... .256 Wild Card … Colorado was in a tie for first place in the National League West Division before Day / Night ....................................... 25-27 / 66-45 Runs-Per-Game................. 4.8 dropping a tiebreaker game in Los Angeles on Oct. 1. Current Streak ..............................................Lost 1 • The Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in 13 innings in the National League Wild Card Game Rockies/Opp. Runs .....780/745 at Wrigley Field on October 2 … it was the longest postseason elimination game by time and Last Homestand ................................................. 6-1 Rockies/Opp. HR ..... 210/184 innings in Major League history … Tony Wolters recorded the game-winning RBI on a single in Last Road Trip ..................................................... 0-1 the 13th inning … Kyle Freeland started the game on three days rest and pitched 6.2 shutout OBP/SLG ................. .322/.435 innings. Final Five Games ................................................ 3-2 Team ERA ......................... 4.33 • Colorado was swept in three games by the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Last 10 Games .................................................... 8-2 Series … the Rockies were held to two runs in the series, the fewest in National League Starter ERA...................... 4.17 Division Series history. March/April .....................................................15-15 Bullpen ERA ..................... 4.62 July .......................................................................17-6 ROCK AROUND THE BLOCK May ....................................................................15-11 Opp. Batting Avg. ........... .250 • The Rockies finished the 2018 regular season with a record of 91-72, their second-best record in franchise history and their best since going a franchise-best 92-70 in 2009. August ...............................................................14-14 • The Rockies spent 25 days in first place, four days tied for first place, 61 days in second place, June....................................................................11-16 HOME RUNS 14 days tied for second place, 31 days in third place, six days tie for third place and 22 days in NL PLAYERS fourth place. September/Oct. ..............................................19-10 Player HR • Finished with their best road record in franchise history at 44-38, the third time in franchise vs. NL West ....................................................41-36 history that the Rockies have finished above .500 on the road (went 41-40 in both 2017 and 1. Nolan Arenado .........38 2009). vs. ARI ................................................................11-8 2. Trevor Story .............37 • The Rockies went 41-36 (.532) against NL West opponents, their third-most wins against vs. LAD ...............................................................7-13 their division in franchise history (42 in 2017, 43 in 2007), and their fourth-best winning vs. SD ..................................................................11-8 T3. Matt Carpenter .............36 percentage. T3. Christian Yelich ..............36 vs. SF ...................................................................12-7 OUR OWN DOING vs. NL Central ................................................14-18 T5. Jesús Aguilar ...................35 • The Rockies pitching staff accumulated a 4.33 ERA (1,452.1 IP, 699 ER) with 525 walks and T5. Max Muncy .....................35 1,409 strikeouts … the ERA is the fourth-lowest for a single season in franchise history, and vs. NL East .......................................................23-11 the lowest since a club-record 4.14 ERA in 2010 … the 1,409 strikeouts were the most in Interleague .........................................................13-7 franchise history (previous: 1,270 in 2017), and ranked eighth in the NL. Opp. At or Above .500 / Below .500 ..... 57-43 / 34-29 RUNS BATTED IN • Opponents batted .250 (1,377-for-5,501), the lowest opponent batting average in Rockies history for a single season (previous: .257 in 2010) … their 1.31 WHIP was also the lowest vs. RHS / LHS ................................. 58-45 / 33-27 NL PLAYERS in franchise history, beating 2010’s 1.34 mark. Longest Winning Streak....... .................8, 9/21-28 Player RBI • Rockies starters went 59-43 with 883 strikeouts, tied for the sixth-most in the NL … Longest Losing Streak ............................. 5, 6/7-12 1. Javier Báez ...................... 111 recorded a 4.17 ERA (932.0 IP, 432 ER). which was the second-lowest in franchise history behind their 4.10 ERA in 2009 … the 932.0 innings pitched were the most in the NL, the Series Record..............................................25-20-7 T2. Nolan Arenado .... 110 12th-most in franchise history and the most since Rockies starters pitched 939.0 innings in Series Opener .................................................28-24 T2. Christian Yelich .......... 110 2011. • Logged 84 quality starts, their third-most in franchise history and the most since the 2010 Series Finale .....................................................26-26 T4. Jesús Aguilar ................ 108 Rockies logged 86. Sweeps .................................................................. 8-3 T4. Trevor Story........ 108 • Per Elias, the Rockies became the first team since the 2011 Tampa Bay Rays to exclusively use starting pitchers who had never played for another Major League team. Getaway Day...................................................19-20 Most Games Above .500 ..........20, 2x, last: 9/30 EXTRA-BASE HITS PLOP-PLOP, FIZZ-FIZZ • Rockies relievers went 32-29 (.525) … compiled a 4.62 ERA (520.1 IP, 267 ER), which ranks Most Games Below .500 ............ 4, 2x, last: 6/27 NL PLAYERS 11th in franchise history … the 520.1 relief innings pitched were the fewest in the National Longest Game by Innings ....13, 2x, last: 8/30 at SD Player XBH League, the third-fewest in the Majors and the fewest by the Rockies since 2011 (508.2) … their 526 strikeouts were the third-most in franchise history and the fifth-fewest in the NL. Longest Game by Time ..........4:20, 5/11 vs. MIL 1. Trevor Story ............ 85 • Recorded 51 saves, the most in franchise history … 43 of those saves belong to Wade Shortest Game by Time .............. 2:15, 7/4 vs. SF 2. Javier Báez .........................83 Davis who led MLB and set a new franchise record, surpassing Greg Holland (2017) and Come-From-Behind Wins .................................46 T3. Nolan Arenado ...... 78 Jose Jimenez (2002), who held the previous record with 41 saves. Trailing 3+ ...............................................................7 T3. Matt Carpenter .............78 TOOK A HIT Trailing 4+ ...............................................................1 5. Christian Yelich ...............77 • The Rockies as a team finished with a .256 batting average (1,418-for-5,541), their lowest batting average in franchise history … scored 780 runs with 280 doubles, 42 triples, 210 Trailing 5+ ...............................................................1 home runs, 507 walks, 1,397 strikeouts, a .322 on-base percentage and a .435 slugging Largest Deficit Overcome to Win .....5, 6/15 at Texas WINS percentage. • The 210 home runs were the fifth-most in franchise history, and the most since the Losses After Leading ...........................................33 NL PITCHERS Rockies hit 213 home runs in 2001 … the on-base percentage of .322 was the second- Largest Blown Lead ...................... 6, 5/11 vs. MIL Player W lowest in franchise history, next to 2015’s figure of .315. • At home, Colorado batted .287 (786-for-2,735), their fourth-lowest home batting average Extra Innings ........................................................ 5-6 T1. Jon Lester .......................18 in franchise history and the 11th time that the Rockies batted below .300 at home in Shutouts .............................................................10-9 T1. Miles Mikolas ..................18 franchise history (batted .298 at Coors Field in 2017). Lineups .................................................................126 • On the road, the Rockies batted .225 (632-for-2,806), their lowest road batting average in T1. Max Scherzer .................18 franchise history … scored 335 runs, tied for the 11th-most in franchise history … their Rockies / Opp. Score First............ 55-16 / 36-56 T4. Kyle Freeland ........ 17 91 road home runs were are tied for the third-most in franchise history, and are the most One-run / Two-Run Games ......... 26-15 / 23-10 since they hit 92 on the road in 2009. T4. Aaron Nola ....................17 Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs .....17-16 / 8-8 ALL-STUDS Walk-Off Home Runs .............................................5-6 ERA • The Rockies sent three players to the All-Star Game in Washington D.C. … Trevor Story was named to his first All-Star roster, Charlie Blackmon his third, and Nolan Arenado his fourth. Out-Hitting Opponents ................................63-14 NL PITCHERS • Arenado’s four All-Star nods are tied