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COLORADO ROCKIES GAME NOTES twitter.com/RockiesPR facebook.com/Rockies twitter.com/Rockies twitter.com/LosRockies Colorado Rockies Communications Coors Field( 2001 Blake St. ( Denver, CO 80205 ( www.rockies.com COLORADO ROCKIES (58-52) at MILWAUKEE BREWERS (65-49) Sunday, August 5, 2018 • 12:10 p.m. MDT • Miller Park • Milwaukee, Wisc. RHP Jon Gray (9-7, 4.99) vs. LHP Wade Miley (2-1, 1.53) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio BEAT THE BEERS second-highest ever for a single month in franchise ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Colorado Rockies conclude their two-city, history (highest: .750, June 2009, 21-7). seven-game road trip with the final game of a • Posted a 3.16 ERA (17-6) for the month, their Game #111 ...................................... Road #60 three-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers at lowest ever for a single month in franchise history. NL West Standing .........................................3rd (-3.0) Miller Park … are 1-5 on the trip, 0-2 in this series. Wild Card Standing .......................................4th (-2.5) SILVER BULLET BUSTERS Home / Road .......................................... 27-24 / 31-28 STO SHOW • Kyle Freeland (4.8) ranks fourth among NL pitchers Day / Night ............................................. 14-23 / 44-29 • Trevor Story hit two home runs last night, his in Wins Above Replacement (Baseball Reference). Current Streak .....................................................Lost 4 third multi-home run game of the season and his • Jon Gray is 2-0 with a 1.66 ERA (21.2 IP, 4 ER) in Road Trip .................................................................... 1-5 second against the Brewers … has six home runs three starts since his July 14 recall from Triple-A Last Homestand ........................................................ 4-1 against Milwaukee this season, his most against any Albuquerque … has pitched 7.0 or more innings in Last Five Games ........................................................ 1-4 opponent … has hit home runs in back-to-back three consecutive starts for the first time since July games for the fifth time this season. 17-27, 2016. Last 10 Games........................................................... 5-5 • Story and Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich are tied for • German Márquez has not lost since June 30 … in March/April .......15-15 July ............................17-6 first in the Majors in batting average since June 2 five starts since, is 3-0 with a 3.41 ERA (31.2 IP, 12 May .....................15-11 August ........................ 0-4 with identical .345 clips (70-for-203). ER), eight walks and 36 strikeouts (10.23 SO/9) … June .....................11-16 September/Oct. ....... 0-0 on the road this season, he is 5-3 with a 3.09 ERA vs. NL West...........................................................23-23 MAN IS MORTAL (67.0 IP, 23 ER) … his 3.09 road ERA ranks eighth- vs. ARI .................... 5-7 vs. SD ......................... 7-5 • The Rockies had their streak of eight consecutive in the NL. vs. LAD .................. 3-6 vs. SF .......................... 8-5 series without a series loss snapped in St. Louis, vs. NL Central .......................................................11-14 and lost their second consecutive series with last TOLD YOU vs. NL East .............................................................13-10 night’s defeat … fell one short of the franchise • Ian Desmond has reached base in 19 consecutive Interleague ...............................................................11-5 record for series without a loss (nine, April 30-May games, tying his career-long streak of 19 in 2013 Opp. At or Above .500 / Below .500 ........35-29/ 23-23 28, 2017) … their last series loss prior to St. Louis … it is the third-longest active on-base streak in was at San Francisco, June 26-28 (2-1). the NL … is batting .342 (25-for-73) with 11 runs, vs. RHS / LHS ........................................ 34-33 / 24-19 three doubles, three triples, two home runs, 11 RBI, Longest Winning Streak....... ...................... 7, 7/11-21 FINISH THE JOB seven walks, 16 strikeouts and three stolen bases Longest Losing Streak ................................... 5, 6/7-12 • Are batting 8-for-37 (.216) with runners in scoring over the streak. Series Record ....................................................17-15-4 position during the road trip … during a 16-2 • Began the on-base streak with a 13-game hitting Series Opener .......................................................20-16 stretch from July 2-29, batted .273 with runners in string, tied for the second-longest hitting streak Series Finale ...........................................................15-20 scoring position. of his career (longest: 15 in 2013) and his longest Sweeps ........................................................................ 4-2 since 2015 (13). Getaway Day .........................................................10-16 CAN DISH IT OUT, AND CAN TAKE IT Most Games Above .500 ................10, 2x, last: 7/31 • The Rockies have suffered walk-off losses in three GET BACK TO IT Most Games Below .500................... 4, 2x, last: 6/27 of their six games on this road trip … it is their first • Prior to the road trip, swept the Oakland Athletics Longest Game by Innings ....................13, 6/7 at CIN time suffering three walk-off losses on a single road in three games in Denver … held the A’s to four trip since 2015. runs in the series, the ninth time that the Rockies Longest Game by Time .................4:20, 5/11 vs. MIL have held their opponent to four or fewer runs Shortest Game by Time ..................... 2:15, 7/4 vs. SF ALGONQUIN FOR “THE GOOD LAND” in a three-game series in franchise history and Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................26 • Colorado concludes their season series against the the second time this season (also: July 2-4 vs. San Trailing 3+ ..................................................................5 Brewers with this three-game road set … dropped Francisco, three runs) … it was the first time in Trailing 4+ ..................................................................1 a four-game series against the Brewers at Coors club history that the Rockies have held opponents Trailing 5+ ..................................................................1 Field 3-1 from May 10-13. to four or fewer runs in a three-game series twice Largest Deficit Overcome to Win .......5, 6/15 at Texas • Rockies outfielder Gerardo Parra spent parts of in a season. Losses After Leading .................................................29 two seasons with Milwaukee (2014-15), batting a • Held opponents to one run or fewer in six games Largest Blown Lead ............................. 6, 5/11 vs. MIL combined .312 (139-for-446). at home in July, two runs or fewer in 10 … the Extra Innings .............................................................. 3-4 • Brewers Manager Craig Counsell was originally six games in which they held opponents to one Shutouts ...................................................................... 6-6 selected by the Rockies in the 11th round of or fewer runs is a franchise record for a calendar the 1992 First-Year Player Draft, the first draft in month (previous: five in July of 2006). Lineups ..........................................................................84 Rockies history. • Finished the July home slate with a 2.41 ERA (127.0 Rockies / Opp. Score First .................. 37-14 / 21-38 • Rockies bullpen coach Darren Holmes spent two IP, 34 ER), including a 1.71 ERA (89.2.0 IP, 17 ER) One-run / Two-Run Games .................. 17-11 / 14-7 seasons with the Brewers (1991-92) before being for the starting rotation … that is the best ERA Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs ........8-12 / 4-6 selected by the Rockies with the fifth pick in the for the starting rotation at home in a single month Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 2-3 1992 Expansion Draft. (excluding October) in franchise history (previous Out-Hitting Opponents ......................................43-11 • Brewers pitcher Jhoulys Chacín spent the first six best: 2.80 in May of 2006). Out-Hit by Opponents .......................................10-38 years of his career with Colorado after signing Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 5-3 with the Rockies as a non-drafted international PEDAL DOWN Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..................... 37-14 / 11-43 free agent in 2004 … he ranks eighth in franchise • Of the 16 series remaining in the Rockies’ season, Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ..................... 42-24 / 17-46 history in starts (109) and wins (38) and seventh all but two are against teams currently at or above Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ....... 16-28 / 41-6 with 514 strikeouts. .500 (San Diego, Los Angeles-AL). Hit Two or More Home Runs ..........................26-15 FIREWORKS A LITTLE MORE THAN A FLASH At least one HR / No HR .................... 48-32 / 10-20 • The Rockies were 17-6 in July, their most wins • Since June 19, the Rockies have posted a 3.73 team No Errors / One or More Errors ..... 37-37 / 21-15 since going 17-12 in May of 2017 … recorded ERA (335.2 IP, 139 ER), the fourth-lowest ERA in Rockies / Opp. Quality Start .............. 36-15 / 15-21 a .738 winning percentage for the month, their the NL over that span. Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ................... 43-10 / 48-6 / 51-5 • Rockies starters have a 3.61 ERA (227.0 IP, 91 ER) Behind after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................4-36