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06.30.06 Notes.Qxp Colorado Rockies (40-38) at Seattle Mariners (41-39) RHP Josh Fogg (5-5, 5.08) vs. LHP Jamie Moyer (5-6, 3.51) Game #79 • Road Game #41 • Friday, June 30, 2006 • Safeco Field • 8:05 p.m. (MDT) • FSN / KOA NOTING THE ROCKIES HAIL HAIL: Colorado Springs pitchers Nate Field and Justin Hampson have been named to the PCL All-Star team, which will play the PRESENT TENSE: The Rockies took the last 2 games of this week’s International League All-Stars on July 12 in Toledo, Ohio, hometown of series in Anaheim and are 2-1 to begin 6-game AL West road trip…Rox Katie Holmes…Sky Sox coach Alan Cockrell will be on the PCL staff for have won 4 of 5…club has won 4 of its last 5 series and 5 of last 7…team the Triple-A All-Star Game. has taken 2 of last 3 road series after having dropped 6 straight series away from hom…Rox are .500 over the last 12 games, but have won 13 OFF HE GOES: Right-handed pitcher Greg Reynolds, selected by the of their last 21…the current 40-38 record matches the 4th-best start in Rockies with the second overall pick in this year’s draft, has been acti- franchise history, as Rockies have had better records through 78 games vated with Modesto of the California League…Reynolds had been throw- in just 3 seasons (1995, 1997, 2000)…with a win tonight, club would 3rd- ing bullpen sessions with Tri-City of the Northwest League during the Cal best start for the Rockies…Colorado is 9-3 in interleague games this League’s All-Star break. season…this weekend’s series will end a stretch of 12 straight against teams from the AL West…team is 20-20 on the road, the team’s best REARVIEWMIRROR: The Rockies are 13-12 in June entering the final record through 40 road games in franchise history…could still match best game of the month…this is most wins, and will mark first time to be .500 41-road game record ever, even with a loss tonight…club is 1.0 games or better in June, since 2003, when club went 15-13…entering this final back in the NL West, the team’s smallest deficit since May 22 (0.5 game, Rox have had a winning record in June in just 2 of the last 8 sea- GB)…team has held at least a share of the division lead for 32 days this sons (beginning 1997)…Colorado currently leads the NL with a .290 season, the 2nd-most days in first place in a season in franchise history. average this month, 4th in the majors…team’s 144 runs ranks 2nd in NL, T5th-most in majors…current run total is already highest since last Sept. ALIVE: With a loss by division-leading San Diego yesterday, the idle (152)…current average would be highest in June since 2001 Rockies moved to within 1.0 game of the division lead, the club’s small- (.302)…team’s current 4.44 ERA ranks 6th in NL this month…Matt est deficit since May 22 (0.5 GB)…beginning June 5, the Rox have lost Holliday ranks 3rd in the NL with a .400 (40-for-100) avg. this month ground in the division just 3 times in the last 23 days…this is Colorado’s while Garrett Atkins ranks 2nd in league with 27 RBI…Jason Jennings smallest deficit in the NL West this late in a season since July 3, has a 2.62 ERA (34.1 ip, 10 er) this month, T9th-best in the NL. 2000…that year, team dropped a doubleheader at San Francisco on July 4 to fall 1.5 games back, and would never get within a game of the divi- INDIFFERENCE: This marks the Rockies’ first series with Seattle since sion lead again…prior to 2000, latest date to trail by 1.0 game or less 2002, when club went 1-2 here at Safeco…Colorado has won just one of came in 1996, when team was 1.0 game back through Aug. 7, 1996. 7 series between the clubs, that being a 2-game set in 1997…M’s have taken each of last 5 series beginning 1998, all by a 2-1 margin…Todd LONG ROAD: The Rockies’ current 20-20 road record is the best in fran- Helton’s has reached base safely via hit or walk in 29 consecutive chise history through 40 road games in Denver…in fact, entering today, games, the longest streak of his career and 6 shy of matching the club Colorado joins New York-NL as the only National League teams to be record…beginning Sept. 13, 2005, Helton has reached safely via hit, .500 or better both at home and on the road…only New York-NL (25-16) walk, or HBP in 77 of his last 82 major league games…since last season, and San Diego (20-15) have better road records than the Rockies among Rockies DH’s are batting .371 (13-for-35)…Jorge Piedra has an RBI in NL teams…5 of the 14 AL teams are .500 or better on the each of his 3 starts at DH this season. road…Colorado did not record its 20th road win last season until Sept. 6, and posted just 27 road victories all of last year…team has already won ROCKIES-AT-A-GLANCE 5 road series this season after just 8 all of last year. BEST ROAD RECORDS IN NATIONAL LEAGUE Overall Record: 40-38 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Win Pct. Team G W-L Home Record: 20-18 All-Time Record: 989-1132 .610 New York-NL 41 25-16 Road Record: 20-20 All-Time at Home: 574-484 .600 Cincinnati 40 24-16 .571 San Diego 35 20-15 Standing: T2nd, -1.0 GB All-Time at Coors Field: 510-410 .500 Colorado 40 20-20 Road Trip: 2-1 All-Time on the Road: 415-648 .486 3 teams tied 18-19 Last 5 Games: 4-1 Under Clint Hurdle: 316-388 RIVAL:The Rockies are 9-3 against the American League this season, the best mark among all NL teams in interleague play…the 9 wins also ROCKIES AND MARINERS lead all NL clubs…in fact, Colorado joins just 2 other NL teams with records of better than .500: Florida and San Francisco (both 8-7)…Rox’ 2006 vs. Seattle: 0-0 Home, All-Time: 4-4 .750 winning pct. ranks 6th in the majors in interleague play, as Boston Home in 2006: 0-0 Coors Field: 4-4 is 14-1 against the NL while Detroit, Minnesota, and Seattle are all 13- 2…White Sox are 12-3…Rox’ 9 interleague wins matches the most in a Road in 2006: 0-0 Road, All-Time: 3-8 single season in franchise history (also 1997 and 2003)…with 2 wins in All-Time vs. Seattle: 7-12 Safeco Field: 2-4 this series, it would also give Colorado its most road interleague victories ever in a single campaign. LOOKING AHEAD ALL THOSE YESTERDAYS: On June 30, 1996, Rockies 2B Eric Young stole 6 bases in Colorado's 16-15 win over the Dodgers to tie a major July 3-5 . .vs. San Francisco league record…there were seven lead changes in the contest, which lasted 4 hours, 20 minutes, then an NL-record and still a Rox club record. July 7-9 . .vs. Arizona UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Colorado vs. Opponent Time (MDT) Television Saturday, July 1 at Seattle RHP Byung-Hyun Kim (5-4, 4.31) vs. RHP Joel Pineiro (6-7, 5.38) 8:05 FSN Sunday, July 2 at Seattle RHP Jason Jennings (6-6, 3.93) vs. LHP Jarrod Washburn (4-8, 4.91) 2:05 FSN Monday, July 3 vs. San Francisco RHP Aaron Cook (6-7, 3.49) vs. LHP Noah Lowry (3-5, 3.86) 6:05 FSN Tuesday, July 4 vs. San Francisco LHP Jeff Francis (5-7, 4.25) vs. RHP Jason Schmidt (6-3, 2.73) 6:05 FSN Wednesday, July 5 vs. San Francisco RHP Josh Fogg (tonight) vs. RHP Jamey Wright (5-7, 4.85 + tonight) 7:05 FSN * – All games are broadcast on the Rockies Radio Network, 850 KOA in Denver, with Jeff Kingery and Jack Corrigan calling the action…both FSN and UPN 20 telecasts feature the broadcasting tri- umvirate of Drew Goodman (play-by-play), George Frazier (color) and Jeff Huson (color). PAGE 2 ROCKIES GAME NOTES FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 AT SEATTLE TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER FOGG’S 2006 START-BY-START Date/Opp. W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT Score ERA #37 Josh Fogg, RHP 4/7 at SD W 6.0 5 4 3 1 3 0 92 W, 10-4 4.50 4/13 at Ari W 5.1 5 3 3 0 2 1 81 W, 5-3 4.76 4/18 vs. SD - 6.1 5 1 1 2 3 0 94 W, 3-2 (11) 3.57 5-5, 5.08 ERA 4/24 at Phi L 5.0 8 6 5 1 3 0 92 L, 5-6 4.76 4/29 at Fla - 4.0 6 5 2 3 2 0 86 W, 8-7 4.73 at Home: 2-2, 5.85 ERA (40.0 ip, 26 er) vs.
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