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SPRING TRAINING COLORADO ROCKIES GAME NOTES twitter.com/Rockies facebook.com/Rockies twitter.com/RockiesPR twitter.com/LosRockies Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • 7555 N. Pima Road • Scottsdale, Ariz. • 85258 COLORADO ROCKIES (15-12-3) at SEATTLE MARINERS (15-14-2) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Friday, April 1, 2016 • Peoria Sports Complex • Peoria, Ariz. • 7:05 p.m. Game #31 • Home Record: 8-7-1 • Road Record: 7-5-2 Friday, April 1 at SEA • 7:05 p.m. RHP Christian Bergman (2-1, 3.38) vs. LHP Wade Miley (0-1, 5.06) RHP Christian Bergman vs. LHP Wade Miley COL: LHP Yohan Flande, RHP Shane Broyles, RHP Ryan Arrowood, RHP Austin House TODAY: The Rockies will play their first night game of 2016, an SEA: RHP Donn Roach, LHP Vidal Nuno, RHP Joel exhibition match on the road against the Seattle Mariners in Peralta, RHP Joaquin Benoit COLORADO ROCKIES Peoria ... Christian Bergman, who pitched five innings against the SPRING TRAINING Diamondbacks last Sunday in his most recent start, will make his LAST 10 SEASONS third start (sixth appearance) of the Spring against the Mariners Year Record ... also scheduled to pitch is LHP Yohan Flande, who took the loss Saturday, April 2 vs. SEA • 12:10 p.m. 2015 16-16-2 in his last outing against the Mariners on March 24 after allowing RHP Jordan Lyles vs. RHP Nathan Karns COL: RHP Scott Oberg, LHP Jason Gurka, LHP Chris 2014 15-14-4 four runs on four hits in two innings of relief. Rusin, RHP Justin Miller, LHP Boone Logan, RHP 2013 16-15 YESTERDAY: The Rockies played their final Spring Training game Chad Qualls, LHP Jake McGee, RHP Gonzalez 2012 17-15-1 against the complex rival Diamondbacks prior to the two teams Germen 2011 20-11-1 meeting to kick off the regular season in Phoenix next Monday ... SEA: RHP Steve Cishek, LHP Mike Montgomery, RHP 2010 17-13-3 the Rockies emerged with the 6-3 victory behind Kyle Freeland, Nick Vincent, RHP Blake Parker, RHP Tony Zych 2009 17-17-1 who earned the win after allowing three runs (two earned) in 5.2 2008 14-12 innings pitched with eight hits, one walk, one strikeout and two home runs ... Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-3 with one run, one 2007 13-12 double, one home run and two RBI ... Mark Reynolds went 2-for-3 2006 17-12-2 while hitting his second home run of Spring Training, and Nolan INNINGS BY POSITION Arenado went 1-for-2 with one double, one RBI and a hit-by-pitch ... Arenado has at least one extra-base-hit in 11 of his past 12 games, including each of Catcher: Hundley (82.0), Garneau (52.0), Wolters (44.0), his last five. Williams (42.0), Murphy (33.0), Nunez (7.0), Casteel (6.0) TOMORROW: Colorado will conclude their Spring Training schedule with a 12:10 p.m. First Base: Paulsen (101.0), Reynolds (90.0), Casteel (39.0), Parker (18.0), Swanner (9.0), Ferguson (4.0), finale against the Seattle Mariners at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ... Jordan Lyles (0-3, Nelson (3.0), Prime (3.0) 7.88) will make the start for the Rockies. Second Base: LeMahieu (98.1), Wolters (29.0), Adames HAPPY BIRTHDAY: The Rockies wish Doug Marino of ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain a (28.0), Ynoa (26.0), Valaika (23.0), Descalso (13.0), happy birthday today. Wong (12.0), Osborne (8.0), George (6.0), Ciriaco (5.0), Gomez (4.0), Nelson (4.0), Jones (3.0), Piron (3.0) HIP HIP JORGE!: Colorado Rockies Manager Walt Weiss confirmed last Friday that left- Third Base: Arenado (102.0), Ynoa (55.0), McMahon handed pitcher Jorge De La Rosa will start Opening Day, April 4, across town against the (35.0), Smalling (22.0), Nelson (12.0), Castellanos (9.0), Arizona Diamondbacks to begin the 2016 regular season … the outing marks De La Rosa’s Descalso (6.0), Adames (6.0), Benjamin (5.0), Fuentes second Opening-Day start, having also started 2014 at Miami. (5.0), Ciriaco (3.0), Hoelscher (2.0), Soriano (2.0), Jean (1.0) HE LIKES TO PLAY: In 20 starts at third base this Spring Training, Nolan Arenado is Shortstop: Story (97.0), Adames (85.0), Ynoa (23.0), leading MLB Spring Training in batting average (.564), on-base percentage (.583) and Descalso (16.0), Valaika (13.0), Jimenez (11.0), Wong slugging percentage (1.091) ... his 31 Spring Training hits are the most by a Rockies (9.0), Benjamin (5.0), Herrera (5.0), Wolters (3.0), Gomez player since Juan Uribe recorded 30 hits in 2002. (3.0) Left Field:Parra (69.0), Raburn (31.0), Tauchman (30.0), IS THAT GOOD?: Among players with greater than 45 at bats, Nolan Arenado (1.091) Barnes (28.0), Tapia (27.0), Dahl (21.0), Thomas (8.0), and Trevor Story (.854) are currently ranked first and second in Spring Training (Cactus Cuevas (7.0), Parker (7.0), Castellanos (5.0), Patterson League and Grapefruit League) in slugging percentage ... Arenado (1.674) and Story (5.0), Reynolds (5.0), Massey (5.0), McClure (5.0), (1.280) also rank first and fourth in OPS. Carrizales (3.0), Herrera (3.0), Paulsen (3.0), Ynoa (3.0), Soriano (1.0) FEEL THE BURN: The Rockies announced Tuesday that they have purchased the contract Center Field: Blackmon (100.0), Tapia (46.0), Barnes of outfielder Ryan Raburn from Triple-A Albuquerque … Raburn was originally signed to (41.0), Parra (28.0), Herrera (19.0), Daza (8.0), Tauchman a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training, March 2 … (7.0), Dahl (5.0), Suero (4.0), Carrizales (3.0), Massey Raburn, who has played in parts of 10 seasons with the Detroit Tigers (2004, 2007-12) (3.0), Weeks (3.0) and the Cleveland Indians (2013-15), is wearing #6 for the Rockies. Right Field: Gonzalez (95.0), Parker (42.0), Barnes (31.0), Raburn (20.0), Cuevas (12.0), Tauchman (12.0), Jones ROSTER MOVES: The Rockies also announced Tuesday that they have optioned catcher (8.0), Dahl (7.0), Parra (5.0), Tapia (5.0), Hilliard (5.0), Dustin Garneau to Triple-A Albuquerque … Monday, infielder/outfielder Rafael Ynoa Cardullo (5.0), Stephens (5.0), Thomas (4.0), Reyes (4.0), was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque and right-handed pitcher Brian Schlitter was Weeks (4.0), Patterson (3.0) reassigned to Minor League camp … the Rockies now have 37 players in Major League Spring Training camp, including five non-roster players. STARTS BY POSITION Includes all Cactus League games MEANWHILE AT COORS FIELD: The Rockies announced March 1 that the Club will be installing higher outfield fences in two locations at Coors Field for the 2016 season ... Catcher: Hundley (15), Garneau (5), Murphy (5), Wolters (5) the fence from the center-field end of the visiting bullpen, leading across the Rockies bullpen and ending at the manual out-of-town scoreboard (making it consistent with First Base: Reynolds (16), Paulsen (14) the current height of the top of the out-of-town scoreboard) will be raised eight feet, Second Base: LeMahieu (19), Adames (3), Ynoa (3), Descalso (2), nine inches ... the fence from the left-field foul pole to the start of the Pavilion seating Valaika (2), Wolters (1) area will be raised five feet ... both fences will be see-through, rubber-coated chain link. Third Base: Arenado (20), Ynoa (5), McMahon (2), Descalso (1), UP ON THE ROOFTOP: The Rockies will host a Rooftop Opening Day watch party April 4 Smalling (1), Nelson (1) from 6:00 p.m. until the end of the season opener in Phoenix ... this event will present an Shortstop: Story (14), Adames (12), Descalso (3), Ynoa (1) opportunity to purchase Opening Day Rockpile and a limited number of Rooftop tickets in person at Coors Field, with sales beginning at 6:30 p.m. ... parking is available for free Left Field:Parra (13), Barnes (5), Raburn (5), Tapia (3), Dahl (2), in Lot A beginning at 5:00 p.m. ... fans wishing to purchase tickets will need to obtain a Reynolds (1), Tauchman (1) wristband by 6:00 p.m. Center Field: Blackmon (19), Parra (6), Barnes, (4), Tapia (1) WE’LL BE THERE: The Rockies will open the regular season April 4 in the first game of a Right Field: Gonzalez (19), Raburn (4), Barnes (4), Parker (1), three-game series at Arizona with first pitch set for 7:40 p.m. MT ... the Rockies will then Cuevas (1), Parra (1) travel back to Denver to kick off their 2016 home slate with the first game of a three- DH: Raburn (4), Casteel (3), Garneau (2), Murphy (2), Parker (2), game series against San Diego April 8 at 2:10 p.m. MT ... the Rockies ticket office may be Paulsen (2), Blackmon (1), Cuevas (1), Nunez (1), Swanner (1), reached by calling (303) 762-5437, or by visiting www.rockies.com/tickets. Tauchman (1) YOU GET A BOBBLE, AND YOU GET A BOBBLE!: The Rockies will feature three giveaways MISCELLANEOUS 2016 ATTENDANCE in their first homestand of 2016 ... on Opening Day (April 8, 2:10 p.m.), the Rockies will give out a 2016 magnet schedule ... the following day, the Rockies will give out a Rockies Record: 15-12-3 Day: 15-12-3 HOME ROAD 3/4 Sleeve Tee Shirt prior to their 6:10 p.m. contest against the Padres ..