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COLORADO ROCKIES OPENING DAY INFORMATION twitter.com/Rockies facebook.com/Rockies twitter.com/LosRockies Colorado Rockies Communications Coors Field 2001 Blake Street Denver, CO 80205 www.rockies.com PROBABLE PITCHERS COLORADO ROCKIES (0-0) at ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (0-0) Tuesday, April 5 Jorge De La Rosa (0-0, -.--) vs. Zack Greinke (0-0, -.--) at Arizona Diamondbacks • 7:40 p.m MT Monday, April 4, 2016, 7:40 p.m. MT RHP Chad Bettis (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Shelby Miller (0-0, -.--) THE 24th SEASON OF ROCKIES BASEBALL BEGINS ROOT SPORTS RM / KOA NewsRadio 850 AM • 94.1 FM The Colorado Rockies will open their 24th National League season against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. ... the Rockies are 12-11 on Opening Day in franchise history, Wednesday, April 6 including a record of 8-8 while opening on the road and a record of 4-3 in Denver (0-1 at Mile High at Arizona Diamondbacks • 1:40 p.m MT Stadium, 4-2 at Coors Field) ... this will be the fifth consecutive road opener for the Rockies, who are RHP Tyler Chatwood (0-0, -.--) 2-2 on Opening Day over the last four seasons. vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (0-0, -.--) ROOT SPORTS RM / KOA NewsRadio 850 AM • 94.1 FM J.D.L.R. Jorge De La Rosa will make his second career Opening Day start for Colorado, becoming the seventh Friday, April 8 pitcher to make two Opening Day starts for the Rockies ... no pitcher has ever made three ... also vs. San Diego Padres • 1:10 p.m MT started on Opening Day in 2014, and took the loss at Miami after allowing five runs on four hits over RHP Jordan Lyles (0-0, -.--) 4.1 innings pitched ... this will be De La Rosa’s 13th season in Major League Baseball, his ninth with the vs. TBA Rockies ... he is Rockies’ franchise leader in wins with a 78-52 (.600) record in 182 games (176 starts) ROOT SPORTS RM / KOA NewsRadio 850 AM • 94.1 FM with the Rockies ... is also the Rockies franchise leader in strikeouts at 877 ... was not on the Opening Day roster is 2015, as he broke camp on the disabled list with a strained left groin. OPENING DAY RECORDS SHORTEST TRIP ALL SEASON The Rockies will open in Phoenix against the Diamondbacks for the fourth time in franchise history ... Mile High Stadium ......................................0-1 Coors Field ..................................................4-2 the Rockies last opened a season in Phoenix on April 6, 2009, and lost by a score of 8-9 ... the Rockies at ARI ............................................................2-1 are 2-1 on Opening Day in Phoenix, and 3-3 overall in season openers against the Diamondbacks. vs. ARI............................................................1-2 at ATL ............................................................0-1 LET’S DO IT AGAIN at CIN ...........................................................0-1 Last season, the Rockies opened in Milwaukee against the Brewers, and shut them out by a score of at HOU.........................................................1-1 10-0 as Rockies starter Kyle Kendrick pitched seven scoreless innings while allowing seven hits and at MIA ...........................................................0-1 no walks with six strikeouts ... it was the second shutout victory on Opening Day in franchise history, at MIL ............................................................2-1 the first coming on April 2, 2001 as the Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 at Coors Field behind at NYM .........................................................0-1 starter Mike Hampton (8.1 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 5 SO). vs. NYM ........................................................1-0 at PHI ............................................................1-0 EARLY SPARKS vs. PHI ...........................................................0-1 The Opening Day victory in 2015 was the first of four consecutive wins as the Rockies swept the at SD .............................................................1-0 Brewers in a three-game series before going 1-2 in the home opening series at Coors Field against the vs. SD ............................................................1-0 Chicago Cubs … following a three-game sweep of the Giants on the road in San Francisco, the Rockies at STL ............................................................1-1 were 7-3 after their first 10 games, which was tied for their second-best start in franchise history after vs. STL ...........................................................1-0 10 games ... the 2011 Rockies went 8-2 over their first 10 games, while in 1995 and 1997 the Rockies STARTING PITCHERS were also 7-3 after their first 10. 2015 ........................Kyle Kendrick (W at MIL) HOW THEY’RE BUILT 2014 ...................Jorge De La Rosa (L at MIA) The Rockies broke camp with a 25-man roster comprised of seven right-handed pitchers, five left- 2013 ......Jhoulys Chacin (ND at MIL, COL L) handed pitchers, six infielders (one left-handed batter, one switch-hitter), five outfielders (three left- 2012 ..................Jeremy Guthrie (W at HOU) handed batters), and two catchers (one left-handed batter) ... four players (Jake McGee, Gerardo Parra, 2011 ... Ubaldo Jimenez (ND vs. ARI, COL L) Chad Qualls, Mark Reynolds) were acquired in the offseason, two (Ryan Raburn, Tony Wolters) were 2010 .................... Ubaldo Jimenez (W at MIL) acquired after the beginning of Spring Training, and the remaining 18 with the exception of Trevor 2009 ..........Aaron Cook (ND at ARI, COL L) Story have appeared on the Major League roster for Colorado in past seasons ... two players (Trevor 2008 ............. Kip Wells (ND at STL, COL W) 2007 .........Aaron Cook (ND vs. ARI, COL L) Story, Tony Wolters) have never appeared in a Major League game ... two players (Jason Gurka, Ryan 2006 .....Jason Jennings (ND vs. ARI, COL W) Raburn) were non-roster invitees to Spring Training ... the Rockies open the season with five players 2005 .........Joe Kennedy (ND vs. SD, COL W) on the 15-day disabled list (Tyler Anderson, Daniel Descalso, Jon Gray, Tyler Matzek, Jason Motte) and 2004 ........................... Shawn Estes (W at ARI) two on the 60-day disabled list (Jairo Diaz, Adam Ottavino). 2003 .......................Jason Jennings (L at HOU) 2002 ........................ Mike Hampton (L at STL) SO, WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO PLAY ON OPENING DAY? 2001 ......................Mike Hampton (W at STL) The Rockies have 18 players on the active roster who have at least one appearance on an Opening 2000 ..........................Pedro Astacio (L at ATL) Day roster, and 14 players who have been on a Rockies Opening Day roster ... Cristhian Adames, 1999 .............................. Darryl Kile (W at SD) Jason Gurka, Justin Miller, Ben Paulsen, Chris Rusin, Trevor Story and Tony Wolters are all on their first 1998 ............................. Darryl Kile (W at ARI) Opening Day roster ... of the seven players on the disabled list, Tyler Anderson, Jairo Diaz, and Jon Gray 1997 ................................ Kevin Ritz (L at CIN) are on their first inactive Opening Day roster ... Chad Qualls is on an Opening Day roster for the 12th 1996 ...............................Kevin Ritz (W at PHI) time in his career ... the Rockies are the seventh team that Qualls is a member of for Opening Day, and 1995 ...........Bill Swift (ND vs. NYM, COL W) the ninth total team that he has been a member of in his career ... Jorge De La Rosa will appear on his 1994 ....Armando Reynoso (ND vs. PHI, COL L) ninth Opening Day roster, his sixth with the Rockies, which is the most Rockies Opening Day roster 1993 ............................David Nied (L at NYM) appearances for any current Rockies pitcher ... Mark Reynolds will make his first Opening Day roster appearance with the Rockies, his ninth overall, which is the most for any Rockies position player ... MOST STARTS BY POSITION Carlos Gonzalez will make his seventh Opening Day roster appearance, and currently has the longest P ........................................ Six players tied (2) streak of Opening Day starts on the Rockies at six. C .........................................Chris Iannetta (4) 1B .........................................Todd Helton (16) LONG WINTERS TURN TO LONG BALLS 2B ...........................................Mike Lansing (3) Per the Elias Sports Bureau: In 23 Opening Day games, the Rockies have recorded 29 home runs (19 3B ......................................... Vinny Castilla (6) on the road, eight at Coors Field, two at Mile High Stadium) ... Vinny Castilla, Larry Walker, and Troy SS ...................................... Troy Tulowitzki (9) Tulowitzki all lead with three career Opening Day home runs for the Rockies ... Carlos Gonzalez is the LF .................................Three players tied (4) only member of this year’s Opening Day roster who has two Opening Day home runs for the Rockies CF ................................Three players tied (3) (2014 at Miami, 2013 at Milwaukee) ... Vinny Castilla is the only Rockies player to have ever hit multiple RF ..........................................Larry Walker (7) home runs in one Opening Day (1998 at Arizona), and no Rockies player has ever hit a grand slam on CURRENT START STREAKS Opening Day ... Jeff Baker is the only Rockies player to have ever hit a home run in his Major League Carlos Gonzalez ................6 (4 LF, 1 CF, 1 RF) debut on Opening Day (2005 vs. San Diego) ... the most home runs ever hit by the Rockies as a team Nolan Arenado .........................................2 (3B) on Opening Day is three (three times, last: