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PROBABLE (0-0) at (0-0) Tuesday, April 5 (0-0, -.--) vs. (0-0, -.--) at Arizona Diamondbacks • 7:40 p.m MT Monday, April 4, 2016, 7:40 p.m. MT RHP (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP (0-0, -.--) THE 24th SEASON OF ROCKIES BEGINS ROOT SPORTS RM / KOA NewsRadio 850 AM • 94.1 FM The Colorado Rockies will open their 24th 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 , 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 to make two Opening Day starts for the Rockies ... no pitcher has ever made three ... also vs. • 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 pitched ... this will be De La Rosa’s 13th season in , 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 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 ... ...... 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 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 (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 … 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 (three left- 2012...... (W at HOU) handed batters), and two (one left-handed batter) ... four players (Jake McGee, , 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 , and the remaining 18 with the exception of Trevor 2009...... (ND at ARI, COL L) Story have appeared on the Major League roster for Colorado in past seasons ... two players (Trevor 2008...... (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...... (ND vs. ARI, COL W) Raburn) were non-roster invitees to Spring Training ... the Rockies open the season with five players 2005...... (ND vs. SD, COL W) on the 15-day disabled list (, , , , ) and 2004...... (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...... (L at ATL) Day roster, and 14 players who have been on a Rockies Opening Day roster ... Cristhian Adames, 1999...... (W at SD) Jason Gurka, Justin Miller, Ben Paulsen, Chris Rusin, 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...... (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...... (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..... (ND vs. PHI, COL L) ninth Opening Day roster, his sixth with the Rockies, which is the most Rockies Opening Day roster 1993...... (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...... (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...... (6) on the road, eight at Coors Field, two at Mile High Stadium) ... Vinny Castilla, , and Troy SS...... (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 multiple RF...... Larry Walker (7) home runs in one Opening Day (1998 at Arizona), and no Rockies player has ever hit a on CURRENT START STREAKS Opening Day ... is the only Rockies player to have ever hit a home 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 ...... 2 (3B) on Opening Day is three (three times, last: 2013 at Milwaukee). ...... 2 (CF) DJ LeMahieu...... 2 (2B) THE LIGHTS JUST GOT BRIGHTER ...... 1 (C) Trevor Story will make his Major League debut for the Rockies on Opening Day as the starting shortstop, Rockies manager Walt Weiss announced ... Story will be the seventh Colorado Rockies OFFENSIVE HIGHS player to make his debut on Opening Day ... he will join (2008 at 2B), Jeff Baker (2005 Runs...... 4 (Joe Girardi, 1994 vs. PHI) at 3B), and Luis Gonzalez (2004 at 2B) as just the fourth Rockies player to make his Major League Hits...... 5 (Aaron Miles, 2005 vs. SD) debut in a start on Opening Day ... this Spring, Story batted Story batted .340 (18-for-53) with 17 RBI...... 5 (Vinny Castilla, 1998 at ARI) runs scored, four doubles, one , six home runs, 13 RBI, six walks and 13 strikeouts ... he ranked Walks...... 2 (7x, last: Chris Iannetta, 2011 vs. ARI) fourth in for all of Spring Training among players with greater than 50 at-bats ... in Doubles..... 3 (2x, last: Aaron Miles, 2005 vs. SD) 61 games with Triple-A Albuquerque in 2015, Story batted .277 (71-for-256) with 37 runs scored, 20 Triples.....1 (3x, last: Matt Holliday, 2005 vs. SD) doubles, four triples, 10 home runs, 40 RBI, seven stolen bases, 16 walks and 68 strikeouts. Home Runs...... 2 (Vinny Castilla, 1998 at ARI) Stolen Bases.....1 (18x, last: three players, 2012 at HOU) HE KNOWS THE DRILL Carlos Gonzalez will be making his seventh Opening Day start for the Rockies, the most of any current STARTING PITCHING HIGHS/LOWS member of the team ... in his six Opening Day starts for Colorado, he is 14-for-29 (.483) with eight Most Innings Pitched.....8.1 (Mike Hampton, 2001 vs. STL) runs, three RBI, three doubles, two home runs and two stolen bases ... he has multiple hits in five of Fewest Innings Pitched.....2.1 (Aaron Cook, 2009 at ARI) those games including each of his last three, and extra-base hits in his last five Opening Day starts. Most Hits...... 10 (Bill Swift, 1995 vs. PHI) Fewest Hits*...... 2 (Shawn Estes, 2004 at ARI) SOUNDS OF SUMMER Most Runs...... 8 (Jason Jennings, 2003 at HOU) Opening Day will be televised on ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain, and broadcast over radio on KOA Fewest Runs*...... 0 (2x, last: Kyle Kendrick, 2015 at MIL) 850 AM and KOA 94.1 FM ... will embark on his 15th season of calling play-by-play Most Home Runs.....3 (2x, last: Joe Kennedy, 2005 vs. SD) for Rockies games on television, and he will be joined by color analyst , who will be in the Most Walks...... 7 (Kevin Ritz, 1996 at PHI) booth for his 11th season ... on radio, Jack Corrigan will kick off his 14th season calling Rockies games, Most Strikeouts.....7 (Joe Kennedy, 2005 vs. SD) his 31st season overall calling Major League Baseball ... will begin his seventh season of broadcasting Rockies baseball, and his 25th season of broadcasting professional sports in Denver *In a quality start (including his 18-year stint of calling the ).