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COLORADO ROCKIES GAME NOTES twitter.com/Rockies facebook.com/Rockies twitter.com/RockiesPR twitter.com/LosRockies Colorado Rockies Communications Coors Field 2001 Blake Street Denver, CO 80205 www.rockies.com COLORADO ROCKIES (82-67) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (65-83) Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 • 1:10 p.m. MDT • Coors Field • Denver, Colo. RHP Jon Gray (8-4, 3.95) vs. RHP Jhoulys Chacin (12-10, 4.06) Television: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: 630 KHOW HIT IT fewest number of games played to reach the 500- ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Rockies will conclude their three-game series RBI plateau since Josh Hamilton reached it in his against the Padres today, looking for their sixth 667th career game in July of 2012. Game #150 ................................... .Home #75 sweep of the season … after an off day in the Bay Record ....................................................................82-67 Area Monday, the Rockies begin a six-game trip COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU NL West Standing ........................................ 3rd / 14.5 Tuesday, playing two in San Francisco (Sept. 19-20) • Colorado has won 10 of the past 13 games since and four in San Diego (Sept. 21-24) … have six being swept at home by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Wild Card ..................................................... 2nd / +3.5 games remaining on the road, seven at home. • On their most recent the Rockies won at least Home ......................................................................43-31 • The Rockies won 16-0 last night, their largest six games on a road trip for the second time this Road ........................................................................39-36 margin of victory in a shutout in franchise history season … it is the first time in franchise history (previous: 13-0 victory vs. Floria, Sept. 16, 2007) … that the Rockies have won six or more games on Day ..........................................................................33-20 it was their largest margin of victory in any game two road trips in a single season. Night........................................................................49-47 since Sept. 25, 2011, when they beat the Astros • Over the eight-game road trip, the Rockies batted Current Streak ....................................................Won 2 19-3 in Houston. .253 (70-for-277) with 11 home runs … Colorado Homestand ................................................................ 2-0 • Last night's win was their seventh straight against recorded a 3.73 ERA (70.0 IP, 29 ER) … starters the Padres, the longest winning streak vs. San Diego had a 5.03 ERA with two quality starts … the Last Road Trip ............................................................ 6-2 in franchise history. bullpen allowed runs in five of eight games en Last Five Games ........................................................ 3-2 • The win was the 82nd of the season for the route to a 2.50 ERA and a .185 opponents batting Last 10 Games........................................................... 8-2 Rockies, guaranteeing them a record of .500 average. Longest Winning Streak......................................7, 6/3-10 or better on the season for the eighth time in • From Sept. 7-24, Colorado plays 14 of 17 games franchise history and the first time since 2010. (6-2) away from Denver. Longest Losing Streak .................................8, 6/22-29 • Colorado, at 39-36 on the road, is two wins from Series Record ....................................................26-15-7 BARREL YOU UP tying the 2009 team for the most road wins in a Series Opener .......................................................30-18 • Pat Valaika recorded his first career pinch-hit grand season in franchise history (41-40, .506) … that is Series Finale ...........................................................24-23 slam in the seventh inning last night, his fourth the only season that the Rockies have finished over pinch-hit home run of the season … it was the .500 on the road. Sweeps ........................................................................ 5-6 11th pinch-hit grand slam in Rockies history (last: Getaway Day .........................................................17-19 Ryan Raburn, July 15, 2016 at Atlanta) … his 15 PAD YOUR LEAD Run Differential ........................................................+60 pinch-hit RBI on the season are tied for the most • Colorado has won seven straight over San Diego pinch-hit RBI by a rookie since 1958, the first since June 3 of this year, their longest winning Longest Game by Innings ..................... 14, 6/27 at SF season with official rookie rules (Greg Walker, streak against the Padres in franchise history. Longest Game by Time ..................... 4:45, 6/27 at SF Chicago-AL, 1983). • The Rockies have won 12 of the past 15, including Shortest Game by Time..............2:14, 5/10 vs. CHC • Entered the game in the leadoff spot … according five straight, over San Diego at Coors Field since Most Games Above .500 ............................... 21, 6/20 to ELIAS, his four RBI combined with Charlie April 10, 2016 Blackmon's four RBI mark the first time in Major • Colorado is 4-2 in San Diego this year, having won Most Games Below .500....................................... N/A League history that two players have had four RBI four of the past five games … before this year's two Opp. At-Above / Below .500 .............. 38-30 / 44-37 from the leadoff spot in the same game. series wins in America's Finest City, Colorado had vs. RHS / LHS ........................................ 56-50 / 26-17 not won a series at Petco Park since 2013 … from Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................28 CHALK UP ANOTHER SORTIE April 12, 2013 to May 2, 2017, San Diego was 25-14 • At 82-67 (.550), the 2017 Rockies are tied for the vs. the Rockies at Petco Park. Trailing 3+ ..................................................................4 second-best record in franchise history through • DJ LeMahieu is a career .322 hitter vs. San Diego Trailing 4+ ..................................................................0 149 games (also 2010) … the 2009 team was 84-65 (99-for-307), ranking seventh among active players Trailing 5+ ..................................................................1 (.564) through game 149. … Mark Reynolds' 21 home runs are the second- Losses After Leading .................................................27 • The 2007 team was 77-72 through 149 games. most against San Diego among active players, and Nolan Arenado's 19 home runs are tied for fifth Largest Blown Lead ............... 5, 3x, last: 8/2 vs. NYM ELIAS KEEPS TALKING … Carlos González has 75 RBI vs. San Diego, fifth Extra Innings .............................................................. 2-3 • Nolan Arenado recorded his 125th RBI of the among active players. Shutouts ...................................................................... 8-8 season last night, giving him three consecutive seasons in which he has hit that plateau … he is BEARD AND BRONZE Batting Orders ......................................................... 105 the first player in Rockies history to have three • Charlie Blackmon recorded four RBI last night to Rockies / Opp. Score First .................. 63-22 / 19-45 consecutive seasons of 125 or more RBI, and the give him 93 on the season, 92 from the leadoff spot One-run / Two-Run Games .................. 21-11 / 14-9 first third baseman in Major League history to … the 92 RBI as a leadoff hitter are a new National Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs ......13-11 / 5-5 accomplish the feat. League record for a single season (previous: Craig • Nolan Arenado recorded his 500th career RBI with Biggio, 88 in 1998) … now chases Darin Erstad's Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 1-2 his 34th home run of the season Friday … reached Major League record of 100 RBI while batting first, Out-Hitting Opponents ........................................62-9 the mark in his 706th game … per Elias, that is the set in 2000. Out-Hit by Opponents .......................................14-53 • Hit his 35th home run of the season last night … Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 6-5 2017 Rockies vs. Padres (10-4) is now one of 11 players in history to record a season with 130 or more runs scored, 30 or more Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..................... 61-13 / 17-50 Date H/R Result WP LP doubles, 10 or more triples and 35 or more home Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ..................... 70-19 / 29-59 runs … nine of those players are Hall of Famers … Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ....... 12-48 / 53-8 4/10 H L, 3-5 Diaz Chatwood the most recent such season was by Stan Musial in 4/11 H W, 3-2 Senzatela Diaz 1948. Hit Two or More Home Runs ............................43-6 • Leads the National League with a .333 batting Hit at Least One Home Run .............................72-29 4/12 H L, 0-6 Lee Freeland average (198-for-595), and leads the Majors with Hit No Home Runs..............................................10-38 5/2 R L, 2-6 Cahill Chatwood 198 hits, 131 runs, 14 triples, 64 multi-hit games No Errors...............................................................60-35 and 364 total bases. 5/3 R W, 11-3 Senzatela Weaver • The 14 triples are one shy of tying Dexter Fowler's One or More Errors ...........................................22-32 5/4 R W, 3-2 Qualls Hand 2011 franchise record of 15 (2011). Rockies / Opp. Quality Start .............. 48-13 / 15-36 6/2 R L, 5-8