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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 (64-49) at CLEVELAND INDIANS (60-50) Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017 • 10:10 p.m. MDT • Progressive Field • Cleveland, Ohio RHP Antonio Senzatela (10-4, 4.78) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (10-8, 5.00) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio 51/50 bases and fourth with 138 hits. • The Colorado Rockies will conclude their brief ROCKIES AT A GLANCE two-game series in Cleveland today, looking for SECOND HELPING Game #114 ...................................... Road #58 a series split … will travel to Miami post-game • In 22 games since the All-Star break, the Rockies and have an off-day on Thursday before beginning are 12-10 … over that span they lead the National Record ....................................................................64-49 a three-game series (Aug. 11-13) to conclude the League in runs (133), batting average (.296 and NL West Standing ........................................ 3rd / 15.5 road trip. on-base percentage (.357) and are second in Home ......................................................................35-21 • The Rockies held on to a 1-0 lead over the Indians slugging percentage (.494). Road ........................................................................29-28 last night until forfeiting it with two outs in the • Among National League second-half batting Day ..........................................................................28-14 bottom of the ninth inning … would then lose on average leaders, Gerardo Parra ranks second a walk-off three-run home run. (.397), Charlie Blackmon ranks third (.389), Nolan Night........................................................................36-35 • Lost the final game of their three-game series Arenado ranks sixth (.372) and DJ LeMahieu ranks Current Streak .....................................................Lost 2 against Philadelphia Sunday after blowing the save, seventh (.368). Road Trip .................................................................... 0-1 and have now lost back-to-back games in which • Blackmon leads the Majors with 29 runs scored … Last Homestand ........................................................ 4-2 they took a lead into the ninth inning for the first Arenado is tied for second in the Majors with 28 Last Five Games ........................................................ 3-2 time since Aug. 21-22, 2013 at Philadelphia … were RBI. 59-0 when taking a lead into the ninth inning prior Last 10 Games........................................................... 6-4 to Sunday's loss …the 59-0 record to start the PURPLE RAIN Longest Winning Streak......................................7, 6/3-10 season was the longest in club history (previous: • At 64-49 (.566), the Rockies have the best record Longest Losing Streak .................................8, 6/22-29 47 straight wins when leading after eight innings in in club history through 113 games … the previous Series Record ....................................................22-10-4 1995). best at 113 games was 62-10 (.549) in 2009. Series Opener .......................................................24-12 • The Rockies currently sit a half game behind the APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Arizona Diamondbacks (64-48) for the first Wild Series Finale ...........................................................20-16 • Nolan Arenado hit his 25th home run of the season Card and six games ahead of Milwaukee. Sweeps ........................................................................ 4-3 Friday, a game-tying home run in the seventh inning. Getaway Day .........................................................13-15 • He also recorded both of the Rockies walk-off RBI Vs. Run Differential ........................................................+47 last week, Aug. 1 & 3 vs. the New York Mets … he • The Rockies are facing the Cleveland Indians for Longest Game by Innings ..................... 14, 6/27 at SF now has three walk-off RBI this season, tied for the the second time this season … swept the Indians Rockies single-season franchise record (also: Dante in two games at Coors Field June 6-7, outscoring Longest Game by Time ..................... 4:45, 6/27 at SF Bichette in 1996, Jeff Cirillo in 2001). the Indians 19-4. Shortest Game by Time..............2:14, 5/10 vs. CHC • Arenado now has six walk-off RBI in his career, tied • Colorado is 12-12 all-time vs. Cleveland, 9-2 at Most Games Above .500 ............................... 21, 6/20 for the fourth-most in franchise history (Dante Coors Field and 3-10 in Cleveland … the Rockies Most Games Below .500....................................... N/A Bichette and Todd Helton lead with nine). were swept by the Indians in three games in their Opp. At-Above / Below .500 .............. 29-21 / 35-28 • He leads the Majors with 16 game-winning RBI … last visit here, May 30-June 1, 2014 … all three vs. RHS / LHS ........................................ 44-37 / 20-12 since debuting in 2013, Arenado's 72 game-winning games in 2014 were decided by two runs or fewer. RBI are the most in the National League. • Bud Black played parts of four seasons with Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................20 • Arenado is batting a Major League-leading .441 Cleveland, beginning with a stint from 1988-1990 Trailing 3+ ..................................................................3 (49-for-111) with runners in scoring position with and then a final season in 1995 before retiring … Trailing 4+ ..................................................................0 13 doubles, three triples and nine home runs, a .856 went 29-26 with a 3.93 ERA. Trailing 5+ ..................................................................1 slugging percentage that leads MLB. • Following his retirement as a player, Black spent Losses After Leading .................................................19 • With runners in scoring position and two outs, four years in the Indians organization, three as a Arenado is batting .409 (18-for-44), sixth in the NL, special assistant to the general manager (1996-97, Largest Blown Lead ............... 5, 3x, last: 8/2 vs. NYM with a Major League-leading 28 RBI. 1999) and one as a pitching coach with Triple-A Extra Innings .............................................................. 1-3 • Arenado ranks third in MLB in Win Probability Buffalo (1998). Shutouts ...................................................................... 5-7 Added (3.70), which credits or debits a player Batting Orders ............................................................81 based on how much their action increased or BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME Rockies / Opp. Score First .................. 49-17 / 15-32 decreased their team's odds of winning. • The Rockies are 35-21 (.625) at home, the third- best home winning percentage in the NL … are One-run / Two-Run Games .....................14-7 / 13-7 RIDE THE LIGHTNING 12-4-2 in home series this season … are 14-4 in the Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs .......... 9-8 / 4-6 • Arenado leads the Major Leagues with 98 RBI and first game of a series at home. Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 1-1 65 extra-base hits, ranks second with 259 total • Since starting 7-7 at home, the Rockies are 28-14 Out-Hitting Opponents ........................................49-6 at Coors Field since May 6, outscoring opponents Out-Hit by Opponents .......................................11-39 269-211. 2017 Rockies Interleague (7-6) Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 4-4 CAN'T BUY A THRILL Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..................... 49-12 / 14-36 Date H/R Result WP LP • Colorado is 29-28 on the road overall but has Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ..................... 56-15 / 23-42 5/16 R W, 7-3 Freeland Hughes dropped 18 of its past 23 road games since June Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ..........8-34 / 41-7 5/18 R W, 5-1 Márquez Santana 11 … the Rockies won their last road series, in Hit Two or More Home Runs ............................34-3 Washington July 29-30, snapping a six-series road 5/18 R L, 0-2 Berrios Chatwood losing streak dating back to June 12-14 … were 9-0 Hit at Least One Home Run .............................55-18 5/29 H L, 6-5 Gaviglio Chatwood with two ties in road series prior to the slide. Hit No Home Runs................................................9-31 5/30 H L, 4-10 Miranda Anderson • Have hit .230 overall and .237 with runners in No Errors...............................................................49-25 scoring position over their past 23 road games … One or More Errors ...........................................15-24 5/31 R L, 0-5 Paxton Senzatela Rockies starters have posted a 6.27 ERA with six Rockies / Opp. Quality Start ................ 41-9 / 11-29 6/1 R W, 6-3 Freeland Gallardo quality starts while averaging fewer than five innings per start … relievers have logged a 4.93 ERA. Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................58-4 / 59-3 / 59-2 6/6 H W, 11-3 Senzatela Clevinger Behind after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................4-42 / 1-44 / 1-42 6/7 H W, 8-1 Freeland Bauer ALL SUMMER LONG Tied after 6 / 7 / 8 ................................ 2-3 / 4-2 / 4-5 7/7 H W, 12-4 Márquez D. Holland • Nolan Arenado (65) and Charlie Blackmon (63) vs. NL West...........................................................29-21 currently rank first