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COLORADO ROCKIES GAME NOTES twitter.com/RockiesPR facebook.com/Rockies twitter.com/Rockies twitter.com/LosRockies Colorado Rockies Communications Coors Field( 2001 Blake St. ( Denver, CO 80205 ( www.rockies.com COLORADO ROCKIES (34-38) vs. NEW YORK METS (31-38) Tuesday, June 19, 2018 • 6:40 p.m. MDT • Coors Field • Denver, Colo. RHP German Márquez (4-7, 5.13) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (2-5, 7.39) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio MOUNTAINS ON FIRE T FOR TEXAS ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Colorado Rockies continue their two- • Trevor Story leads the National League lead (ranks opponent, seven-game homestand this evening second in MLB) with 54 RBI and is tied for third in Game #73 ......................................Home #32 with the second of four games vs. the New York the league with 15 home runs. NL West Standing .........................................4th (-6.0) Mets … host the Miami Marlins for three games • Batting .320 (39-for-122) since May 15, hitting safely Home / Road .......................................... 11-20 / 23-18 this weekend. in 23 of 30 games, including 10 of his past 12 … • Fell 12-2 last night, their first loss to the Mets this has hit in 12 of 16 games in June, batting .354 this Day / Night ............................................... 7-17 / 27-21 season after sweeping them in three games in New month (23-for-65). Current Streak .....................................................Lost 3 York, May 4-6 … Tyler Anderson took his second • Story has hit safely in 13 of his past 17 road games Homestand ................................................................ 0-1 loss of the season after allowing three runs on (.297, 22-for-74) … multi hits seven times that span Last Road Trip ............................................................ 2-4 seven hits over 5.1 innings of work … allowed a … hit safely in seven of his past eight road contests Last Five Games ........................................................ 1-4 leadoff inside-the-park home run to Cheyenne, (.323, 12-for-36). Wyo., native Brandon Nimmo, the first leadoff Last 10 Games........................................................... 2-8 inside-the-park home run allowed in franchise IT’S BEEN BUMPY March/April .......15-15 July .............................. 0-0 history … Bud Black received his first ejection of • The Rockies have lost 21 games after leading, which May .....................15-11 August ........................ 0-0 the season in the bottom of the fourth inning, his ranks first in the National League and third in the June .......................4-12 September/Oct. ....... 0-0 28th career ejection as a manager. Majors … they have 12 come from behind wins, vs. NL West...........................................................13-18 • The Rockies went 2-4 on a two-city, six-game road 11th in the NL. vs. ARI .................... 1-5 vs. SD ......................... 7-5 trip to Philadelphia (1-2) and Texas (1-2). FIVE STARS vs. LAD .................. 1-5 vs. SF .......................... 4-3 GLAD YOU ARE HERE • The Rockies’ 23 road wins rank third in the Majors vs. NL Central .........................................................10-9 • Members of the Rockies All-Time 25 Team will be and first in the National League … the team’s .561 vs. NL East ................................................................. 9-8 honored with a number of events this weekend on road winning percentage is fifth in the NL and 10th Interleague ................................................................. 2-3 Saturday and Sunday at Coors Field for the 1:10 in MLB. Opp. At or Above .500 / Below .500 ...15-17 / 19-21 p.m. games on both days … Saturday will include the Rockies 25th Anniversary Photo Day, a replica BE FIRST vs. RHS / LHS ........................................ 22-24 / 12-14 jersey giveaway to the first 15,000 fans, Alumni • Colorado’s 61 runs in the first inning lead the Longest Winning Streak .............................6, 5/1-8 Batting Practice and a pregame ceremony … on Majors but they rank fourth in the Majors with 60 Longest Losing Streak ................................... 5, 6/7-12 Sunday, the first 15,000 fans through the gates will runs allowed in the first. Series Record ...................................................... 9-11-3 receive a 25th Anniversary Blake Street Bomber • Have hit a Major League-leading 20 home runs in Series Opener .......................................................13-11 T-shirt. the first inning … Nolan Arenado’s six first-inning home runs are tied for the most in the NL while Series Finale .............................................................8-15 BREAKING IN THE COUCHES Trevor Story’s five home runs are tied for fourth. Sweeps ........................................................................ 1-2 • Between now and the All-Star break, Colorado • Nolan Arenado (18) and Trevor Story (16) rank Getaway Day ...........................................................7-11 will play 16 of 25 games at Coors Field … the first and second, respectively, in MLB in first-inning Most Games Above .500 ....................................6, 5/8 Rockies are tied for second in the Majors behind RBI. Most Games Below .500...................................4, 6/18 San Francisco with 41 road games. • Among NL leaders in first-inning batting average, DJ LeMahieu (.419) ranks second (20 PA minimum). Longest Game by Innings ....................13, 6/7 at CIN NO SPIN ZONE Longest Game by Time .................4:20, 5/11 vs. MIL • The Rockies are four games under .500 for the first WITH THE LEATHER Shortest Game by Time.........................2:23, 5/15 at SD time this season … have lost eight of the past 10 • Colorado ranks second in the Majors with a .991 Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................12 games. fielding percentage … the Rockies have committed Trailing 3+ ..................................................................2 • Have lost eight consecutive home games dating 25 hours, tied for the second-fewest in MLB … back to June 1 … that is the longest single-season Sunday at Texas marked the club’s fifth two-error Trailing 4+ ..................................................................1 home losing streak in Coors Field history … the game of the year. Trailing 5+ ..................................................................1 longest home losing streak in franchise history Largest Deficit Overcome to Win ..... 5, 6/15 at Texas is nine games, July 25-Aug. 18, 1993 at Mile High THEY’RE JUST LIKE US Losses After Leading .................................................21 Stadium … have been out-scored 81-39 over the • The Rockies and the Houston Astros are the only Largest Blown Lead ............................. 6, 5/11 vs. MIL losing streak … have yet to play over .500 in any two teams in the Major Leagues that have used the homestand thus far in 2018. same five starting pitchers all season. Extra Innings .............................................................. 3-2 • The Rockies have posted a 7.58 ERA (143.2 IP, 121 Shutouts ...................................................................... 5-5 ER) in June, with a bullpen ERA of 10.15 (52.1 IP, 59 I’LL TAKE A ROADIE Lineups ..........................................................................58 ER) over that span … the bullpen is 0-7 with two • Chad Bettis (2.70) ranks sixth in the National Rockies / Opp. Score First .................. 24-10 / 10-28 saves in seven opportunities in June. League in road ERA … his five road wins are tied One-run / Two-Run Games .......................10-7 / 8-3 for second in the league and his road innings (50.0) Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs .......... 5-5 / 2-2 MEET THE METS are tied for fourth. • Since losing 11 consecutive games to New York Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 0-0 from May 4, 2014-Aug. 23, 2015, the Rockies are GET THAT BALL, TINY Out-Hitting Opponents ........................................24-7 12-5 vs. the Mets … have won four of their last five • Wade Davis is one save shy of 100 and one strikeout Out-Hit by Opponents .........................................6-28 vs. NY and six of the past eight. away from 800 … Adam Ottavino recorded his Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 4-3 • Gerardo Parra (2-for-4 last night) is a career .319 400th career strikeout Sunday at Texas. Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ....................... 22-13 / 5-32 hitter (65-for-204) vs. New York … Ian Desmond has 20 home runs, his most against any opponent HE DOESN’T READ TWITTER Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ..................... 24-19 / 10-35 (has 16 vs. Atlanta) … ranks seventh among all • Ian Desmond has hit safely in 14 of his past Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ....... 10-19 / 24-4 active players in home runs vs. the Mets. 20 games (.309, 21-for-68) with a .400 on-base Hit Two or More Home Runs ..........................15-11 percentage … since June 10, over eight games, he At least one HR / No HR ...................... 25-22 / 9-16 is 11-for-31 (.355) with three home runs and seven No Errors / One or More Errors ....... 22-31 / 12-7 RBI. • His 14 home runs are tied for seventh in the NL Rockies / Opp. Quality Start ...................21-9 / 9-13 2018 Rockies vs. Mets (3-1) … 11 of those have come on the road, tied with Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................27-6 / 27-4 / 30-3 Charlie Blackmon for most in the Rockies and tied Behind after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................1-30 / 1-32