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Colorado Rockies Game Notes 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 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (25-29) vs. COLORADO ROCKIES (29-25) Tuesday, May 29, 2018 • 6:40 p.m. MDT • Coors Field • Denver, Colo. LHP Kyle Freeland (4-5, 3.28) vs. RHP Jeff Samardzija (1-3, 6.23) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio 1/3 IN THE REARVIEW hit .332 (83-for-250) with 17 home runs against San ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Colorado Rockies continue their 10-day, nine- Francisco over that span. game, three-team homestand with the second of • His 21 home runs are tied with Adrián González Game #55 ......................................Home #23 a three-game series vs. San Francisco today… are for the second-most vs. the Giants among active NL West Standing ........................................ 1st (+1.5) hosting the Giants for the first time this season, players … Matt Kemp is first with 24 home runs Home / Road .......................................... 10-12 / 19-13 having split a four-game series in San Francisco May … in franchise history, Arenado trails Helton’s 29 Day / Night ............................................... 7-11 / 22-14 17-20. home runs vs. San Francisco. • Following this series, will host Los Angeles-NL • Is tied with Troy Tulowitzki for the Colorado Current Streak ....................................................Won 2 Friday through next Sunday. franchise record with nine home runs at A&T Park Homestand ................................................................ 3-1 • Won last night in the 10th inning on an RBI single … the nine home runs at AT&T Park ranks tied for Last Road Trip .......................................................... 4-5 by Chris Iannetta, his eighth career walk-off RBI 11th among all active players. Last Five Games ........................................................ 3-2 (last: May 11 vs. Tampa Bay as a member of Seattle). • Has batted above .300 vs. the Giants in each of the Last 10 Games........................................................... 5-5 • Prior to last night’s win, the Rockies had won their last three seasons. March/April .......15-15 July .............................. 0-0 previous three walk-offs via bases-loaded walk. • Recorded 24 RBI vs. the Giants in both 2016 and • It was Colorado’s first win of the season in which 2015 … the only other Rockies player to record May .....................14-10 August ........................ 0-0 they had been trailing following the seventh inning, 24 RBI in a season vs. any opponent was Preston June ......................... 0-0 September/Oct. ....... 0-0 moving to 1-24 in those games. Wilson vs. San Francisco in 2003. vs. NL West...........................................................12-11 • Moved to 15-11 all-time on Memorial Day. • Hit 10 home runs and recorded 24 RBI vs. SF vs. ARI .................... 1-2 vs. SD ......................... 7-5 in 2015, the fourth player ever with that many vs. LAD .................. 1-2 vs. SF .......................... 3-2 HEY, LOOK home runs and RBI in a season vs. the Giants, vs. NL Central ........................................................... 8-8 • Colorado remains 1.5 games ahead of Arizona for joining Dolph Camilli in 1941 (11 HR, 30 RBI), Roy vs. NL East ................................................................. 8-5 first place in the National League West … moved Campanella in 1953 (10, 28) and Stan Musial in into first in the NL West last Monday for the first 1954 (12,27). Interleague ................................................................. 1-1 time since June 20, 2017. Opp. At or Above .500 / Below .500 ...17-15 / 12-10 • It is the second time in franchise history that the NOT YOUR MOM’S BASEMENT vs. RHS / LHS ........................................ 18-15 / 11-10 Rockies have been in first place through 54 games • At 19-13, Colorado is tied for the Major League Longest Winning Streak .............................6, 5/1-8 (also: 1995). lead in road wins. Longest Losing Streak ................... 3, 3x, last: 5/9-11 • The Rockies’ .594 road winning percentage is ninth Series Record ........................................................ 7-6-3 OLD FRIENDS in MLB and fourth in the NL … Colorado has • Colorado and San Francisco play 19 times this year played a Major League-leading 32 road games. Series Opener .........................................................11-7 … the Rockies were 12-7 vs. the Giants last season, • Colorado has not finished any homestand above Series Finale ............................................................... 8-9 their most wins ever vs. their division rivals. .500 and is 10-12 (.455) in Denver … are tied Sweeps ........................................................................ 1-0 • Last season, Colorado won 10 of the first 11 for the second-fewest home wins in the National Getaway Day ............................................................. 7-6 meetings, but dropped six of the last eight to SF … League and are have the fourth-lowest winning Most Games Above .500 ....................................6, 5/8 Colorado was 3-6 at AT&T Park in 2017, losing the percentage. Most Games Below .500................... 2, 2x, last: 4/10 last five after winning three of the first four there. • The Rockies are 35-27 vs. San Francisco since the NEW ERA Longest Game by Innings .....................12, 5/17 at SF start of the ‘15 season and 14-9 since the beginning • Chad Bettis (2.03) and German Márquez (2.06) Longest Game by Time .................4:20, 5/11 vs. MIL of the ‘17 campaign. … 54-42 since May 17, 2013. rank fourth and fifth, respectively, in the National Shortest Game by Time.........................2:23, 5/15 at SD • Rockies Manager Bud Black pitched for the Giants League in road ERA. Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................10 from 1991-94 … Giants catcher Nick Hundley Trailing 3+ ..................................................................1 played for Colorado in 2015 and 2016. STILL AT LARGE Trailing 4+ ..................................................................0 • The Rockies’ 81.4 stolen-base percentage ranks DAVID, JACK, NOLAN first in the National League, fifth in MLB … Trailing 5+ ..................................................................0 • Nolan Arenado is third among active players with Colorado’s 35 stolen bases rank tied for fourth in Largest Deficit Overcome to Win ................... 3, 5/26 vs. CIN 80 RBI vs. the Giants … has 93 career games the NL. Losses After Leading .................................................13 against San Francisco … the two players with • Recorded their 16th straight stolen base of the Largest Blown Lead ............................. 6, 5/11 vs. MIL more RBI vs. the Giants have 178 games (Adrián season last without a caught stealing before Extra Innings .............................................................. 3-1 González, 85 RBI) and 185 games (Matt Kemp, 91 recording a caught stealing (Blackmon) in the Shutouts ...................................................................... 5-5 RBI) against San Francisco … Todd Helton is the seventh inning, their second-longest streak without only Rockie with more RBI against SF. a caught stealing in franchise history (longest: 18, Lineups ..........................................................................46 • Since 2015, his 67 RBI vs. the Giants are the most May 18, 2012-June 6, 2012). Rockies / Opp. Score First .......................20-5 / 9-20 vs. any single opponent by any player in MLB … has One-run / Two-Run Games .......................10-5 / 8-2 TALK TO TONY Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs .......... 5-1 / 2-0 2018 Rockies vs. Giants (2-2) • Nolan Arenado has reached in 35 of his 36 games Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 0-0 since April 12 and in 46 of his 49 games overall. Out-Hitting Opponents ........................................21-3 Date H/R Result WP LP • Arenado is batting .320 (32-for-100) his past Out-Hit by Opponents .........................................4-20 5/17 R W, 5-3 (12) McGee Johnson 26 games since April 29 … hitting .326 in May, including .400 with runners in scoring position. Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 4-2 5/18 R W, 6-1 Freeland Holland Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..........................17-8 / 3-19 5/19 R L, 9-4 Stratton Gray SNEAKY STREAK Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ....................... 19-10 / 7-22 5/20 R L, 5-9 Dyson Shaw • Chris Iannetta has reached base in 17 consecutive Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ....... 10-15 / 22-3 5/28 H W, 6-5 (10) Shaw Strickland games, the second-longest active streak in the Hit Two or More Home Runs ............................13-8 National League … it is the second-longest on-base At least one HR / No HR ...................... 20-15 / 9-10 5/29 H 6:40 p.m. MDT streak of his career (longest: 29 games in 2008). 5/30 H 6:40 p.m. MDT No Errors / One or More Errors ....... 18-21 / 11-4 6/26 R 8:15 p.m. MDT I’LL BE HERE ALL WEEK Rockies / Opp. Quality Start .....................19-7 / 9-9 6/27 R 8:15 p.m. MDT • Bryan Shaw is tied for the Major League lead with Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................22-3 / 22-1 / 25-1 6/28 R 1:45 p.m. MDT 29 appearances … he has allowed no runs 21 times Behind after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................1-21 / 1-24 / 0-24 … in the eight games he has been scored upon, he
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