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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 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (76-64) at COLORADO ROCKIES (77-62) Friday, September 7, 2018 • 6:40 p.m. MDT • Coors Field • Denver, Colo. RHP Jon Gray (11-7, 4.70) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (6-5, 2.40) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio BOOGIE NIGHTS in home runs against the Dodgers (24), tied for • The Colorado Rockies continue their 10-game second in triples, ranks third in runs scored (78) ROCKIES AT A GLANCE homestand, their longest of the season, with the and RBI (81), fourth in hits (137), seventh in slugging Game #140 .................................... Home #68 first game of a three-game series against the percentage (.534), and is tied for nine in doubles NL West Standing ........................................ 1st (+1.5) Dodgers, who begin the series 1.5 games behind (22). Colorado for first place. Wild Card Standing ................................................ N/A • The Rockies have 14 home games remaining on the SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT Home / Road .......................................... 37-30 / 40-32 schedule, the most in the National League … their • The Rockies have gone 40-32 on the road, one win Day / Night ............................................. 20-25 / 57-37 72 games played on the road are tied for the third- shy of their franchise record of 41 road wins (2017, Current Streak ....................................................Won 5 most in the Majors and tied for the most in the NL. 2009) … they rank tied for fifth in the Majors in road wins, eighth with a .556 road winning Homestand ................................................................ 3-0 THE LONGEST YARD percentage. Last Road Trip ............................................................ 3-3 • Trevor Story recorded his first career three-home Last Five Games ........................................................ 5-0 run game on Wednesday vs. San Francisco, the 17th EVENING SHADE Last 10 Games........................................................... 6-4 such game in Rockies history (last: Nolan Arenado, • Since an eight-game home losing streak ended June July 19, 2017 vs. San Diego). 19, the Rockies are 26-10 at Coors Field (.722), the March/April .......15-15 July ............................17-6 • His second home run of the night, in the fourth best home winning percentage in the NL over that May .....................15-11 August ....................14-14 inning, had an estimated distance of 505’, according span. June .....................11-16 September/Oct. ....... 5-0 to Statcast … that is the longest home run in • Their 3.35 home ERA (271.0 IP, 101 ER) since July 2 Rockies history and Coors Field history, and the ranks second in the league … Rockies starters have vs. NL West...........................................................33-27 longest home run ever measured by Statcast posted a 3.29 ERA (180.1 IP, 66 ER) over that span. vs. ARI .................... 5-7 vs. SD .......................11-8 since its establishment in 2015 … it was his 30th vs. LAD .................. 6-7 vs. SF ........................11-5 home run of the season, making him the second DRIVEN vs. NL Central .......................................................14-18 shortstop in Rockies history to hit 30 or more • Each of the Rockies next 16 games are against home runs in a season (also: Troy Tulowitzki: 32 in National League West opponents: three against San vs. NL East .............................................................17-10 2009 and 30 in 2011). Francisco, six against Los Angeles-NL and seven Interleague ...............................................................13-7 against Arizona … will finish the season with a Opp. At or Above .500 / Below .500 ...... 46-35 / 31-27 THE CANNONBALL RUN seven-game homestand against Philadelphia and vs. RHS / LHS ........................................ 46-40 / 31-22 • The Rockies are currently a 1.5 games ahead of Washington. the Dodgers for first place in the NL West, and • Are now 31-27 against teams below .500 and 46-35 Longest Winning Streak....... ...................... 7, 7/11-21 2.5 games ahead of Arizona … this is the latest against clubs with winning records, the third-most Longest Losing Streak ................................... 5, 6/7-12 the Rockies have been alone in first place in the victories against .500 or better clubs in MLB. Series Record ....................................................21-17-7 division since the 1995 Rockies held first place as Series Opener .......................................................24-21 late as Sept. 26. HUSTLE • The Rockies’ are a season-high 15 games above • The Rockies have 41 come-from-behind wins, Series Finale ...........................................................21-24 .500 … their .554 winning percentage through second-most in the NL and third in MLB … it is the Sweeps ........................................................................ 6-2 139 games is the second-highest mark in franchise Rockies most come-from-behind wins since 2011 Getaway Day .........................................................15-18 history, behind the 2009 club (.568, 79-60). (also 41) … the franchise record is 51 in 1996 … Most Games Above .500 ..................................15, 9/5 • The Rockies were as many as eight games back had 29 come-from-behind wins in 2017. after play on June 28 … since that date, have gone Most Games Below .500................... 4, 2x, last: 6/27 39-20 (.661), the highest winning percentage in DUKES OF HAZZARD Longest Game by Innings ..... 13, 2x, last: 8/30 at SD the National League and the third-best clip in the • The 801.2 innings by Colorado’s starters rank Longest Game by Time .................4:20, 5/11 vs. MIL Majors. third in the NL and rank fifth in the Majors … the Shortest Game by Time ..................... 2:15, 7/4 vs. SF Rockies’ 439.1 innings out of the bullpen are last in DELIVERANCE the NL and 28th in MLB. Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................41 • Since June 28, the Rockies have gone a combined Trailing 3+ ..................................................................6 29-5 when Kyle Freeland (11-1), Jon Gray (9-1) and GATOR Trailing 4+ ..................................................................1 German Márquez (9-3) start on the mound. • The Rockies are 24-14 in one-run games, a .632 Trailing 5+ ..................................................................1 • Freeland (2.50) and Márquez (2.62) ranks seventh winning percentage that is tied for first in the NL and eighth, respectively, in ERA in the NL over that and tied for fourth in MLB … the Rockies rank first Largest Deficit Overcome to Win .......5, 6/15 at Texas span … Márquez’s 100 strikeouts since June 28 are in the NL in winning percentage (.616, 45-28) in Losses After Leading .................................................31 the second-most in the National League. one-run affairs since the beginning of 2017 (second Largest Blown Lead ............................. 6, 5/11 vs. MIL in MLB). Extra Innings .............................................................. 5-5 BLUE ANGELES • The Rockies have won three consecutive games SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT Shutouts ...................................................................... 7-7 against the Dodgers and are 6-7 overall against Los • Per Elias, the Rockies are the first team in MLB Lineups ....................................................................... 107 Angeles-NL this season … have three games at history to use four different players at any point in Rockies / Opp. Score First .................. 45-15 / 32-47 Coors Field and three games at Dodger Stadium the season who had previously won a batting title remaining against the Dodgers. for that franchise … Charlie Blackmon (2017), DJ One-run / Two-Run Games .................. 24-14 / 20-8 • Among active players, Carlos González is second LeMahieu (2016), Carlos González (2010) and Matt Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs ......16-14 / 7-7 Holliday (2007) have each won batting titles with Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 3-4 2018 Rockies vs. Dodgers (6-7) the Rockies. Out-Hitting Opponents ......................................53-13 • The Rockies have fielded a starting lineup with all Date H/R Result WP LP four batting champs five times this season … the Out-Hit by Opponents .......................................16-45 5/21 R W, 2-1 Márquez Baez last team to have a starting lineup with four batting Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 8-4 5/22 R L, 3-5 Chargois Shaw champions, won while playing for different teams, Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..................... 49-17 / 14-49 was the 2004 Yankees, who started John Olerud, Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ..................... 57-27 / 21-54 5/23 R L, 0-3 Maeda Freeland Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield and Bernie Williams. 6/1 H L, 8-11 Santana Pounders Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ....... 19-35 / 56-7 WHITE LIGHTNING Hit Two or More Home Runs ..........................34-17 6/2 H L, 4-12 Báez Shaw • Trevor Story ranks first in the NL in total bases At least one HR / No HR .................... 63-37 / 13-25 6/3 H L, 7-10 Cingrani Davis (300) and extra-base hits (75), tied for second in No Errors / One or More Errors ..... 51-39 / 26-23 6/29 R W, 3-1 Anderson Hill the NL in doubles