COLORADO ROCKIES (58-82) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (67-74) Thursday, September 10, 2015 Game 141 • Home Game 72 • Petco Park • San Diego, CA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Colorado 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 5 1 1 San Diego 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 5 Winning Pitcher: Miller (2-2) Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 21,922 Losing Pitcher: Benoit (6-5) First Pitch: 12:41 p.m. Season Total: 2,207,836 Save: Axford (21) Game-Time Temp: 93 degrees Season Avg. (72 games): 30,664 Starting Pitcher Lines Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Jorge De La Rosa 5.0 6 3 3 3 6 1 90/56 Tyson Ross 7.0 4 3 3 0 6 3 81/53 Friday’s Matchup San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants – 7:15 p.m. PT RHP Andrew Cashner (5-14, 4.11) vs. RHP Jake Peavy (5-6, 4.41) SAN DIEGO NOTES The temperate at first-pitch today was 93 degrees, the warmest game-time temperature in ballpark history and the warmest since August 30, 1998 vs. Montreal. Tyson Ross is 7-3 over his last 16 starts since June 20, posting a 2.69 ERA (29 ER, 97.1 IP) with the Padres 11- 5 in those starts… over his last 25 starts since the beginning of May, is 9-8 with a 3.00 ERA (50 ER, 150.1 IP) with the Padres 14-11 in that time. o Allowed three home runs in today’s game for the second time in his career in a game in which he started (also May 25, 2012 vs. NYY), with 81 starts in between those games… seventy-six of those games came as a member of the Padres, the 12th -longest streak in franchise history and the longest since Clayton Richard went 95 straight games from August 1, 2009-Setpember 26, 2012… has allowed just eight home runs this season. o Has recorded 185 strikeouts on the season, which entered the day ranked seventh-most in the National League. Matt Kemp hit his 21st home run of the season in the fourth inning, extending his career-long on-base streak to 30 straight games… is hitting .331 (40-for-121) with 10 home runs and 35 RBI in that stretch… it is the longest active streak in the National League and entered the day as the third-longest in the Majors, o His current streak is the longest by a Padres player this season and the longest since Adrian Gonzalez reached base safely in 30 consecutive games from July 6-August 10, 2006… it is the longest on-base streak in a single season by a Padres outfielder since Greg Vaughn, who reached safely in 37 straight games from April 28-June 5, 1998. o Is a career .309 hitter (165-for-534) in 143 games against Colorado with 35 home runs and 122 RBI, both of which are the highest totals of any active Major League player… is hitting .371 (23-for-62) in 16 games against the Rockies this season with 19 RBI… his 19 RBI vs. Colorado are the most against the Rockies by any Major League player this season and are the most by a Padres vs. Colorado since 2007 (Adrian Gonzalez, 19 RBI vs. COL). o Is a lifetime .458 hitter (22-for-48) against Rockies starting pitcher Jorge De La Rosa with five home runs. o Having also hit a home run in yesterday’s game, Kemp has homered in back-to-back games for the 27th time in his career (last, July1-2, 2007). o Is also working on an eight-game hitting streak, during which he has hit .344 (11-for-32) with four home runs and nine RBI. Yangervis Solarte extended his hitting streak to 11 straight games, tying his career-long from July 25-August 5… is hitting .404 (19-for-47) during the streak Wil Myers has hit in a season-long five straight games, batting .350 (7-for-20) in that time (2x, last, April 25-29). Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Distance o Matt Kemp (21) 4th 1-0 1 RCF De La Rosa 413’ COLORADO NOTES The Rockies have homered in 11 consecutive games at Petco Park, tied for the second-most by a visiting team in ballpark history (also, Atlanta from May 17, 2005-September 9, 2015), behind only Cincinnati, who’s homered in 12 straight games (May 22, 2008-April 12, 2011). Having scored all four runs on homers today, this is the third time in Rockies history and the second time in a win (also July 9, 1995) that the Rockies have scored all four runs on four solo home runs. Jorge De La Rosa is 9-4 since May 16 with a 3.60 ERA (50 ER, 125.0 IP) in 21 starts… on the road during that time, owns a 6-3 record with a 3.24 ERA (26 ER, 72.2 IP) in 12 starts… overall on the road this season, is 6-4 with a 3.38 ERA (29 ER, 77.2 IP). o In in his career against the Padres in 27 games, 23 starts, owns a 8-6 record with a 4.87 ERA (71 ER, 131.1 IP)… in 10 career starts at Petco Park, is 3-3 with a 3.21 ERA (20 ER, 56.0 IP) with his last win in San Diego coming on September 23 of last season. Nolan Arenado hit his 38th homer of the season and his 20th of the season on the road, both of which are the most in the National League, while his 20 home runs on the road entered the day as the sixth most in the Majors… additionally, his 20 home runs away from Coors Field this season are tied for the fourth-most in franchise history with Andres Galarraga in 1997 and Vinny Castilla in 1998… the last Rockies player to hit 21-or-more home runs on the road in a single season was Vinny Castilla in 2004. o In 10 games in September, is hitting .432 (19-for-44) with eight home runs and 13 RBI. Carlos Gonzalez hit his 37th home run of the season in the seventh inning, the second-most in the National League… has hit 33 home runs since June 1, while 24 of his second-half home runs have come since July 22 (15 at home, nine on the road)… his 33 home runs since June 1 are the most in Major League Baseball. o Since July 5, is hitting .316 (66-for-209) with 27 home runs and 59 RBI. Corey Dickerson hit his sixth home run of the season and his first since April 23 vs. San Diego… the home run was his first hit since being reinstated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. Wilin Rosario started his first game behind the plate this season and the first since September 28 of last season at LAD. Daniel Descalso belted his fifth homer of the season and his first since August 9 at Washington. Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Distance o Nolan Arenado (38) 1st 1-0 1 LF Ross 363’ o Corey Dickerson (6) 6th 1-0 1 RCF Ross 404’ o Carlos Gonzalez (37) 7th 2-0 1 LF Ross 340‘ o Daniel Descalso (5) 8th 3-2 1 RF Benoit 409’ .