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 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (77-68) at COLORADO ROCKIES (79-65) Wednesday, September 12, 2018 • 6:40 p.m. MDT • Coors Field • Denver, Colo. RHP Jon Gray (11-7, 4.69) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (11-5, 3.01) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio, ESPN HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS at home vs Arizona after losing nine straight in ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Rockies are 5-3 in this season-long 10-game Denver from June 21, 2017 to July 10, 2018. homestand … with 18 games remaining in the • The Rockies have not won a season series vs. Game #145 .................................... Home #73 regular season, Colorado has a 1.5-game edge over Arizona since going 10-9 in 2014. NL West Standing ........................................ 1st (+1.5) the Los Angeles Dodgers and lead Arizona by 2.5 • Charlie Blackmon has hit safely in 12 of 14 games Wild Card Standing ................................................ N/A in the NL West Division. vs. Arizona this year (.345, 19-for-55), including five Home / Road .......................................... 39-33 / 40-32 • The Rockies will begin a nine-game, 10-day trip on straight. Day / Night ............................................. 20-26 / 59-39 Friday … play three in San Francisco, three at Los • Ian Desmond has slashed .354/.415/.645 while Angeles-NL and three at Arizona before finishing hitting safely in 11 of 14 games vs. Arizona this year. Current Streak .....................................................Lost 1 the regular season at home with four against • DJ LeMahieu is batting .333 (16-for-48) vs. Arizona, Homestand ................................................................ 5-3 Philadelphia and three vs. Washington. (hitting in nine of 12 games). Last Road Trip ............................................................ 3-3 • This is the latest the Rockies have been alone in Last Five Games ........................................................ 2-3 first place in the division since the 1995 Rockies PITCHING MATTERS Last 10 Games........................................................... 7-3 held first place as late as Sept. 26 (139th game) … • The Rockies’ 3.80 ERA since June 28 ranks fourth March/April .......15-15 July ............................17-6 by games, it is the latest in franchise history that in the National League … the starters 3.74 clip May .....................15-11 August ....................14-14 the Rockies have held first place, as the strike- (380.0 IP, 158 ER) ranks sixth … the team’s overall June .....................11-16 September/Oct. ....... 7-3 shortened 1995 season consisted of only 144 3.42 home ERA (316.0, 120 ER) since June 28 is games. second. vs. NL West...........................................................35-30 vs. ARI .................... 6-8 vs. SD .......................11-8 NOT JUST FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS GO LONG vs. LAD .................. 7-9 vs. SF ........................11-5 • Tomorrow’s Rockies vs. Diamondbacks game will • The 827.1 innings by Colorado’s starters rank third vs. NL Central .......................................................14-18 be a MLB Facebook Watch broadcast, available in the NL and fifth in MLB … the Rockies’ 458.2 vs. NL East .............................................................17-10 on desktop, mobile and TV … the game will be relief innings are last in the NL and 28th in MLB. Interleague ...............................................................13-7 broadcast with no commercials. Opp. At or Above .500 / Below .500 ...... 48-38 / 31-27 • To watch the game search for “MLB Live” after TUFF ENUFF logging into Facebook. • Colorado is 48-38 against clubs with winning vs. RHS / LHS ........................................ 48-41 / 31-24 records, ranking third in the Majors in wins against Longest Winning Streak....... ...................... 7, 7/11-21 GO WEST YOUNG MAN .500 or better clubs. Longest Losing Streak ................................... 5, 6/7-12 • With 11 divisional games remaining, the Rockies Series Record ....................................................21-18-7 are 35-30 vs. the National League West … last year AT THE TOP Series Opener .......................................................25-22 the Rockies were 42-34 against their division rivals • Since 2015, Nolan Arenado leads the Majors with Series Finale ...........................................................21-25 … the 2007 team was the best in franchise history 490 RBI and tops the NL with 152 home runs. Sweeps ........................................................................ 6-2 vs. the NL West, going 43-30. • Among NL leaders this year, he is third in multi-hit Getaway Day .........................................................15-18 games (50), tied for third in homers (32), tied for WHO’S THE TORTOISE? fourth in RBI (97), is fifth in runs (93) and extra- Most Games Above .500 ................15, 3x, last: 9/10 • The Rockies’ .549 winning percentage through base hits (65), and is tied for 10th in average (.296). Most Games Below .500................... 4, 2x, last: 6/27 144 games (79-65) is tied with the 2010 and 2017 Longest Game by Innings ..... 13, 2x, last: 8/30 at SD teams for the second-highest mark in franchise IT’S A LONELY CLUB Longest Game by Time .................4:20, 5/11 vs. MIL history, behind the 2009 club (.569, 82-62). • Trevor Story tallied his 40th double in the first Shortest Game by Time ..................... 2:15, 7/4 vs. SF • The Rockies were eight games back after play on inning Tuesday to became the first shortstop in Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................42 June 27 at 38-42 … since June 28, are 41-23 (.641), Major League history to record at least 40 doubles, Trailing 3+ ..................................................................6 the highest winning percentage in the National at least 30 home runs and at least 25 stolen bases League and the third-best clip in the Majors. in a single season … he is the 16th player all-time Trailing 4+ ..................................................................1 (19th time) to reach those numbers, the third Trailing 5+ ..................................................................1 BETTER HOMES AND ROOFTOPS Rockies player to do so (Larry Walker, 1997 and Largest Deficit Overcome to Win .......5, 6/15 at Texas • Since an eight-game home losing streak ended June Ellis Burks, 1996). Losses After Leading .................................................31 19, the Rockies are 28-13 at Coors Field (.683), the • Additionally, Story is the second shortstop since Largest Blown Lead ............................. 6, 5/11 vs. MIL secondest home winning percentage in the NL. 1920 (when RBI became an official statistic) to have Extra Innings .............................................................. 5-5 a season with 30 home runs, 100 RBI, 25 stolen Shutouts ...................................................................... 7-7 LEAVE THE SNAKES ON THE PLANE bases and 100 or games at shortstop (also: Alex Lineups ....................................................................... 112 • Colorado is 6-8 vs. Arizona this year, 3-5 in Denver Rodriguez, 1998). and 3-3 at Chase Field … the Rockies are 5-2 the Rockies / Opp. Score First .................. 46-15 / 33-50 past seven games after going 1-6 the first seven. THE STORY CONTINUES One-run / Two-Run Games .................. 24-14 / 21-9 • The Rockies have won three of the past four games • Trevor Story leads the Majors this month with six Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs ......16-15 / 7-7 homers and 15 RBI … hitting .325 (13-for-40) in 10 Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 3-4 2018 Rockies vs. Diamondbacks (6-8) games in September. Out-Hitting Opponents ......................................55-14 Date H/R Result WP LP Out-Hit by Opponents .......................................16-47 NO CLICHÉ Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 8-4 3/29 R L, 2-8 Corbin Gray • Trevor Story ranks first in the NL in total bases 3/30 R L, 8-9 Ray Senzatela (307) and extra-base hits (77), tied for first in Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..................... 50-18 / 13-52 3/31 R W, 2-1 Shaw Salas doubles (40), tied for second in RBI (100), tied for Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ..................... 60-28 / 21-58 third in home runs (32), tied for sixth in hits (161), Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ....... 19-37 / 58-7 6/8 H L, 4-9 Greinke Márquez and tied for fifth in stolen bases (25). Hit Two or More Home Runs ..........................36-18 6/9 H L, 7-12 Bracho Shaw At least one HR / No HR .................... 66-39 / 13-26 6/10 H L, 3-8 Godley Freeland BABY COME BACK No Errors / One or More Errors ..... 52-40 / 27-25 7/10 H L, 3-5 Delgado McGee • The Rockies’ 42 come-from-behind wins are Rockies / Opp. Quality Start .............. 53-19 / 25-28 second in the NL (third in the Majors) and the Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ................... 57-10 / 65-7 / 67-5 7/11 H W, 19-2 Márquez Miller fourth-most in franchise history. Behind after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................8-47 / 5-51 / 5-54 7/12 H W, 5-1 Oberg Ray MID-SUMMER MAGIC Tied after 6 / 7 / 8 .............................. 14-8 / 9-7 / 7-6 7/20 R W, 11-10 Oberg Bradley • Since June 28, the Rockies have gone a combined Instant Replay Reviews - Rockies / Opp. ..... 40