COLORADO ROCKIES (0-0) at MIAMI MARLINS (0-0) Thursday, March 28, 2019 • 2:10 p.m. MDT • Marlins Park • Miami, Fla. LHP Kyle Freeland (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP José Ureña (0-0, -.--) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio HERE GOES with a .763 slugging percentage, nine doubles, 13 • The Rockies will begin their 27th Major League extra-base hits and 45 total bases, second with a OPENING DAY RECORDS season today in the first game of a four-game .424 batting average and a .470 on-base percentage, Mile High Stadium ............................................0-1 series at Miami … this will be their second and tied for second with 25 hits … he was the Coors Field ........................................................4-2 at ARI ..................................................................3-2 Opening Day in Miami, having opened here in 2014 recipient of the 2019 Abby Greer Award, which is vs. ARI..................................................................1-2 (lost 10-1). given annually to the Rockies’ Spring Training MVP. at ATL ..................................................................0-1 • March 28 is the earliest that the Rockies have ever • Kyle Freeland’s four wins tied for the Major League at CIN .................................................................0-1 opened the season in franchise history, beating last lead … Jon Gray’s 0.92 WHIP ranked second in the at HOU...............................................................1-1 year’s previous record of March 29. Cactus League, fourth overall in MLB. at MIA .................................................................0-1 • The Rockies are 14-12 on Opening Day, including • Freeland, a native of Denver, becomes the first at MIL ..................................................................3-1 a record of 10-9 while opening on the road … Denver-born Opening Day starter in Rockies at NYM ...............................................................0-1 have won three of their last five Opening Day history. vs. NYM ..............................................................1-0 games (2015-17) … the Rockies have opened their at PHI ..................................................................1-0 season on the road every season since 2011, when LONG WINTER TO LONG BALLS vs. PHI .................................................................0-1 they hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 1. • In 26 Opening Day games, the Rockies have at SD ...................................................................1-0 recorded 36 home runs (26 on the road, eight at vs. SD ..................................................................1-0 WE’RE ALL KYLE FREELAND GUYS Coors Field, two at Mile High Stadium) … Nolan at STL ..................................................................1-1 • Kyle Freeland will make his first career Opening Arenado, Vinny Castilla, Carlos González and Troy vs. STL .................................................................1-0 Day start, making him the 19th Opening Day Tulowitzki all lead with three career Opening STARTING PITCHERS starter in franchise history. Day home runs for the Rockies … Arenado has 2018 ................................... Jon Gray (L, 2-8 at ARI) • Freeland is the sixth Opening Day starter who was homered on Opening Day in 2015, 2016 and 2018. 2017 .........................Jon Gray (ND, 7-5 W at MIL) originally drafted or signed by the Rockies, joining • Vinny Castilla (1998 at Arizona) and Trevor Story 2016 .......Jorge De La Rosa (ND, 10-5 W at ARI) Jon Gray (2017-18), Jhoulys Chacin (2013), Ubaldo (2016 at Arizona) are the only Rockies players to 2015 .....................Kyle Kendrick (W, 10-0 at MIL) Jiménez (2010-11), Aaron Cook (2007, 2009) and ever hit multiple home runs in one Opening Day, 2014 ................Jorge De La Rosa (L, 1-10 at MIA) Jason Jennings (2003, 2006) … this is the second and no Rockies player has ever hit a grand slam on 2013 ................Jhoulys Chacin (ND, 4-5 L at MIL) time in franchise history that the Rockies have Opening Day … Jeff Baker (2005 vs. San Diego) and 2012 ................. Jeremy Guthrie (W, 5-3 at HOU) had home-grown Opening Day starters in three Trevor Story (two home runs, 2016 at Arizona) are 2011 ..............Ubaldo Jiménez (ND, 6-7 L vs. ARI) 2010 .................... Ubaldo Jiménez (W, 5-3 at MIL) consecutive seasons (also: Cook 2009, Jiménez the only Rockies players to ever hit a home run in 2009 .................... Aaron Cook (ND, 8-9 L at ARI) 2010-11). their Major League debut on Opening Day … the 2008 ........................Kip Wells (ND, 2-1 W at STL) most home runs ever hit by the Rockies as a team 2007 .................... Aaron Cook (ND, 6-8 L at ARI) FISH STICKS on Opening Day is four (2016 at Arizona). 2006 ............... Jason Jennings (ND 3-2 W vs. ARI) • The Rockies went 2-4 against Miami in 2018, 1-2 at 2005 ..............Joe Kennedy (ND, 12-10 W vs. SD) Marlins Park and 1-2 at Coors Field … are 7-17 at GET-GO 2004 ...........................Shawn Estes (W, 6-2 at ARI) Marlins Park since it opened in 2012 … have only • David Dahl, Garrett Hampson, DJ Johnson, 2003 ....................Jason Jennings (L, 4-10 at HOU) won consecutive games there one time, and never Harrison Musgrave and Raimel Tapia are all on the 2002 .....................Mike Hampton (L, 2-10 at STL) in the same season (May 23, 2012, Aug. 23, 2013) Opening Day roster for the first time. 2001 .....................Mike Hampton (W, 8-0 vs. STL) … overall since 2012, the Rockies are 17-30 against • Johnson, 29, is the ninth player in Rockies history 2000 ......................... Pedro Astacio (L, 0-2 at ATL) the Marlins. to make his first Opening Day roster at age 29 or 1999 ..............................Darryl Kile (W, 8-2 at SD) • Rockies Bench Coach Mike Redmond was originally older … he is 29 years and 210 days old, making 1998 .............................Darryl Kile (W, 9-2 at ARI) signed by the Florida Marlins as non-drafted free him the seventh-oldest Rockies player to make his 1997 .............................Kevin Ritz (L, 4-11 at CIN) 1996 ...............................Kevin Ritz (W, 5-3 at PHI) agent on Aug. 18, 1992, playing for the Major League first Opening Day roster (oldest: Danny Ardoin, 31 1995 ...................Bill Swift (ND, 11-9 W vs. NYM) team from 1998-2004 … was a member of the ‘03 years and 269 days old on Opening Day 2006). 1994 ............ Armando Reynoso (ND, 6-12 L vs. PHI) World Series championship team … he was the 1993 ...........................David Nied (L, 0-3 at NYM) Miami manager from 2013-2015. INJURED LIST • Mike Dunn pitched for the Marlins from 2012-2016 • The Rockies have placed Antonio Senzatela (blister MOST STARTS BY POSITION and leads the franchise with 405 appearances. infection, right heel) and Chris Rusin (mid-back P ......................................... Seven players tied (2) strain) have been placed in the 10-day IL to begin C ...............................................Chris Iannetta (5) IT’S OVER the season, retroactive to March 25. 1B ...............................................Todd Helton (16) 2B .................................................DJ LeMahieu (5) • The Rockies went 14-15-3 in Spring Training, their 3B ............................................... Vinny Castilla (6) second consecutive Spring record below .500 … NEW TO US SS ............................................ Troy Tulowitzki (9) prior to last Spring, were .500 or better every • The Rockies signed Daniel Murphy to a two-year LF ..........................................Carlos González (5) season since 2007. contract on Dec. 21, their only Major League CF ...................................... Charlie Blackmon (5) • Colorado led the Cactus League with 75 doubles, signing of the offseason. RF ................................................ Larry Walker (7) ranked third with a .470 slugging percentage and • Murphy, 33, is a career .299 (1421-for-4747) hitter tied for third with 44 home runs … their .262 with 122 career home runs and 641 RBI since he CURRENT START STREAKS (169-for-1,078) batting average ranked eighth. made his debut in 2008 with New York-NL … Nolan Arenado ...............................................5 (3B) • Among qualifiers across both the Cactus and he is a three-time All-Star (2014, 2016-17) and Charlie Blackmon .......................................... 5 (CF) Grapefruit leagues, Ryan McMahon ranked first finished second in NL MVP voting in 2016. Trevor Story .....................................................3 (SS) • Mark Reynolds was signed to a Minor League OFFENSIVE HIGHS 2019 Rockies vs. Marlins (0-0) contract on Jan. 30, and was selected to the 40-man roster on Tuesday … this is the second Runs .......................4 (Joe Girardi, 1995 vs. NYM) Date H/R Result WP LP Hits ........................... 5 (Aaron Miles, 2005 vs. SD) 3/28 R 2:10 p.m. MDT time (also 2017) that Reynolds has signed a Minor RBI ......................... 5 (Vinny Castilla, 1998 at ARI) League contract with the Rockies and subsequently 3/29 R 5:10 p.m. MDT Walks ....... 2 (9x, last: Charlie Blackmon, 2018 at ARI) made the Opening Day roster … Reynolds’ career 3/30 R 4:10 p.m. MDT Doubles ......3 (3x, last: Gerardo Parra, 2016 at ARI) home run count is currently at 294. Triples .......... 1 (3x, last: Matt Holliday, 2005 vs. SD) 3/31 R 11:10 a.m. MDT Home Runs ....2 (2x, last: Trevor Story, 2016 at ARI) 8/16 H 6:40 p.m. MDT FACULTY CLUB Stolen Bases ...... 1 (20x, last: Charlie Blackmon, 2017 at