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 COLORADO ROCKIES (10-8) at PITTSBURGH PIRATES (11-5) Tuesday, April 17, 2018 • 5:05 p.m. MDT • PNC Park • Pittsburgh, PA RHP Chad Bettis (2-0, 2.04) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (3-0, 1.56) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio WON FOR THE ROAD THWACK! ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Colorado Rockies continue their first East • The Rockies .218 team batting average ranks last in Coast road trip of 2017 with the second of three the National League … their .273 batting average Game #19 ........................................ Road #13 games against the Pittsburgh Pirates. in 2017 led the Major Leagues. NL West Standing ........................................2nd (-2.5) • Beat the Pirates in the series opener last night by • Colorado is batting .223 (23-for-103) with runners Home / Road ................................................... 2-4 / 8-4 a score of 6-2 … the win clinched a winning road in scoring position, 12th in the NL … they are Day / Night ...................................................... 3-3 / 7-5 trip for the Rockies … the Rockies have finished 9-for-56 (.161) with RISP over their last 10 games. Current Streak ....................................................Won 2 above .500 on each of their first two road trips of • The Rockies’ .256 batting average on balls in play Road Trip .................................................................... 4-1 the season. ranks last in the National League … they led MLB Last Homestand ........................................................ 2-4 • Since losing their first two road games of the with a .332 BABIP in 2017. Last Five Games ........................................................ 4-1 season, the Rockies are 8-2 on the road, including Last 10 Games........................................................... 6-4 winning six of their last seven on the road. TIME OUT March/April .........10-8 July .............................. 0-0 • After an off day Thursday, Colorado returns home • Nolan Arenado dropped his appeal and began May ......................... 0-0 August ........................ 0-0 to Coors Field for a six-game homestand against serving his five-game suspension on Saturday … the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres. he is scheduled to return to the team on Friday June ......................... 0-0 September/Oct. ....... 0-0 … Gerardo Parra is appealing his four-game vs. NL West............................................................... 5-5 ABOUT THAT SERIES suspension … pitcher German Márquez, who was vs. ARI .................... 1-2 vs. SD ......................... 4-3 • The Rockies took three of four games from the fined for his actions in the brawl, was issued a fine. vs. LAD .................. 0-0 vs. SF .......................... 0-0 Nationals, the first time since 2006 that they have vs. NL Central ........................................................... 1-0 won a four-game series at Washington. LAUNCH ANGLE vs. NL East ................................................................. 4-3 • The Rockies hit .169 (22-for-130) in the series, • DJ LeMahieu has hit five home runs on the season, Interleague ................................................................. 0-0 including .105 (2-for-19) with runners in scoring all on the road … in 2017, he hit his fifth (and sixth) Opp. At or Above .500 / Below .500 ......... 4-4 / 6-4 position … both of Colorado’s hits with RISP came home runs on Aug. 26 at Atlanta … in 2016, when vs. RHS / LHS ................................................. 6-3 / 4-5 in Sunday’s game. he hit a career-high 11 home runs, he hit his fifth Longest Winning Streak .........................3, 4/11-13 • It marked the first time in franchise history that the home run on June 25 vs. Arizona. Longest Losing Streak ................................... 3, 4/8-10 Rockies won a four-game series while batting .200 • It took LeMahieu 278 games to reach his fifth Series Record ............................................................ 2-2 or worse. career home run … he debuted on May 30, 2011 Series Opener ........................................................... 3-3 • The Rockies beat the Nationals 6-5 on Sunday after at Houston and hit his fifth home run on May 28, an Ian Desmond go-ahead solo home run with two 2014 at Philadelphia. Series Finale ............................................................... 4-1 outs and two strikes in the top of the ninth inning Sweeps ........................................................................ 0-0 … Colorado walked 10 batters in the game, the MEN OF STEEL Getaway Day ............................................................. 4-0 sixth time in franchise history that the club walked • Colorado play the Pirates six times this year, three Most Games Above .500 ..................................2, 4/16 10 or more batters and still won the game, the this week at PNC Park and three in Denver Aug. Most Games Below .500................... 2, 2x, last: 4/10 third time on the road … it was the first time since 6-8. Longest Game by Innings ....................10, 4/7 vs. ATL May 15, 2012 at San Francisco. • All-time vs. Pittsburgh, Colorado is 97-101 … Longest Game by Time ...................3:36, 3/29 at ARI since 2015, the Rockies are 7-14 vs. the Pirates … Shortest Game by Time...................2:26, 4/8 vs. ATL MOUND BALL Colorado endured a 1-10 stretch against Pittsburgh Come-From-Behind Wins ..........................................2 • Over the last six games, with the Rockies going 5-1, from Aug. 28, 2015 through May 20, 2016. Trailing 3+ ..................................................................0 the Rockies have posted a 2.72 ERA (53.0 IP, 16 ER) • In Pittsburgh, the Rockies are 43-59, including Trailing 4+ ..................................................................0 … they have limited opponents to a .191 batting 24-37 at PNC Park … the Rockies have not won Trailing 5+ ..................................................................0 average (35-for-183). a series in Pittsburgh since taking three of four at Largest Deficit Overcome to Win ......1, 2x, last: 4/15 at WAS • Rockies starters have posted a 2.90 ERA (31.0 IP, PNC Park in 2011. Losses After Leading ...................................................4 10 ER) with a .189 opponent average over that • Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle managed the Rockies span … they have allowed only three home runs. for parts of eight seasons from 2002 through Largest Blown Lead ...............2, 3x, last: 4/14 at WAS • Relievers have allowed six earned runs in 22 innings the start of the 2009 season … he managed the Extra Innings .............................................................. 1-0 over the past six games (2.45 ERA). Rockies to their lone World Series appearance in Shutouts ...................................................................... 0-1 2007 … his 535 wins are the most by a manager Lineups ..........................................................................15 #COORS? in franchise history … since joining the Pirates in Rockies / Opp. Score First ........................... 8-3 / 2-5 • The Rockies have hit 26 home runs in 18 games 2011, the Rockies are 19-27 vs. Hurdle’s Pirates. One-run / Two-Run Games ......................... 4-2 / 2-0 this season, the most home runs in the National Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs .......... 3-0 / 1-0 League and tied for the most in MLB. OTTOMATIC Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 0-0 • 19 of the Rockies’ 24 home runs have come on the • Adam Ottavino has multiple strikeouts in nine of Out-Hitting Opponents .......................................... 9-1 road, second-most in the National League. his nine games, including striking out the side three Out-Hit by Opponents ........................................... 1-7 • Charlie Blackmon leads MLB with seven road home times … his 22 strikeouts are tied for the most Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 0-0 runs … per Elias, he is the first Rockies player since among Major League relievers. Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ .............................. 6-2 / 1-7 Ian Stewart in 2010 whose first seven home runs in • Ottavino has struck out 22 of the 34 batters he has Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ .............................. 6-3 / 3-8 a season all came on the road. faced, a 64.7 strikeout percentage … he has a -.20 • DJ LeMahieu has hit all five of his home runs on the FIP and a 487 ERA+. Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer .............. 4-5 / 7-0 road, tied for the second-most road home runs in Hit Two or More Home Runs .............................. 5-4 MLB. WHERE HE LEFT OFF At least one HR / No HR ............................. 7-6 / 3-2 • Since missing four games April 10-13 with right No Errors / One or More Errors .............. 5-7 / 5-1 quad tightness, Charlie Blackmon has homered in Rockies / Opp. Quality Start ....................... 4-2 / 1-5 three consecutive games, his second three-game Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ............................ 7-0 / 7-0 / 8-0 home run streak of the season … over that span, Behind after 6 / 7 / 8 ............................ 0-7 / 0-8 / 0-8 2018 Rockies vs. Pirates (1-0) he has gone 5-for-12 with one double, three home Tied after 6 / 7 / 8 ................................ 3-1 / 3-0 / 2-0 Date H/R Result WP LP