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 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (68-72) at COLORADO ROCKIES (76-62) Wednesday, September 5, 2018 • 6:40 p.m. MDT • Coors Field • Denver, Colo. RHP Antonio Senzatela (4-5, 4.88) vs. LHP Andrew Suárez (6-9, 4.19) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio DANCING IN SEPTEMBER SAN FRAN SLAM ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Colorado Rockies continue their 10-game • The Rockies have gone 10-5 against the San homestand, their longest of the season, with the Francisco Giants this season, including winning Game #139 .................................... Home #67 final game of a three-game series vs. the San each of the last games … have clinched the season NL West Standing ........................................ 1st (+0.5) Francisco Giants. series, their second straight winning season vs. San Wild Card Standing ................................................ N/A • After an off day tomorrow, the Rockies will face Francisco. Home / Road .......................................... 36-30 / 40-32 the Los Angeles Dodgers for three contests Friday- • Have gone 7-1 at Coors Field vs. the Giants, Day / Night ............................................. 20-25 / 56-37 Sunday before hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks winning each of the last five games at home … Current Streak ....................................................Won 4 for four games, Sept. 10-13. are 21-6 vs. the Giants at Coors Field since 2016, Homestand ................................................................ 2-0 • The Rockies have 15 home games remaining on the including 16-2 since 2017. schedule, the most in the National League … their • Carlos González has an active 23-game hit streak Last Road Trip ............................................................ 3-3 72 games played on the road are tied for the third- vs. San Francisco, the second-longest active streak Last Five Games ........................................................ 4-1 most in the Majors and tied for the most in the NL. against one opponent in MLB (Dustin Pedroia, 27 Last 10 Games........................................................... 6-4 games vs. Oakland) … it is the third-longest hitting March/April .......15-15 July ............................17-6 BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN streak vs. a single opponent in franchise history … May .....................15-11 August ....................14-14 • The Rockies are currently a half game up on the is batting .321 (26-for-81) with seven doubles, one June .....................11-16 September/Oct. ....... 4-0 Dodgers for first place in the NL West, the latest triple and 10 RBI over the streak. vs. NL West...........................................................32-27 the Rockies have been alone in first place in the vs. ARI .................... 5-7 vs. SD .......................11-8 division since the 1995 Rockies held first place as JUST THE WAY WE WANT IT vs. LAD .................. 6-7 vs. SF ........................10-5 late as Sept. 26. • Each of the Rockies next 17 games are against vs. NL Central .......................................................14-18 • The Rockies’ are a season-high 14 games above National League West opponents, four against San .500 … their .551 winning percentage through Francisco, six against Los Angeles-NL and seven vs. NL East .............................................................17-10 138 games is the second-highest mark in franchise against Arizona … will finish the season with a Interleague ...............................................................13-7 history, behind the 2009 club (.565, 78-60). seven-game homestand against Philadelphia and Opp. At or Above .500 / Below .500 ...... 46-35 / 30-27 • The Rockies were as many as eight games back Washington. vs. RHS / LHS ........................................ 46-40 / 30-22 after play on June 28 … since that date, have gone • Are now 28-27 against teams below .500 and 46-35 Longest Winning Streak....... ...................... 7, 7/11-21 38-20 (.655), the highest winning percentage in the against clubs with winning records, the third-most Longest Losing Streak ................................... 5, 6/7-12 National Leave and the third-best clip in the Majors. victories against .500 or better clubs in MLB. Series Record ....................................................21-17-7 Series Opener .......................................................24-21 AUTOMATIC LEAD FROM BEHIND Series Finale ...........................................................20-24 • Since June 28, the Rockies have gone a combined • The Rockies have 40 come-from-behind wins, 29-5 when Kyle Freeland (11-1), Jon Gray (9-1) and second-most in the NL and third in MLB … it is the Sweeps ........................................................................ 5-2 German Márquez (9-3) start on the mound. Rockies most come-from-behind wins since 2011 Getaway Day .........................................................15-18 • Freeland and Márquez ranks seventh and eighth, (41) … had 29 come-from-behind wins in 2017. Most Games Above .500 ..................................14, 9/4 respectively, in ERA in the NL over that span … Most Games Below .500................... 4, 2x, last: 6/27 Márquez’s 100 strikeouts since June 28 are the DEAL OR MORE DEAL Longest Game by Innings ..... 13, 2x, last: 8/30 at SD second-most in the National League. • The 796.0 innings by Colorado’s starters are third Longest Game by Time .................4:20, 5/11 vs. MIL in the NL and rank fifth in the Majors … the Shortest Game by Time ..................... 2:15, 7/4 vs. SF ROADSIDE Rockies’ 435.1 innings out of the bullpen are last in Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................40 • The Rockies have gone 40-32 on the road, one win the NL and 28th in MLB. Trailing 3+ ..................................................................6 shy of their franchise record of 41 road wins (2017, Trailing 4+ ..................................................................1 2009) … they rank tied for fourth in the Majors IT ONLY TAKES ONE in road wins, eighth with a .556 road winning • The Rockies are 24-14 in one-run games, a .632 Trailing 5+ ..................................................................1 percentage. winning percentage that’s best in the NL and fourth Largest Deficit Overcome to Win .......5, 6/15 at Texas in MLB … the Rockies rank first in the NL in Losses After Leading .................................................31 WELCOME TO PARADISE winning percentage (.616, 45-28) in one-run affairs Largest Blown Lead ............................. 6, 5/11 vs. MIL • Since an eight-game home losing streak ended June since the beginning of 2017 (second in MLB). Extra Innings .............................................................. 5-5 19, the Rockies are 25-10 at Coors Field (.714), the Shutouts ...................................................................... 7-7 best home winning percentage in the NL that span. HARDWARE Lineups ....................................................................... 107 • Are 21-8 at home since July 2, a .724 percentage • Per Elias, the Rockies are the first team in MLB Rockies / Opp. Score First .................. 45-15 / 31-47 that leads the NL … their 3.37 home ERA (262.0 history to use four different players at any point in One-run / Two-Run Games .................. 24-14 / 19-8 IP, 98 ER) since July 2 is second in the league … the season who had previously won a batting title Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs ......16-14 / 7-7 Rockies starters have posted a 3.23 ERA (175.1 IP, for that franchise … Charlie Blackmon (2017), DJ 63 ER) over that span. LeMahieu (2016), Carlos González (2010) and Matt Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 3-4 Out-Hitting Opponents ......................................53-13 2018 Rockies vs. Giants (10-5) Holliday (2007) have each won batting titles with the Rockies. Out-Hit by Opponents .......................................15-45 Date H/R Result WP LP • The Rockies have fielded a starting lineup with all Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 8-4 5/17 R W, 5-3 (12) McGee Johnson four batting champs four times this season … the Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..................... 48-17 / 14-49 5/18 R W, 6-1 Freeland Holland last team to have a starting lineup with four batting Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ..................... 56-27 / 21-54 5/19 R L, 9-4 Stratton Gray champions, won while playing for different teams, Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ....... 19-35 / 55-7 5/20 R L, 5-9 Dyson Shaw was the 2004 Yankees, who started John Olerud, Hit Two or More Home Runs ..........................33-17 5/28 H W, 6-5 (10) Shaw Strickland Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield and Bernie Williams. At least one HR / No HR .................... 62-37 / 13-25 No Errors / One or More Errors ..... 50-39 / 26-23 5/29 H W, 11-4 Freeland Samardzija ELITE 5/30 H L, 4-7 Holland Musgrave • Trevor Story ranks tied for first in the NL in Rockies / Opp. Quality Start .............. 51-18 / 25-26 6/26 R L, 2-3 Watson Ottavino doubles (39), second in total bases (288), third in Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ................... 54-10 / 62-7 / 64-5 6/27 R L, 0-1 Moronta Musgrave extra-base hits (72) tied for fourth in RBI (92), fifth Behind after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................8-44 / 5-48 / 5-51 6/28 R W, 9-8 Ottavino