COLORADO ROCKIES GAME NOTES twitter.com/Rockies facebook.com/Rockies twitter.com/RockiesPR twitter.com/LosRockies Colorado Rockies Communications Coors Field 2001 Blake Street Denver, CO 80205 www.rockies.com COLORADO ROCKIES (44-26) vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (26-43) Saturday, June 17, 2017 • 1:10 p.m. MDT • Coors Field • Denver, Colo. LHP Kyle Freeland (7-4, 3.57) vs. RHP Matt Cain (3-5, 5.22) TV: ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain • Radio: KOA NewsRadio MUCHO SWAGGER series thus far after recording a career-high three ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Colorado Rockies continue their seven-game doubles Thursday and another last night. homestand tonight with the third of four games • Is now batting .339 (21-for-62) in June with a Game #71 ......................................Home #33 against the San Francisco Giants … will host the National League-leading 16 RBI. Record ....................................................................44-26 Arizona Diamondbacks for three games Tuesday- • In nine games vs. the Giants this season, is batting NL West Standing ........................................... 1st / 1.0 Thursday after an off day on Monday. .351 (13-for-37) with nine RBI … is a career .314 Home ......................................................................19-13 • The Rockies won last night’s game by a score of (97-for-309) hitter against the Giants with 31 Road ........................................................................25-13 10-8 … won 10-9 the night before, and have now doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 70 RBI. recorded double-digit runs in consecutive games Day ............................................................................20-8 for the first time this season and the first time since TRES NAZTY Night........................................................................24-18 April 13-14 vs. San Francisco. • Charlie Blackmon has hit a triple in back-to-back Current Streak ....................................................Won 3 games for the second time this season, and now Homestand ................................................................ 2-0 CHICKEN DINNERS ALL AROUND has a single-season career-high 10 on the year … Last Road Trip ............................................................ 4-3 • Colorado is 44-26 and has a .623 winning the Rockies’ single-season triples record is 15 by Last Five Games ........................................................ 3-2 percentage, which is the second-best in the Majors Dexter Fowler in 2011. Last 10 Games........................................................... 7-3 entering today. Longest Winning Streak ..........................................7, 6/3-10 • The Rockies have the most wins in franchise history RARE AIR and the best winning percentage through 70 games • This is only the second season in franchise history Longest Losing Streak ...................3, 3x, last: 6/11-13 (previous best was 39-31, a .557 percentage, in in which the Rockies have gotten to at least 18 Series Record ...................................................... 15-4-3 2000 & 1995) … the Rockies, with a one-game lead games above .500 at any point (2009) … the last Series Opener .........................................................16-7 in the NL West, have not been in first this late in a time was at the end of the 2009 season when the Series Finale .............................................................13-9 season since 2006. Rockies finished 92-70 … Colorado’s all-time high- Sweeps ........................................................................ 1-1 water mark is 24 games in ‘09 at 92-68. Getaway Day ...........................................................10-8 NARANJA Run Differential ........................................................+69 • Last night’s win extended the Rockies win streak CREDIT ALL GOES TO EGS Longest Game by Innings ................... 13, 4/30 at ARI vs. the Giants to seven games, the longest winning • The Rockies are 25-13 away from Denver and have Longest Game by Time ...................... 4:13, 5/5 at SD streak vs. San Francisco in franchise history … it the most road wins in the Majors … the Rockies ties the Rockies’ longest winning streak vs. any NL have only had one winning record away from Shortest Game by Time..............2:14, 5/10 vs. CHC West opponent (also: vs. Arizona, July 23-Sept. 13, Denver in a season, going 41-40 in 2009. Most Games Above .500 ................18, 2x, last: 6/16 2004 & vs. Los Angeles-NL, Sept. 18-27, 2007). • The Rockies dropped two of three to Pittsburgh, Most Games Below .500....................................... N/A • Overall, the Rockies are 8-1 vs. San Francisco this their first road series loss of the season … per Opp. At-Above / Below .500 .............. 23-11 / 21-15 season … Colorado swept the Giants in three Elias, the 11 straight road series without losing one vs. RHS / LHS .......................................... 31-18 / 13-8 games at Coors Field, April 21-13, and went 3-1 at is the longest streak in Rockies history … the last Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................12 AT&T Park, April 13-16. MLB team to open a season without losing any of Trailing 3+ ..................................................................2 • Last season, the Rockies went 5-4 against the its first 11 road series was the 2001 Mariners … Trailing 4+ ..................................................................0 Giants at Coors Field, 4-6 in San Francisco. the last NL team was the 1983 Dodgers. • Only Houston (.742, 23-8) and Minnesota Trailing 5+ ..................................................................1 GEAUX DJ (.690, 20-9) have better road winning Losses After Leading ...................................................6 • DJ LeMahieu recorded his second consecutive percentages than Colorado’s .658 percentage. Largest Blown Lead ..............................5, 5/20 at CIN four-hit game last night, becoming the 11th Rockies Extra Innings .............................................................. 1-2 player (12th time) to record back-to-back four-hit GETTING SERIOUS Shutouts ...................................................................... 4-6 games (last: Carlos González, July 30-31, 2010 vs. • The Rockies have won 15 of 22 series overall this Batting Orders ............................................................49 Chicago-NL). year with three splits … have dropped series at Rockies / Opp. Score First .................... 34-6 / 10-20 • LeMahieu is now batting .344 (100-for-291) against home to San Diego, Seattle and Washington and on One-run / Two-Run Games .......................10-2 / 8-5 the Giants, the highest average among all active the road at Pittsburgh. Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs .......... 3-0 / 1-2 players. • The sweep vs. the Mariners (May 29-30) snapped Colorado’s streak of nine consecutive series Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 0-1 WAR CRY without a series loss, which tied a franchise record Out-Hitting Opponents ........................................34-4 • Nolan Arenado leads Major League Baseball in (May 21-June 21, 2007). Out-Hit by Opponents .........................................6-20 doubles (25), and has four against the Giants in this Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 4-2 JUNE BOOM Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..........................32-7 / 9-20 2017 Rockies vs. Giants (8-1) • The Rockies are 11-4 in June, the most wins this Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ....................... 36-9 / 13-22 month in MLB … have posted a NL-leading .302 Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ..........8-17 / 31-4 Date H/R Result WP LP batting average (158-for-523), including a .331 Hit Two or More Home Runs ............................23-3 4/13 R W. 3-1 Rusin Bumgarner average with runners in scoring position (51-for- 154) while averaging 6.3 runs per game. Hit at Least One Home Run ...............................38-7 4/14 R L, 2-8 Cueto Anderson • The pitching staff has a 3.92 ERA (131.0 IP, 57 ER) in Hit No Home Runs................................................6-19 4/15 R W, 5-0 Chatwood Moore June with a .250 opponents’ batting average against No Errors...............................................................37-14 4/16 R W, 4-3 Senzatela Samardzija (123-for-492) … starters are 9-2 with eight quality One or More Errors .............................................7-12 starts and a 3.47 ERA (85.2 IP, 33 ER) … relievers Rockies / Opp. Quality Start ................ 26-5 / 10-12 4/21 H W, 6-5 Chatwood Cueto are 2-2 with a 4.76 ERA (45.1 IP, 24 ER). Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................40-1 / 42-0 / 41-0 4/22 H W, 12-3 Senzatela Moore Behind after 6 / 7/ 8 .......................3-23 / 1-24 / 1-24 4/23 H W, 8-0 Freeland Samardzija ROOKIE BALL Tied after 6 / 7 / 8 ................................ 1-2 / 1-2 / 2-2 • The Rockies’ rookie combination of Kyle Freeland, 6/15 H W, 10-9 Holland Strickland Jeff Hoffman, German Márquez and Antonio vs. NL West...........................................................22-11 6/16 H W, 10-8 Senzatela Samardzija Senzatela are 25-9 with a 3.70 ERA (243.1 IP, 100 vs. ARI .................... 4-2 vs. SD ......................... 5-4 6/17 H 1:10 p.m. MDT ER) over 42 starts, including 22 quality starts. vs. LAD .................. 5-4 vs. SF .......................... 8-1 vs. NL Central .........................................................13-7 6/18 H 1:10 p.m. MDT BOY WONDER vs. NL East ................................................................