ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (44-27) at COLORADO ROCKIES (46-26) PROBABLE PITCHERS AT COLORADO ROCKIES Wednesday, June 21, 2017 ♦ Coors Field ♦ Denver, Colo. ♦ 5:40 p.m. AZT June 22 - 12:10 p.m. FSAZ/620 AM/KHOV 105.1 FOX Sports Arizona ♦ ESPN 620 AM ♦ KHOV 105.1 FM RHP Zack Godley (2-1, 2.34) vs. RHP Antonio Senzatela (9-2, 4.10) Game No. 72 ♦ Road Game No. 37 ♦ Home Record: 26-9 ♦ Road Record: 18-18 VS. PHILLIES RHP Taijuan Walker (5-3, 3.32) vs. RHP Jeff Hoff man (4-0, 2.25) June 23 - 6:40 p.m. FSAZ/SPA TV/620 AM/KHOV 105.1 TBD vs. TBD Arizona Diamondbacks Communications 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85004 602.462.6519 June 24 - 7:10 p.m. FSAZ/SPA TV/620 AM/KHOV 105.1 TBD vs. TBD HERE’S THE STORY… TOUCHING ALL THE BASES June 25 - 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/SPA TV/620 AM/KHOV 105.1 ♦Arizona's 44-27 record is tied for the best start in club history TBD vs. TBD with the 2002 team, which went 45-27 through 72 games while LA RUSSA GOES INTO THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE HALL OF FAME: To- June 26 - 12:40 p.m. FSAZ/620 AM/KHOV 105.1 the 2001 team went 44-28 through 72 games. night, Tony La Russa will be inducted into the Southern League TBD vs. TBD Hall of Fame as part of their 2017 class - also Tom Glavine and ♦The D-backs have won a 7 of their last 8 games and 10 of their last 12...highlighted by a season-high 7-game win streak June Gabe Kapler - dating back to his playing days with the Mobile CURRENT TRIP 10-18, their longest since a 9-gamer from Aug. 23-31, 2011. Athletics and Birmingham Athletics and his fi rst managerial op- portunity with the Knoxville Sox. Record ............................................................5-1 ♦The D-backs' have won 5 of their last 6 road games, which Team AVG/OBP/SLG ............ .295/.349/.471 started with a 5-game road win streak June 13-18, their longest Runs per game ................................ 4.5 (27 R) since June 5-21, 2016 (6 games). KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE Home Runs .......................................................9 Arizona is 15-7 (.620) in games decided by 1 run, the most wins ♦Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .320 (8-for-25) with 3 homers and ♦ RISP ......................................... .255 (14-for-55) 7 RBI in 7 games vs. Colorado this season, and has reached base in the Majors and second-best record overall behind the Rock- Team ERA .....................................................2.00 Starters W-L-QS | ERA .................2-1-1 | 3.09 safely in 59 of his last 61 games vs. Rockies (.370; 87-for-235). ies (.846; 11-2) and ahead of the Twins (.692; 9-4). 6 of the D-backs' last 7 road wins have been by 1 run. Bullpen W-L-SV | ERA ..................3-0-4 | 0.00 ♦Taijuan Walker is 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA (1 ER in 11.0 IP) in his last ♦ 2 starts...in a pair of starts vs. Rockies, is 2-1 with a 2.77 ERA (4 ER BY THE NUMBERS in 13.0 IP). COMEBACK KIDS ♦The D-backs' 24 comeback wins are the most in the NL and sec- NL West ........................................ 3rd | -2.0 GB ond most in the Majors behind the Angels (25). Current Streak .........................................Lost 1 WE’RE ALL-STR WORTHY! Last 5 games.................................................4-1 ♦The D-backs have several candidates worthy of being selected Last 10 games .............................................. 8-2 FIRST THINGS FIRST to play in the 2017 All-Star Game in Miami: Roof Open ...................................................20-5 ♦The D-backs have plated 51 runs in the fi rst inning with a .938 PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT Ranks among NL leaders in OBP (1st, .443), WAR Roof Closed...................................................5-3 (1st, 3.6), runs (1st, 62), OPS (T-1st, 1.048) and RBI (2nd, 58). OPS…the .938 OPS leads the Majors, while the 51 runs scored Roof Open/Closed ......................................1-1 are tied for fi fth: Uniform - White/Red .................................7-1 ZACK GREINKE Ranks among NL leaders in wins (T-3rd, 8), WAR (2nd, 2.5), WHIP (T-4th, 1.05) and strikeouts (4th, 111)…is 7-3 with a 2.90 MOST FIRST-INNING RUNS: 62 - Brewers; 53 - Cubs; 52 - Nationals and Uniform - White/Teal .................................8-4 ERA (26 ER in 80.2 IP) over his last 12 starts. Mariners; 51 - D-backs and Rays; 50 - Marlins. Uniform - Red ...............................................6-6 Uniform - Black ............................................6-2 JAKE LAMB Leads MLB with 59 RBI…also ranks among NL 3B in HR Uniform - Los D-backs ..............................0-0 (1st, 16), SLG (2nd, .549) and OPS (3rd, .933). LET'S GET IT STARTED IN HERE ♦Grégor Blanco has led off 4 of his last 5 road games with a hit, Uniform - Purple .........................................3-0 ROBBIE RAY Ranks among NL leaders in opp. AVG (3rd, .197), strike- Uniform - Gray/Red ....................................4-7 and with a hit or a walk in 7 of his last 10 road contests. outs (3rd, 114), ERA (4th, 2.87), WAR (6th, 2.2), wins (T-7th, 7) and WHIP Uniform - Gray/Teal ....................................8-2 (9th, 1.14)…is 5-0 with a 1.06 ERA (5 ER in 42.1 IP) in his last 6 starts. ♦In 21 times leading off the fi rst inning (home & road), he is hit- Uniform - Other ...........................................2-5 ting .450 (9-for-20) with 2 doubles, 1 homer and 1 walk. Lead after 6.0 innings ..............................33-2 YESTERDAY'S RECAP Lead after 7.0 innings .............................34-2 ♦The D-backs dropped the series-opener, 4-3, @ Rockies. CAN'T SPELL COORS FIELD WITHOUT "CO" Lead after 8.0 innings ..............................38-2 ♦David Peralta and Paul Goldschmidt's back-to-back homers ♦Chris Owings' .394 career average (40-for-102) at Coors Field, is Tied after 6.0 innings .................................7-3 in the eighth inning gave the D-backs a 3-2 lead. seventh-best by an opponent all-time (min. 100 PA): Tied after 7.0 innings .................................6-1 Tied after 8.0 innings .................................4-1 NAME AVG H-AB • Peralta & Goldschmidt went back-to-back for the second time this season (also: April Trail after 6.0 innings ...............................4-22 Henry Rodriguez ............... .412 ..............42-102 6 vs. SF), the team's fi fth such homers. Trail after 7.0 innings ...............................4-24 Jeff Conine ........................... .407 .................37-91 • Peralta has homered in consecutive at-bats vs. left-handed pitchers (June 20 @ Rock- Trail after 8.0 innings ...............................2-24 Adrian Beltre ....................... .400 ............102-255 ies, off Chris Rusin; June 13 @ Tigers, off Justin Wilson). Extra-inning games....................................5-1 Fred McGriff ......................... .398 ..............45-113 Day ..............................................................11-11 ♦Zack Greinke took the loss, allowing 4 runs in 7.1 innings. Jeff rey Hammonds ........... .396 ..............99-250 Night ..........................................................33-16 ♦Jake Lamb had a pair of singles. Ryan Ludwick...................... .393 .................35-89 vs. RHS .......................................................34-19 Chris Owings ................ .394 ............ 39-99 BROADCAST NOTE vs. LHS ...........................................................10-8 Score fi rst .....................................................24-9 Tonight's game is being carried on ESPN Radio nationally. ♦ START ME UP Opponents score fi rst ..........................22-18 ♦Arizona starters rank among the NL leaders in ERA (1st, 3.53), Score 4 runs or more ...............................36-9 THE NL BEST strikeouts-per-9.0 IP (1st, 9.26), strikeouts (2nd, 433), WHIP (T- Score 3 runs or fewer ..............................8-18 ♦According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the fi rst time in divi- 3rd, 1.25), innings (3rd, 421.0) and wins (4th, 30). Shutouts - Pitching (ARI-OPP) ................3-2 sional play (since 1969) that 3 teams in the same division had a ♦D-backs starters are 7-1 with a 3.18 ERA (25 ER in 70.2 IP) in the Hit home run ...........................................36-14 .620-or-higher winning percentage on or after Fathers’ Day. last 12 games. Hit 2 or more home runs........................23-7 Do not homer ............................................8-13 MLB STANDINGS SINCE MAY 15 THE PEN HAS BEEN MIGHTY 10 or more hits ..........................................24-3 Opponents 10 or more hits ................12-11 ♦Since May 15, the D-backs own the best record in the Major ♦The D-backs bullpen has not yielded an earned run over their Errorless games .........................................29-8 Leagues (.719; 23-9): last 6 games (19.0 IP) and owns a 0.38 ERA (1 ER in 23.2 IP) over Last at-bat (ARI-OPP) .................................9-5 TEAM W-L PCT their last 8. Walkoff wins (ARI-OPP) .............................3-1 D-backs ...............23-9.............. .719 Comeback wins (ARI-OPP) .................24-13 Dodgers ................. 24-10 ...................706 PITCHING THEIR WAY OUT OF A JAM Series opener .............................................16-7 Rockies ................... 23-11 ...................676 ♦The D-backs have stranded 16 of their last 18 inherited runners Series fi nale.................................................13-9 Astros ...................... 22-12 ...................647 scored (88.8 pct) and lead the Majors with an 18.8 inherited run- Series (W-L-T) .........................................12-6-4 ners scored percent (18 IRS/96 IR). Series sweeps (ARI-OPP) ..........................6-0 JUNE SWOON Interleague ...................................................9-1 ♦Jorge De La Rosa has stranded all 16 inherited runners so far David Peralta's .425 average (17-for-40; 11 G) since June 7 is Before the All-Star Break .....................44-27 ♦ this season, while Archie Bradley has allowed 1 of 15 to score. fourth in the NL while Paul Goldschmidt's .419 average (18-for- After the All-Star Break .............................0-0 43; 11 G) is sixth and Brandon Drury's .342 average (13-for-38; Instant Replay reviews (ARI-OPP) ....13-24 RODNEY HITTING HIS MARK Overturned (ARI-OPP) ..........................10-12 11 G) is 21st.