COLORADO ROCKIES (31-29) at CHICAGO CUBS (34-26) Thursday, June 6, 2019 • 12:20 p.m. MDT • Wrigley Field • Chicago, Ill. RHP Peter Lambert (Major League Debut) vs. LHP José Quintana (4-4, 3.78) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio WINDY CITY among players with 120-or-more plate appearances. ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • Dropping the first two games at Wrigley Field, the • Nolan Arenado has homered five times in 22 games Colorado Rockies have lost two straight for the at Chicago. Game #61 ........................................ Road #31 first time since May 18-19 at Philadelphia. • Pitchers Wade Davis (2017) and Chris Rusin (2012- NL West Standing ......................................2nd (-10.5) • Prior to this week here in Chicago, the Rockies had 2014) as well as Murphy played for the Cubs. Home / Road .......................................... 18-12 / 13-17 won four consecutive series since being swept at • Cubs pitcher Tyler Chatwood (2012-17) and Day / Night ............................................... 13-7 / 18-22 Citizens Bank Park against the Phillies last month. infielder Daniel Descalso (2015-16) are former Current Streak .....................................................Lost 2 • Had their season-high eight-game winning streak Rockies. Road Trip .................................................................... 0-2 snapped Tuesday at Chicago to begin this two-city, Last Homestand ........................................................ 9-1 six-game road trip to Chicago-NL and New York- HE'S WEARING WHAT NUMBER? NL … leave postgame today for New York, where • Carlos González, a Rockie from 2009-18 and Last Five Games ........................................................ 3-2 the Rockies will play three games. a three-time All-Star, ranks among the franchise Last 10 Games........................................................... 8-2 • The Rockies went on the road after a 9-1 mark on leaders in games (2nd-1,247), at-bats (2nd-4,586), March/April .......13-17 July .............................. 0-0 a season-long, 10-game homestand, tying their best runs (3rd-769), hits (3rd-1,330), doubles (3rd-277), May .....................16-10 August ........................ 0-0 record ever in a 10-game homestand at 9-1 (Sept. triples (5th-39), home runs (4th-227), RBI (4th-749), June ......................... 2-2 September ................. 0-0 1-10, 2009). batting average (10th-.290) and extra-base hits (3rd- vs. NL West...........................................................11-10 543) … his 371 multi-hit games are fourth. vs. ARI .................... 5-2 vs. SD ......................... 4-1 MISS YOU • His 1,190 games in the outfield, including 1,1449 vs. LAD .................. 0-3 vs. SF .......................... 2-4 • Charlie Blackmon started in right field last night for starts, is first in club history, ahead of Larry Walker vs. NL Central ........................................................... 4-5 Triple-A Albuquerque at Omaha in the first game of (1,100, 1056). a rehab assignment, going 1-for-3 before being lifted vs. NL East ...............................................................9-10 for a pinch-runner in the top of the sixth inning. STREAKING THROUGH THE QUAD Interleague ................................................................. 7-4 • Nolan Arenado has a 15-game hitting streak, the Opp. at or Above .500 / Below .500 ............22-20 / 9-9 AGE IS JUST A NUMBER longest active string in the Majors … the streak is vs. RHS / LHS ........................................ 21-18 / 10-11 • Peter Lambert (22 years and 49 days old) will be the third longest of his career … batting .458 (27- Longest Winning Streak....... ........... 8, May 26-June 2 the third-youngest starting pitcher on the day of his for-59) with four doubles, five home runs and 19 Longest Losing Streak ................................... 8, 4/5-13 debut in Rockies franchise history … only Jamey RBI over that span. Series Record ........................................................ 9-7-4 Wright (21 years, 192 days), who made his debut Series Opener .........................................................11-9 on July 3, 1996, and Franklin Morales (21 years, 206 DOING WHAT HE DOES Series Finale .............................................................12-7 days), who debuted on Aug. 18, 2007, were younger • Nolan Arenado's .402 batting average (41-for-102) on the date of their debut. and .462 on-base percentage since May 5 leads the Sweeps ........................................................................ 3-3 Majors … hit safely in 24 of 26 games with seven Getaway Day ............................................................. 7-5 OF LATE home runs and 27 RBI. Most Games Above .500 ....................................4, 6/2 • The Rockies have won eight of 10 and nine of 12 … Most Games Below .500...................................9, 4/13 have also gone 18-12 since May 1 HEY TWITTER, HASHTAG THIS Longest Game by Innings .................. 18.0, 4/12 at SF • Colorado is 28-17 since April 14, the third-best • Among National League leaders in road games this Longest Game by Time .....................5:35, 4/12 at SF winning percentage (.622) in the National League year, Nolan Arenado ranks tied for third in homers Shortest Game by Time ................. 2:22, 4/30 at MIL over that span, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (nine), tied for eighth in hits (36), tied for seventh in Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................16 (.745) and Cubs (.630) … have a +46 run differential RBI (22), and tied for 10th in runs (20) … his .573 Trailing 3+ ..................................................................6 (286-240) that swing … Colorado started the road slugging percentage is 11th in the NL. season 3-12. Trailing 4+ ..................................................................2 • Since losing their first five games at home, the ROUTINELY AT THE TOP Trailing 5+ ..................................................................0 Rockies have gone 18-7 at Coors Field, winning • Nolan Arenado (.343, 2nd) and David Dahl (.337, Largest Def. Overcome to Win .....4, 2x, last: 5/25 vs. BAL six out of eight series with one split … after an 4th) rank among the top five hitters in batting Losses After Leading ...................................................9 8-7 start on the road, the Rockies, however, have average in the National League this season. Largest Blown Lead in Loss...2, 6x, last: 5/19 at PHI dropped 10 of the last 15 away from home. • Since May 22, Arenado (.463) and Dahl (.455) rank Extra Innings .............................................................. 5-2 first and second in hitting in the Majors. Shutouts ...................................................................... 3-3 MY KIND OF TOWN Lineups ..........................................................................54 • The Rockies and Cubs will play six times over nine DON'T BABY HIM Rockies / Opp. Score First .................... 19-7 / 12-22 days, three games this week at Wrigley Field and • David Dahl has hit safely in 18 of his past 22 games three more in Denver June 10-12. (.379; 33-for-87) since May 10, including 13 of the One-run / Two-Run Games .......................9-10 / 3-2 • The Rockies trail Chicago 102-98 all-time … are last 14 (.455; 25-for-55) with multi-hits eight times. Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs .......... 9-4 / 5-2 45-54 at Wrigley Field … however, Colorado has • Dahl is hitting .346 (9-for-26) over his past seven Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 2-0 won eight of the past 14 here, including six of their road games, hitting safely in six. Out-Hitting Opponents ........................................21-3 last 10… that doesn't include the 2-1, 13-inning Out-Hit by Opponents .........................................7-24 victory on Oct. 2, 2018 in the National League Wild CLUTCH CITY Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 3-2 Card contest. • Since May 30 with runners in scoring position, Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..................... 25-11 / 11-22 • Colorado is 53-48 vs. Chicago in Denver, including Daniel Murphy has six hits in 10 at-bats (11 plate Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ..................... 30-13 / 15-25 49-40 at Coors Field. appearances, one walk) with 10 RBI … overall that Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ..........1-16 / 16-4 • This week marks the first series loss at Wrigley stretch, he's hitting .423 (11-for-26), hitting safely in Field for Colorado since 2015 … the Rockies have six consecutive games. Hit Two or More Home Runs ............................17-8 not been swept here since dropping two games At least one HR / No HR ...................... 26-15 / 5-14 in 2010 … haven't been swept in three or more NOT MAKE BELIEVE No Errors / One or More Errors ....... 16-20 / 15-9 contests since a four-game sweep in 2008 during a • Trevor Story was named the NL Player of the Week Rockies / Opp. Quality Start ...................17-3 / 7-12 nine-game Wrigley Field losing streak from 2006-09. … Story earned his fourth career NL Player of the Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................21-1 / 24-1 / 23-0 Week Award … the second consecutive Rockies Behind after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................5-26 / 3-26 / 2-26 OUT OF THE UBER, CHECK THE FLAGS player to earn NL honors, following Nolan Arenado. Tied after 6 / 7 / 8 ................................ 5-2 / 4-2 / 6-3 • Daniel Murphy, who played 35 games for the Cubs Instant Replay Reviews - Rockies