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 (41-26) at PITTSBURGH PIRATES (30-35) Wednesday, June 14, 2017 • 5:05 p.m. MDT • PNC Park • Pittsburgh, Pa. RHP German Márquez (4-3, 4.44) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (1-5, 5.63) TV: ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain • Radio: KOA NewsRadio STEEL CITY the road at Pittsburgh. ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Colorado Rockies conclude a two-city, seven- • The sweep vs. the Mariners (May 29-30) snapped game road trip with the series finale at Pittsburgh Colorado’s streak of nine consecutive series Game #68 ........................................ Road #38 … took three out of four at Wrigley Field to begin without a series loss, which tied a franchise record Record ....................................................................41-26 the trip and are now 3-3 … begin a seven-game (May 21-June 21, 2007) … had not lost a series NL West Standing ................................... Tie, 1st / 0.0 homestand tomorrow vs. San Francisco. since April 24-27 vs. Washington. Home ......................................................................17-13 • Prior to Sunday’s 7-5 loss to Cubs, the Rockies Road ........................................................................24-13 had won a season-high seven consecutive games JUNE BOOM Day ............................................................................20-8 … that’s the longest winning streak for Colorado • The Rockies are 8-4 in June, tied with the New Night........................................................................21-18 since an eight-game win streak in 2013 (April York Yankees for the most wins this month in MLB Current Streak .....................................................Lost 3 12-20). … have posted a .288 batting average (120-for- Road Trip .................................................................... 3-3 • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, “Friday’s win 416), including a .313 clip with runners in scoring Last Homestand ........................................................ 2-0 was the 40th of the season for Colorado, which position (36-for-115) while averaging 5.8 runs per Last Five Games ........................................................ 2-3 reached the 40-victory mark ahead of every other game. Last 10 Games........................................................... 7-3 National League team for the first time in the • The pitching staff has a 3.38 ERA (104.0 IP, 39 ER) in Longest Winning Streak ..........................................7, 6/3-10 team’s 25-year history.” June with a .232 opponents’ batting average against Longest Losing Streak ...................3, 3x, last: 6/11-13 (89-for-384) … starters are 7-2 with eight quality Series Record ...................................................... 15-4-3 WINNING WAYS starts and a 3.36 ERA (69.2 IP, 26 ER) … relievers Series Opener .........................................................15-7 • Colorado is 41-26 and has a .612 winning are 1-2 with four save conversions in as many Series Finale .............................................................12-9 percentage, the fourth-best clip in the Majors. chances and a 3.41 ERA (34.1 IP, 13 ER). Sweeps ........................................................................ 1-1 • The Rockies have the most wins in franchise history Getaway Day ............................................................. 9-8 and the best winning percentage through 67 games PENMENSHIP Run Differential ........................................................+62 (previous best was 38-29, a .567 percentage, in • The Rockies’ bullpen has posted a 3.38 ERA (37.1 2000) … the Rockies, in a virtual tie for first place IP, 14 ER) since May 31 the past 13 games … the Longest Game by Innings ................... 13, 4/30 at ARI in the National League West Division, have not ‘pen has allowed multiple runs in three straight Longest Game by Time ...................... 4:13, 5/5 at SD been in first this late in a season since 2006. games for the first time since April 25-27. Shortest Game by Time..............2:14, 5/10 vs. CHC • From May 21-June 10, the bullpen posted a 2.30 Most Games Above .500 ............................... 18, 6/10 THE STRUGGLE IS REAL ERA (58.2 IP, 15 ER) in 20 games, going 5-for-5 in Most Games Below .500....................................... N/A • Since July 27, 2014, Colorado is only 3-14 vs. the save opportunities as the team went 14-6. Opp. At-Above / Below .500 .............. 23-11 / 18-15 Pirates … Colorado has not won a season series vs. RHS / LHS .......................................... 29-18 / 12-8 vs. the Bucs since going 4-2 in 2013. ROOKIE BALL Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................11 • The Rockies have lost 11 of their past 13 games in • The Rockies’ rookie combination of Kyle Freeland, Trailing 3+ ..................................................................2 Pittsburgh since Aug. 3, 2013 and are 4-13 at PNC Jeff Hoffman, German Márquez and Antonio Trailing 4+ ..................................................................0 Park since 2012 … the Rockies have not won a Senzatela are 23-9 with a 3.68 ERA (227.1 IP, 93 Trailing 5+ ..................................................................1 series at PNC Park since 2011 (3-1). ER) over 39 starts, including 22 quality starts. Losses After Leading ...................................................6 Largest Blown Lead ..............................5, 5/20 at CIN RARE AIR HE IS BATMAN Extra Innings .............................................................. 1-2 • This is only the second season in franchise history • Since May 12, Charlie leads qualifying Major League Shutouts ...................................................................... 4-6 in which the Rockies have gotten to at least 18 hitters with a .379 batting average (47-for-124), Batting Orders ............................................................46 games above .500 at any point (2009) … the last hitting safely in 26 of 30 games. Rockies / Opp. Score First .......................32-6 / 9-20 time was at the end of the 2009 season when the • Blackmon is batting .354 (17-for-48) in June, hitting One-run / Two-Run Games ......................... 9-2 / 7-5 Rockies finished 92-70 … Colorado’s all-time high- safely in all but two of his 12 games. Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs .......... 3-0 / 0-2 water mark is 24 games in ‘09 at 92-68. Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 0-1 IT’S JAKE Out-Hitting Opponents ........................................32-4 CREDIT ALL GOES TO EGS • Jake McGee’s streak of 12.1 scoreless innings is the Out-Hit by Opponents .........................................5-20 • The Rockies are 24-13 away from Denver and have fourth-longest active streak in MLB, second-longest Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 4-2 the most road wins in the Majors … the Rockies in the National League. Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..........................29-7 / 7-20 have only had one winning record away from Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ....................... 33-9 / 11-22 Denver in a season, going 41-40 in 2009. BOY WONDER Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ..........8-17 / 30-4 • Prior to this three-game skid, the Rockies had not • Nolan Arenado’s 65-game errorless streak to Hit Two or More Home Runs ............................22-3 lost three games in a row on the road all year … begin a season, according to Elias, is the longest and before this week in Pittsburgh, the team’s first such streak for a third baseman since Milwaukee’s Hit at Least One Home Run ...............................36-7 road losing series of the year, Colorado had not Don Money’s 1974 string of 86 games … Money’s Hit No Home Runs................................................5-19 lost two in a row in a single road series at any time stretch is also the Major League record for No Errors...............................................................35-14 in ‘17… the Rockies are 9-1-2 in road series. consecutive games without an error by a third One or More Errors .............................................6-12 • Only Houston (.742, 23-8) and Minnesota baseman at any point during a season. Rockies / Opp. Quality Start ................ 26-5 / 10-12 (.690, 20-9) have better road winning • Arenado’s errorless stretch is now the third- Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................37-1 / 39-0 / 38-0 percentages than Colorado’s .649 percentage. longest streak at third base in franchise history, Behind after 6 / 7/ 8 .......................3-23 / 1-24 / 1-24 behind Jeff Cirillo (85, 2001) and Vinny Castilla (75, Tied after 6 / 7 / 8 ................................ 1-2 / 1-2 / 2-2 GETTING SERIOUS 2004) … Arenado passed Castilla (61, 1998) for vs. NL West...........................................................20-11 • The Rockies have won 15 of 22 series overall this third place Friday. vs. ARI .................... 4-2 vs. SD ......................... 5-4 year with three splits … have dropped series at vs. LAD .................. 5-4 vs. SF .......................... 6-1 home to San Diego, Seattle and Washington and on PLEASE COME TO DENVER vs. NL Central .........................................................12-7 2017 Rockies vs. Pirates (0-2) • Colorado has nine home games in June … vs. NL East ................................................................