COLORADO ROCKIES (31-17) vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (15-29) Thursday, May 25, 2017 – Citizens Bank Park – 1:05 p.m. EDT – Game 45; Home 20 LHP Tyler Anderson (3-4, 6.00) vs RHP Vince Velasquez (2-4, 5.98) LAST NIGHT’S ACTION: The Phillies lost to the Colorado Rockies, 7-2, at Citizens Bank Park … Starter Jeremy Hellickson (L, 5-2) went 5.0 innings and allowed 7 runs on 8 hits with 4 walks and 2 PHILLIES PHACTS strikeouts … Colorado’s offense exploded for 7 runs in the 3rd inning as they tallied 6 hits and 2 walks … For the Phils, Adam Morgan (3.0 IP) and Joaquin Benoit (1.0 IP) made scoreless appearances in Record: 15-29 (.341) Home: 8-11 relief of Hellickson. Road: 7-18 Current Streak: Lost 5 TRANSACTIONS: Following last night’s game, LHP Adam Morgan was optioned to Lehigh Valley Last 5 Games: 0-5 (AAA) … To take his spot on the 25-man roster, RHP Jeanmar Gomez was reinstated from the 10-day Last 10 Games: 1-9 DL today (right elbow impingement). Series Record: 4-11-0 Sweeps/Swept: 2/4 HOME SWEET HOME: Philadelphia is in the midst of a seven-game homestand (4 G vs COL, 3 G vs CIN) after playing nine games in 10 days on the road (at WSH, TEX & PIT) … They are in the middle PHILLIES VS. ROCKIES of a month-long stretch (5/12-6/13) where 21 of their 31 games will be spent on the road … To date, 2017 Record: 0-3 Philadelphia has played the fewest home games in the National League (19), and T-2nd fewest in the 2017 at Home: 0-3 majors (CWS, 16) … As a team, the Phillies have batted .261 (165-633) with a .334 OBP and .439 SLG 2017 at COL: 0-0 % in 19 home games (8-11 record) and have averaged 4.79 runs per game (91 runs) … Conversely, All-Time Record: 104-78 they have slashed .237/.299/.387 in 25 road games (7-18 record), averaging only 3.88 runs per game All-Time at Citizens Bank Park: 29-19 All-Time at Coors Field: 40-38 (97 runs) … Philadelphia has hit 10 home runs in their last seven home games. Current Streak: Lost 3 COLD HARD FACTS: The Phillies are looking to avoid being swept in a four-game series for just the PHILLIES AT HOME second time ever against the Colorado Rockies (other: 6/13-16/96) … Philadelphia hasn’t been swept in a four-game series since June 17-20, 2016 vs Arizona. Games Played: 19 Record: 8-11 (.421) CBP (est. 2004): 577-498 (.537) BULLISH ON THE PEN: Over their last 16.2 innings pitched (6 G, 5/19-current), the Phillies bullpen has allowed only 2 ER (1.08 ERA) while holding opponents to a .562 OPS … Their current 7.0-inning AVG/OBP/SLG: .261/.334/.439 scoreless streak (since 5/23) is the longest this season (previous: 6.0 IP, 5/5-6). Runs/Runs Per Game: 91/4.79 Home Runs: 22 MAYDAY: The Phillies have lost 20 of their last 24 games (4/28-current), having been outscored 141- Stolen Bases: 7 93 (-48) in that stretch … Philadelphia has also lost eight consecutive series (0-3 at LAD, 1-3 at CHI, 1- 2 vs WSH, 0-2 vs SEA, 1-2 at WSH, 0-3 at TEX, 1-2 at PIT, 0-3 vs COL) for the first time since June 8 ERA: 5.31 Starters W-L: 4-8 to July 6, 2006 (also 8 straight) … Before the Phillies started this stretch, they had won six games in a Starters ERA: 5.80 row and were two games above .500 with a +11 run differential (95-84) … Offensively, the Phillies are Relievers W-L: 4-3 averaging 3.90 runs per game (82 R, 21 G) this month compared to a 4.61 average in April (106 R, 23 Relievers ERA: 4.57 G) … Additionally, Philadelphia’s hurlers have combined for a 5.58 ERA (115 ER, 185.1 IP) this month Saves/Opp: 2/5 as opposed to a 4.29 ERA (97 ER, 203.1 IP) in April. PHILLIES AT A GLANCE CENTER OF ATTENTION: According to MLBAM StatCast data, Phillies centerfielder Odubel Herrera April: 11-12 Monday: 2-2 has three “Five-Star” catches this season, which is tied with COL’s Carlos Gonzalez for most in the May: 4-17 Tuesday: 1-5 majors (5 star catches have a 0-25% chance at being caught off the bat) … Of 85 ML outfielders who June: 0-0 Wednesday: 1-7 have had at least 50 defensive opportunities in 2017, Herrera has a 94% catch percentage which is T- July: 0-0 Thursday: 2-3 2nd in MLB (TB’s Kiermaier), trailing only OAK’s Rajai Davis … In addition, FanGraphs ranks Herrera as Aug: 0-0 Friday: 2-4 the most valuable defensive player in baseball this season, using their all-encompassing defensive Sept: 0-0 Saturday: 3-4 Oct: 0-0 Sunday: 4-4 metric at 8.3 runs above average … Among all qualified National League outfielders, he ranks T-2nd with five defensive runs saved (ARI’s David Peralta) trailing only CHI’s Jayson Heyward (8). vs East: 12-11 Day: 7-10 vs Cent: 3-7 Night: 8-19 THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE: The Phillies lead the National League and rank 4th in the vs West: 0-6 1st Half: 15-29 majors with an average of 3.99 pitches per plate appearance this season (6,646 pitches, 1,665 PA) … vs AL: 0-5 2nd Half: 0-0 Last year, the Phillies ranked 27th in baseball as they averaged 3.81 P/PA (22,830 pitches, 5,992 PA). INSTANT REPLAY RESULTS AARON ALL-STAR: Among all National League outfielders with at least 125 plate appearances, *Manager’s challenges, since 2014 rd Aaron Altherr ranks 3 in OPS (.994) trailing only NYM’s Michael Conforto (1.149) and WSH’s Bryce PHI All-Time Challenges: 126 Harper (1.132) … Among the same group, Altherr also ranks 3rd in OBP (.393), OPS+ (.158) & isolated Overturned: 67 power (.297), 4th in SLG % (.602), 7th in AVG (.305) and T-9th in extra-base hits (19) … Altherr leads Success Rate: 52.3% the Phillies with 1.3 WAR this season which is 6th-best among all NL outfielders and ranks 24th-best 2017 Challenges: 10 among all NL position players. Overturned: 5 Success Rate: 50.0% HATS OFF FOR HECTOR: In his eight appearances since allowing back-to-back-to-back home runs in Los Angeles, Hector Neris has posted a 1.04 ERA (1 ER, 8.2 IP) with 7 SO to 2 BB (1 IBB), while Last Challenge: 5/17 at TEX Situation: T1, 0 out, R1 holding opponents to a .194/.265/.226 slash line. Result: After viewing all relevant angles, ON THIS DATE IN PHILLIES HISTORY: May 25, 2011 … The Phillies defeated the Cincinnati the Replay Official could not definitively Reds, 5-4 in 19 innings at Citizens Bank … The game took 6 hours and 11 minutes to complete and determine that the runner touched the currently ranks as the third-longest time of game in this ballpark’s history … Roy Halladay started for base prior to the fielder applying the tag. the Phils, who in total used nine different pitchers who tossed a combined 308 pitches … Wilson The call stands, the runner is out. Valdez, who started the game batting 8th and playing second base, pitched the top of the 19th inning and earned the win becoming the first position player to start the game in the field and earn a win as a pitcher since Babe Ruth in 1921. PHILLIES RECORD WHEN THEY… Score First: 8-14 Lead After 6: 11-4 Lead After 7: 10-1 Lead After 8: 12-1 Out-Hit Opp: 14-4 Last AB Decisions: 6-8 Opp. Score First: 7-15 Tied After 6: 1-4 Tied After 7: 2-5 Tied After 8: 2-5 Hits equal: 0-3 Walk-off Decisions: 3-5 Score 4 or more: 14-14 Trail After 6: 3-21 Trail After 7: 3-23 Trail After 8: 1-23 Out-Hit by Opp: 1-22 Starter goes > 6.0 IP 4-6 Score 3 or fewer: 1-15 Hit no HR: 4-11 Starter goes 6.0 IP 3-6 Hit at least 1 HR: 11-18 Starter goes < 6.0 IP 8-17 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE DATE TIME PROBABLE PITCHERS TV Friday, May 26 vs CIN 7:05 EDT RHP Bronson Arroyo (3-4, 6.75) vs RHP Aaron Nola (2-1, 3.52) CSN Saturday, May 27 vs CIN 4:05 EDT RHP Scott Feldman (3-4, 3.99) vs RHP Jerad Eickhoff (0-5, 4.70) TCN Sunday, May 28 vs CIN 1:35 EDT LHP Amir Garrett (3-3, 6.00) vs RHP Zach Eflin (0-2, 5.36) CSN 2017 PHILLIES NOTES TODAY’S STARTER PAGE 2 VELASQUEZ – 2017 DAY-BY-DAY VINCE VELASQUEZ RHP #28 DATE-OPP DECISION IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 Age: 24 (born: 6/7/92) 4/7 vs WSH L, 7-6 4.0 5 4 4 2 3 10 9.00 2017: 2-4, 5.98 ERA Career: 11-11, 4.53 ERA 4/12 vs NYM L, 5-4 5.0 5 5 5 1 4 7 9.00 LAST START: 5/20 at PIT: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR … 4/19 at NYM ND, L, 5-4 6.0 5 3 3 1 3 2 7.20 Velasquez vs Nova … Offensively, the Phils were led by the top 3 spots in their 4/26 vs MIA W, 7-4 6.1 6 3 3 1 2 3 6.33 order: Cesar Hernandez (2-4, 2 R), Freddy Galvis (2-4, 2B) and Aaron Altherr (1- APRIL 1-2 21.1 21 15 15 5 12 22 6.33 4, 2B, 2 RBI) … Luis Garcia (1.0 IP) and Edubray Ramos (1.0 IP) each made 5/1 at CHI W, 10-2 5.0 2 1 1 1 3 4 5.47 scoreless appearances in relief of Velasquez.