COLORADO ROCKIES GAME NOTES twitter.com/RockiesPR facebook.com/Rockies twitter.com/Rockies twitter.com/LosRockies Colorado Rockies Communications Coors Field( 2001 Blake St. ( Denver, CO 80205 ( www.rockies.com COLORADO ROCKIES (23-20) at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (22-22) Thursday, May 17, 2018 • 8:15 p.m. MDT • AT&T Park • San Francisco, Calif. RHP Chad Bettis (4-1, 3.12) vs. RHP Jeff Samardzija (1-2, 6.94) TV: AT&T SportsNet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio WHEN THE LIGHTS • Colorado’s 3.38 road ERA (216.0 IP, 81 ER) is ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Colorado Rockies continue their second fourth-best in the NL … rank tied for fourth in the consecutive three-city, nine-game, 10-day road trip NL with 206 road strikeouts. Game #44 ........................................ Road #26 with the first of four games against San Francisco • Over their 25 road games Colorado starters have NL West Standing ........................................2nd (-2.0) tonight … will play four games in San Francisco gone 11-8 with a 3.15 ERA (140.0 IP, 49 ER) and 13 Home / Road ...............................................7-11 / 16-9 Thursday-Sunday and three-games at Los Angeles- quality starts. Day / Night ..................................................6-9 / 17-11 NL May 21-23. • Have averaged 3.7 runs scored per game with a Current Streak .....................................................Lost 1 • On Tuesday, Colorado played its 12th game of the .212 batting average (175-for-824), ranking 14th in season vs. the Padres … entering Thursday’s games the NL and 28th in MLB. Road Trip .................................................................... 1-1 have yet to play the Giants or the Dodgers and Last Homestand ........................................................ 2-4 have only played the Arizona Diamondbacks three OLD FRIENDS Last Five Games ........................................................ 2-3 times, the first series of the season. • Colorado and San Francisco will play a total of 19 Last 10 Games........................................................... 5-5 • According to MLB Network, nearly a third of the times this year … the Rockies were 12-7 vs. the March/April .......15-15 July .............................. 0-0 Rockies remaining schedule – 38 of 119 games – Giants last year, Colorado’s most wins ever against May ......................... 8-5 August ........................ 0-0 will come against the Giants and Dodgers their Division rivals. June ......................... 0-0 September/Oct. ....... 0-0 • The Rockies were 2-4 on their six-game homestand • Last year, Colorado won 10 of the first 11 meetings, … the Rockies have not finished any of their three but dropped six of the last eight to SF … Colorado vs. NL West............................................................... 8-7 homestands above .500 and are now 7-11 (.389) at was 3-6 at AT&T Park in 2017, losing the last five vs. ARI .................... 1-2 vs. SD ......................... 7-5 Coors Field, the second-fewest home wins in the after winning three of the first four here. vs. LAD .................. 0-0 vs. SF .......................... 0-0 National League. • The Rockies are 16-11 the past 27 games vs. the vs. NL Central ........................................................... 6-7 • Since the season-high six-game winning streak Giants since July 5, 2016. vs. NL East ................................................................. 8-5 (May 1-8), Colorado has dropped five of the past • Rockies Manager Bud Black pitched for the Giants Interleague ................................................................. 1-1 seven, and have been shut out twice that span since from 1991-94 … Giants catcher Nick Hundley May 9 … batting .233 (56-for-240) the past seven played for Colorado in 2015 and 2016. Opp. At or Above .500 / Below .500 .. 13-12 / 10-8 contests, including .178 with runners in scoring vs. RHS / LHS .............................................14-11 / 9-9 position (8-for-45). HE LOVES THE BAY Longest Winning Streak ..............................6, 5/1-8 • Split the first two games of the road trip at San • Nolan Arenado is third among active players with Longest Losing Streak .....................3, 3x, last: 5/9-11 Diego … were limited to one hit on Tuesday by the 78 RBI vs. the Giants … has done that in 88 games Series Record ........................................................ 6-6-2 Padres … it was the 25th time in franchise history … the two players with more RBI vs. the Giants Series Opener ........................................................... 7-7 the Rockies were held to one or fewer hits, with have done it in 178 games (Adrian Gonzalez, 85 Series Finale ............................................................... 7-7 20 of those games coming on the road … Trevor RBI) and 185 games (Matt Kemp, 91 RBI). Story broke up Jordan Lyles’ perfect-game bid with • Since 2015, his 65 RBI vs. the Giants are the most Sweeps ........................................................................ 1-0 a one-out single in the eighth inning. vs. any single opponent by any player in MLB. Getaway Day ............................................................. 7-4 • His 21 home runs are tied with Gonzalez for the Most Games Above .500 ....................................6, 5/8 HOTEL POINTS second-most vs. the Giants among active players … Most Games Below .500................... 2, 2x, last: 4/10 • Colorado has won 16 (16-9) games away from Kemp is first with 24 home runs. Longest Game by Innings ....10, 2x, last: 5/11 vs. MIL home, tied for the third-most road wins in the • Is tied with Troy Tulowitzki for the Colorado Longest Game by Time ..................4:20, 5/11 vs. MIL Majors and tied for the second-most in the National franchise record with nine home runs at A&T Park Shortest Game by Time ........................2:23, 5/15 at SD League … the .640 road winning percentage is tied … in fact, the nine home runs at AT&T Park ranks for seventh in the Majors in MLB and tied for third- tied for 10th among all active players. Come-From-Behind Wins ..........................................5 best in the NL. • Has hit above .300 vs. the Giants in each of the last Trailing 3+ ..................................................................0 • The Rockies have played 25 road games, tied for three seasons. Trailing 4+ ..................................................................0 first in the Majors (Atlanta, Boston, Milwaukee). • Recorded 24 RBI vs. the Giants in both 2016 and Trailing 5+ ..................................................................0 • Tuesday’s loss at San Diego ended the Rockies’ six- 2015 … the only other Rockies player to record Largest Deficit Overcome to Win .........2, 2x, last: 5/6 at NYM game road winning streak … in franchise history, 24 RBI in a season vs. any opponent was Preston Losses After Leading ...................................................9 the Rockies have won at least six road games Wilson vs. San Francisco in 2003. Largest Blown Lead .............................. 6, 5/11 vs. MIL in a row 10 times within a season … won eight • Hit 10 home runs and recorded 24 RBI vs. SF consecutive road games in 2017 (Aug. 26-Sept. 12) in 2015, the fourth player ever with that many Extra Innings .............................................................. 1-1 with the club record being nine (June 4-22, 2009). home runs and RBI in a season vs. the Giants, Shutouts ...................................................................... 5-4 joining Dolph Camilli in 1941 (11 HR, 30 RBI), Roy Lineups ..........................................................................37 2018 Rockies vs. Giants (0-0) Campanella in 1953 (10, 28) and Stan Musial in Rockies / Opp. Score First .......................19-4 / 4-16 Date H/R Result WP LP 1954 (12,27). One-run / Two-Run Games ......................... 7-4 / 7-1 5/17 R 8:15 p.m. MDT Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs .......... 3-1 / 1-0 RECIPE FOR SUCCESS Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 0-0 5/18 R 8:15 p.m. MDT • The Rockies are 19-4 on the season when scoring Out-Hitting Opponents ........................................18-2 5/19 R 2:05 p.m. MDT first, 18-2 when out-hitting their opponent. • Colorado is 17-6 when their starter pitches at least Out-Hit by Opponents .........................................3-18 5/20 R 2:05 p.m. MDT 5.2 innings, 15-5 when their starter goes at least six Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 2-0 5/28 H 5:10 p.m. MDT innings … Colorado has yet to have a pitcher go at Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..........................12-6 / 2-15 5/29 H 6:40 p.m. MDT least six innings and not record a quality start. Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ..........................14-7 / 5-18 5/30 H 6:40 p.m. MDT Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ..........9-13 / 18-2 PRESS START Hit Two or More Home Runs ............................11-8 6/26 R 8:15 p.m. MDT • After allowing 13 runs to San Diego on April 23, At least one HR / No HR .........................15-14 / 8-6 6/27 R 8:15 p.m. MDT including nine in the seventh inning, the Rockies have posted a 3.32 ERA (168.0 IP, 62 ER) over their No Errors / One or More Errors ..........14-16 / 9-4 6/28 R 1:45 p.m. MDT past 19 games while going 11-8 … the 3.32 ERA Rockies / Opp. Quality Start .....................15-5 / 7-8 7/2 H 6:40 p.m. MDT since April 24 ranks third in the NL, fifth in MLB. Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................19-2 / 19-1 / 21-1 7/3 H 6:10 p.m. MDT • Over that same span, starting pitchers have allowed Behind after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................0-17 / 0-19 / 0-19 40 earned runs over 102.1 innings of work (3.20 Tied after 6 / 7 / 8 ................................ 4-1 / 4-0 / 2-0 7/4 H 6:10 p.m. MDT ERA) with 12 quality starts … the 3.20 ERA ranks 9/3 H 1:10 p.m. MDT fourth in the NL, sixth in the Majors. Instant Replay Reviews - Rockies / Opp. .........11/15 Overturned - Rockies / Opp.. ................................ 7/5 9/4 H 6:40 p.m. MDT #COORS? Crew Chief Reviews - Rockies / Opp. ... 2(0) / 4(1) 9/5 H 6:40 p.m. MDT • A total of 36 of the Rockies’ 56 home runs have Monday .................