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 (41-24) at PITTSBURGH PIRATES (28-35) Monday, June 12, 2017 • 5:05 p.m. MDT • PNC Park • Pittsburgh, Pa. LHP Kyle Freeland (7-3, 3.34) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (2-1, 3.31) TV: ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain • Radio: KOA NewsRadio TO THE BATCAVE ATOMIC BATTERIES TO POWER ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Colorado Rockies continue a two-city road • The Rockies have won 15 of 21 series overall this trip with the first contest of a three-game series at year with three splits … have dropped series to Game #66 ........................................ Road #36 Pittsburgh … Colorado took three out of four at San Diego, Seattle and Washington. Record ....................................................................41-24 Wrigley Field to begin the seven-game trip. • The Rockies were swept in two games by the NL West Standing ........................................... 1st / 1.5 • Prior to Sunday’s 7-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs, the Mariners May 29-30, their third series loss of the Home ......................................................................17-13 Rockies had won a season-high seven consecutive season and the first time being swept … the sweep Road ........................................................................24-11 games … that’s the longest winning streak for vs. the Mariners snapped Colorado’s streak of nine Day ............................................................................20-8 Colorado since the eight-game win streak in 2013 consecutive series without a series loss, which tied Night........................................................................21-16 (April 12-20) … the Rockies are 8-2 this month. a franchise record (May 21-June 21, 2007) … had Current Streak .....................................................Lost 1 • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, “Friday’s win not lost a series since April 24-27 vs. Washington. Road Trip .................................................................... 3-1 was the 40th of the season for Colorado, which Last Homestand ........................................................ 2-0 reached the 40-victory mark ahead of every other POW! Last Five Games ........................................................ 4-1 National League team for the first time in the • The Rockies are 24-11 away from Denver and have Last 10 Games........................................................... 8-2 team’s 25-year history.” the most road wins in the Majors … the Rockies Longest Winning Streak ..........................................7, 6/3-10 • Colorado is 41-24 and has a .631 winning have only had one winning record away from Longest Losing Streak ...................3, 2x, last: 5/29-31 percentage, the second-best clip in the Majors Denver in a season, going 41-40 in 2009. Series Record ...................................................... 15-3-3 behind Houston (44-20, .688). • Only Houston (.742, 23-8) and Minnesota (.690, Series Opener .........................................................15-6 • The Rockies have the most wins in franchise history 20-9) have better road winning percentages than Series Finale .............................................................12-9 and the best winning percentage through 65 games Colorado’s .686 clip. Sweeps ........................................................................ 1-1 (previous best was 37-28, a .569 percentage, in • Colorado’s 3.31 road ERA (312. IP, 115 ER) Getaway Day ............................................................. 9-8 2000) … Colorado has not been in first place this leads the Majors … Colorado also tops MLB in Run Differential ........................................................+70 late in the season since July 5, 2006 (44-40, tied). opponents’ batting average against (.224), WHIP Longest Game by Innings ................... 13, 4/30 at ARI (1.17) and hits per nine innings (7.38). Longest Game by Time ...................... 4:13, 5/5 at SD QUICK, TO THE BATMOBILE Shortest Game by Time..............2:14, 5/10 vs. CHC • This is only the second season in franchise history THE JOKE’S ON YOU RIDDLER! Most Games Above .500 ............................... 18, 6/10 in which the Rockies have gotten to at least 18 • The Rockies rookie combination of Kyle Freeland, Most Games Below .500....................................... N/A games above .500 at any point (2009) … the last Jeff Hoffman, German Márquez and Antonio Opp. At-Above / Below .500 .............. 23-11 / 18-13 time was at the end of the 2009 season when the Senzatela are 23-8 with a 3.61 ERA (221.2 IP, 89 vs. RHS / LHS .......................................... 29-16 / 12-8 Rockies finished 92-70 … Colorado’s all-time high- ER) over 38 starts, including 22 quality starts. Come-From-Behind Wins ........................................11 water mark is 24 games in ‘09 at 92-68. Trailing 3+ ..................................................................2 HOLY TRAVEL AGENT Trailing 4+ ..................................................................0 TURBINES TO SPEED • Colorado has nine home games in June … Trailing 5+ ..................................................................1 Colorado outscored opponents 50-11 during the beginning May 31 at Seattle, the Rockies started a • Losses After Leading ...................................................6 seven-game win streak … hit .305 (75-for-246), current stretch of 12 of 14 away from Denver (May including .343 (23-for-67) with runners in scoring 31-June 14) … from May 16-July 2, the Rockies Largest Blown Lead ..............................5, 5/20 at CIN position. are on the road for 31 of 45 games … that also Extra Innings .............................................................. 1-2 • The Rockies posted a 1.43 ERA (63.0 IP, 10 ER) includes stretches of 15 of 20 (May 16-June 4) and Shutouts ...................................................................... 4-6 during the streak … starters had six quality starts, 22 of 29 on the road (May 16-June 14). Batting Orders ............................................................46 a 1.88 ERA (43.0 IP, 9 ER) and a .190 opponents’ Rockies / Opp. Score First .......................32-6 / 9-18 batting average (29-for-153) … relievers allowed BATMAN One-run / Two-Run Games ......................... 9-2 / 7-5 one run in 20.0 innings and allowed five hits in 62 • Charlie Blackmon is riding an eight-game hitting Decided by Last At-Bat / Walk-Offs .......... 3-0 / 0-2 at-bats (.081 average). streak (.444; 16-for-36) … since May 12, leads Walk-Off Home Runs ............................................. 0-1 • The Rockies allowed three runs or fewer during qualifying Major-League hitters with a .397 batting Out-Hitting Opponents ........................................32-4 the winning streak … Colorado accomplished the average (46-for-116), hitting safely in 25 of 28 Out-Hit by Opponents .........................................5-19 same feat over seven games last year from July games. Hit Totals Equal ........................................................ 4-1 24-30 … however, according to the Elias Sports • Blackmon leads the Majors in hits (89), triples (8), Rockies / Opp. Score 5+ ..........................29-7 / 7-18 Bureau, Colorado had never won seven straight extra-base hits (39) and multiple-hit games (30). Rockies / Opp. Score 4+ ....................... 33-9 / 11-20 games while winning each game allowing three runs • Began the month of June batting .400 (16-for-40), Rockies / Opp. Score 3 or Fewer ..........8-15 / 30-4 or fewer … the previous long streak was a 6-0 run hitting safely in all but one of 10 games. Hit Two or More Home Runs ............................22-3 in 1993 (Aug. 8-13). Hit at Least One Home Run ...............................36-7 GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING! Hit No Home Runs................................................5-17 A NON-PLEASING CHORE, SIR • Charlie Blackmon was the NL Player of the Month No Errors...............................................................35-13 • Yesterday, with three runs, was the first time the for May … hit .359 (42-for-117) with 24 runs, six One or More Errors .............................................6-11 Colorado bullpen had allowed three or more since doubles, five triples (a club record for May), six Rockies / Opp. Quality Start ................ 26-4 / 10-11 giving up four on May 30 vs. Seattle … it was the home runs and 22 RBI … his 42 hits tied a club Ahead after 6 / 7 / 8 ......................37-1 / 39-0 / 38-0 first time the ‘pen gave up three or more on the record for May with Dante Bichette (1995) and Behind after 6 / 7/ 8 .......................3-22 / 1-22 / 1-22 road since the Reds tallied eight vs. the Rockies Todd Helton (2000). Tied after 6 / 7 / 8 ................................ 1-1 / 1-2 / 2-2 relievers on May 20. • Greg Holland was honored as Reliever of the vs. NL West...........................................................20-11 • From May 21-June 10, the bullpen posted a 2.30 Month for the second straight time … Holland vs. ARI .................... 4-2 vs. SD ......................... 5-4 ERA (58.2 IP, 15 ER) in 20 games, going 5-for-5 in was a perfect 8-for-8 in save opportunities while vs. LAD .................. 5-4 vs. SF .......................... 6-1 save opportunities as the team went 14-6. posting a 1.17 ERA (7.2