COLORADO ROCKIES GAME NOTES twitter.com/Rockies facebook.com/Rockies twitter.com/LosRockies Colorado Rockies Communications Coors Field 2001 Blake Street Denver, CO 80205 www.rockies.com PROBABLE PITCHERS COLORADO ROCKIES (40-53) vs. CINCINNATI REDS (42-51) Saturday, July 25 RHP Eddie Butler (3-6, 4.80) vs. RHP Anthony DeSclafani (5-7, 3.99) vs. Cincinnati Reds • 6:10 p.m. MDT Game #94 / Home #49 • Friday, July 24, 2015 LHP Chris Rusin (3-3, 3.88) vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (6-6, 2.79) HOME SWEET HOME BOY ON FIRE ROOT SPORTS RM • 850 KOA • The Colorado Rockies dropped the final game of • Since May 29 Troy Tulowitzki’s .359 average (56- their three-game series against Texas Wednesday for-156) is first in the Majors … hit safely in 37 of his ... are now 1-4 to begin the second half following past 41 games, raising his average from .266 to .313 Sunday, July 26 a four-game winning streak going into the All-Star … batting average ranks ninth in the NL. vs. Cincinnati Reds • 2:10 p.m. MDT break. • Tulowitzki led the National League in batting RHP Kyle Kendrick (3-11, 6.12) • Rockies finished the first half of the season at 39- average in June and finished third in the Majors, vs. RHP Michael Lorenzen (3-4, 3.77) 49 overall, 21-24 at home, and 18-25 on the road … hitting .381 (37-for-97). were 34-47 after 81 games. ROOT SPORTS RM • 850 KOA • Rockies are in a stretch of 16 of 25 on the road. LET’S PRINT T-SHIRTS • Since the season-long 11-game losing streak ended • Nolan Arenado is second in the Majors with 72 RBI Monday, July 27 May 14, Colorado is 29-34. … 24 homers are tied seventh in MLB, fourth in NL. • Rockies are 33-51 since the 7-2 start, which tied for • Hit in 27 of his past 32 games (.315; 40-for-127). at Chicago Cubs • 6:05 p.m. MDT the franchise’s best-ever after nine games. … hit .308 (62-for-201) with 17 homers and 51 RBI LHP Jorge De La Rosa (6-4, 4.62) • Began on the road at 6-0 for the first time ever … since May 24. vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-5, 3.66) won 21 games on the road all of last season … 18-27 • Batting .272 (46-for-169) with 15 homers and 37 away from Coors Field in ‘15. RBI on the road; .300 (54-for-180) with nine home ROOT SPORTS RM • 850 KOA runs and 35 RBI at home. RED TIDE Every Colorado Rockies game can be heard • The Cincinnati Reds will be making their first and HELL OF AN ENGINEER on radio via 850 KOA; home games only visit to Coors Field this season ... Rockies are • Georgia Tech product Charlie Blackmon ranks first 91-87 all-time against Cincinnati, 54-34 at home and among National League leadoff hitters in RBI (42) are broadcast in Spanish 37-53 on the road. and extra-base hits (32). on KNRV 1150-AM • The Rockies have won four of their last five, five of • As a leadoff hitter, also ranks among NL leaders in their last 10, and 14 of their last 20 games against runs (54-2nd), hits (102-2nd), batting average (.297- the Reds at Coors Field. 8th), homers (12-3rd), and steals (23-T2) … overall ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • Colorado went 2-1 in the three-game series, May on the year, Blackmon is batting .290 with 55 runs, Record ..................................................... 40-53 25-27. 15 doubles, a career-high five triples, 12 homers, 42 • Over their last five games with the Reds at Coors RBI, 31 walks and 24 steals. NL West Standing ............................ 5th (-13.0) Field, the Rockies have batted .335 (58-for-173) with • Has hit safely in 24 of his past 30 games (.353; 41- Home ...................................................... 22-26 36 runs, 12 doubles, one triple, and nine home runs for-116) and is batting .330 (58-for-176) since June 1, Road ........................................................ 18-27 ... scored seven or more runs in four of those games, 10th in the National League. Day .......................................................... 19-17 and hit multiple home runs in three of those games. • Troy Tulowitzki’s .333 average vs. the Reds (48- TATTOOING THE BALL Night ....................................................... 21-36 for-144) ranks third among active Major League • Since July 1, Brandon Barnes is batting .317 (13-for- Current Streak .........................................Lost 2 players with 150-or-more at-bats … his .660 slugging 41) with a .378 on-base percentage. Road Trip ..................................................... 0-2 percentage and 1.061 OPS (6 doubles, 1 triple, 13 • His .367 on-base percentage this season is second- Homestand.................................................. 1-2 homers, 16 walks, 1 HBP) are first among all active best on the club … prior to this season, had never Last Five Games .......................................... 1-4 big league hitters. had an on-base percentage over .300. • Had his season-high and career-high-tying seven Last 10 Games ............................................. 5-5 FOUR SCORE game hitting streak snapped Wednesday … hit .476 Series Record .........................................8-16-6 • The Rockies are 36-21 when scoring four or more (10-for-21) over the streak. Series Opener ......................................... 13-17 runs this year, including a 16-6 mark on the road. Series Finale ............................................ 13-17 • However, Colorado is just 4-32 when tallying three FIRST HALF Getaway Day ............................................. 8-11 runs or less … the July 11th 3-2 win vs. Atlanta was • Nolan Arenado joined Andres Galarraga (1994), the fourth this season when scoring three or less and Larry Walker (1997, 1999, 2001), Vinny Castilla Most Games above .500: ......................5, 4/15 just the second victory in the past 29 such games. (1998) and Todd Helton (2001) as the only Rockies Most Games below .500: ......................14, 7/8 • Rockies are 2-11 when scoring three or less at players to slug 24 or more home runs and drive in 70 Opp. At-Above / Below .500 .......13-25 / 27-28 home … the win July 11 was the first win at home or more RBI before the All-Star Break. vs. RHS / LHS ................................35-37 / 5-16 with three runs or less since a 2-1 win over San Diego • Arenado’s 70 RBI in the first half the most by a April 23. Rockie since Vinny Castilla had 71 in 2004 … his 24 Comeback Wins ........................................... 15 homers are the eighth-most prior to the break in Losses After Leading .................................... 20 HIGH MARKING franchise history and the most since Carlos Gonzalez Extra innings................................................ 1-4 • Troy Tulowitzki had his career-high, 41-game on- hit 25 in 2013 … his 49 first-half extra-base hits are Shutouts ...................................................... 2-4 base streak snapped in Tuesday’s game. tied for seventh for Colorado all-time. Rockies / opp. score first .............28-11 / 12-42 • Over the course of the streak, batted .365 (57-for- 156) with four doubles, 10 home runs, 34 RBI, and HEAD OF THE HOT CORNER One-run / Two-run games .............12-14 / 10-9 18 walks. • Nolan Arenado is second among MLB third Decided by last at-bat / Walkoffs ......9-11 / 4-3 • The on-base streak is tied for the second-longest basemen (first NL) in chances (289) … among NL Out-Hitting Opponents: ............................30-9 string in franchise history: third basemen, Arenado is first in putouts (66), Out-hit by Opponents ............................... 5-37 Michael Cuddyer .....46 .......4/23/2013 - 6/30/2013 assists (213), double plays (18) and zone rating Hit Totals Equal ........................................... 5-7 Andres Galarraga .....41 .......9/17/1996 - 5/10/1997 (.830) … is second in innings (777.1) and fourth in Todd Helton .............41 .........8/28/2007 - 4/9/2008 fielding percentage (.965). Rockies / Opp. score 5+.................30-15 / 6-39 Troy Tulowitzki ....... 41 ........... 5/26/2015 - ACTIVE Rockies / Opp. score 4+...............36-21 / 16-47 • In games in which he played at shortstop, CLUTCH CITY Rockies / Opp. score 3 or less ......... 4-32/ 24-6 Tulowitzki’s on-base streak reached 44 games ... that • Nolan Arenado (.412; 35-for-85) ranks third in MLB Hit Two or More HR .................................. 18-8 is the third-longest on-base streak for a shortstop in batting average with runners in scoring position … since 1993 (longest: Orlando Cabrera, 63 games, Troy Tulowitzki (.392; 29-for-74) is sixth in MLB when Hit at Least One HR ................................. 36-28 April 25-July 6, 2006). batting with RISP. Hit No HR .................................................. 4-25 • Tulowitzki’s career-high 21-game hitting streak No Errors ................................................. 27-24 (since June 15) ended July 11… one of seven at 20 or HE’S A REAL DJ One or More Errors ................................. 13-29 more games in club history … ranks tied for fifth all- • DJ LeMahieu is 22-for-52 (.423) during his 13-game Rockies / opp. quality start .........24-10 / 13-36 time in Colorado history (Larry Walker, 1999) … is the hitting steak since July 4 … longest active hit streak longest in the Majors this season (.354; 29-for-82). in the MLB … has had seven multi-hit games that Ahead after 6/7/8 ................32-6 / 33-4 / 35-3 stretch. Behind after 6/7/8 ...............2-42 / 4-41 / 2-43 • Hit .400 in April and was batting .351 on June 11 … Tied after 6/7/8 ..........................6-5 / 3-7 / 3-6 batting .313 on the year, eighth in the NL. 2015 Rockies vs. Cincinnati Reds (2-1) vs. NL West.............................................. 17-29 vs. ARI .............. 4-8 vs. SD................ 2-7 Date H/R Result WP LP IT SOMETIMES RAINS IN CALIFORNIA vs.