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 COLORADO ROCKIES (56-78) vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (69-66) PROBABLE PITCHERS Sunday, September 6 RHP Chad Bettis (6-4, 4.78) vs. RHP Jake Peavy (4-6, 4.38) San Francisco Giants • 2:10 p.m. MDT Game #135 / Home #70 • Saturday, September 5, 2015 LHP Yohan Flande (3-1, 4.04) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (16-7, 2.96) HOME SWEET HOME for-96) with two homers and six RBI … since May ROOT SPORTS RM • 850 KOA • The Colorado Rockies won the second game of 13, Gonzalez is hitting .299 (108-for-361) with 34 the four-game series vs. the San Francisco Giants homers and 79 RBI. 2-1 on Friday … are now 17-20 in one-run games ... • The National League Player of the Month for July. Monday, September 7 have won three straight at home, the first time the at San Diego Padres • 2:10 p.m. MDT Rockies have won consecutive games at home in the UNCONSCIOUS second half, and the first time since sweeping the • Carlos Gonzalez has hit five home runs in his last RHP Kyle Kendrick (4-12, 6.29) vs. Atlanta Braves in four games, July 9-12. three games, which ties a franchise record over a RHP Ian Kennedy (8-12, 3.88) • The Rockies are 4-2 this homestand, playing eight three-game span (Troy Tulowitzki, two times ; Larry ROOT SPORTS RM • 850 KOA games in seven days … split a four-game set vs. Walker, two times) ... had two home runs both Arizona … Colorado went 3-3 on the last road trip … Wednesday and Thursday, becoming the first Rockie has won four of six and six of the past 10 games. in franchise history to have multiple home runs in Tuesday, September 8 • The Rockies are 17-29 in the second half … finished back-to-back games twice in a single season … is at San Diego Padres • 8:10 p.m. MDT the first half at 39-49 overall, 21-24 at home, 18-25 the first Major League player since Jason Giambi on the road … were 34-47 after 81 games. (2005, New York Yankees) to record consecutive RHP Jon Gray (0-0, 6.15) vs. • Since a season-long 11-game losing streak ended multi-homer games twice in one season. RHP Colin Rea (2-2, 5.47) May 14, Colorado is 45-59 … Rockies are 49-76 since • CarGo’s 11 RBI over two games on Wednesday the 7-2 start, which tied for the franchise’s best-ever and Thursday tied Larry Walker’s 1999 club record ROOT SPORTS RM • 850 KOA after nine games. (April 28-29). • Began on the road at 6-0 for the first time ever • Three consecutive homers across Wednesday Every Colorado Rockies game can be heard … won 21 games on the road all of last season … and Thursday and collected five-straight extra-base equaled that mark Aug. 7 and are 25-40 away from hits … only four players in franchise history have on radio via 850 KOA; home games Coors Field in ‘15. collected five or more consecutive extra-base hits, are broadcast in Spanish with Gonzalez becoming the first to do it twice (also: on KNRV 1150-AM YOU ARE GIANT May 30-31, 2012- 2B, 4 HR). • The Rockies are 9-5 vs. San Francisco this year, 5-3 at home, 4-2 at AT&T Park. UPON FURTHER REVIEW ROCKIES AT A GLANCE • The Rockies won the first four games against the • Carlos Gonzalez and Nolan Arenado recorded Giants this season before dropping the last three back-to-back home runs in Friday’s game ... it was Record ..................................................... 56-78 games of a four-game series in Denver ... since then, the first time that the pair have hit back-to-back NL West Standing ............................ 5th (-20.0) have won five of their last seven games against San home runs, the fourth time that the Rockies have Francisco. had two hitters do so in 2015. Home ...................................................... 31-38 • Colorado has won six of the past 10 meetings at Road ........................................................ 25-40 home. RUSIN ROULETTE Day .......................................................... 24-22 • Colorado won its first four games of the season • Chris Rusin is the first Rockie with two complete Night ....................................................... 32-56 against the Giants for the first time since the 2002 games in a season since Ubaldo Jimenez and Jhoulys team won its first five over San Francisco. Chacin in 2011 … he’s the first pitcher with two Current Streak ........................................Won 3 • The Rockies’ 19 hits Thursday are their most vs. San complete games in one season at Coors Field since Homestand.................................................. 4-2 Francisco since April 11, 2012. Aaron Cook (2008). Last Road Trip .............................................. 3-3 ACTUALLY, IT’S MR. GONZALEZ TO YOU MAKE IT COUNT Last Five Games .......................................... 3-2 • Carlos Gonzalez leads the NL with a career-high • Colorado had a season-high 18 hits Wednesday Last 10 Games ............................................. 6-4 36 home runs … leads Major League Baseball in the vs. Arizona before surpassing the mark with 19 hits Series Record .......................................11-24-7 second half with 23 homers and is first in the NL, Thursday vs. San Francisco … first time the Rockies Series Opener ......................................... 17-26 second in MLB, with 52 RBI since the ASG. have recorded 18 or more hits in consecutive games • With his 100th career Coors Field home run in the since July 21-22, 2008 vs. the Dodgers. Series Finale ............................................ 20-21 fourth inning Thursday, Gonzalez became the first Getaway Day ........................................... 13-14 Rockie to reach 35 home runs since Matt Holliday GO WEST YOUNG MAN Most Games above .500: ......................5, 4/15 cracked 36 in 2007 … Gonzalez is the sixth player • Of the final 33 games this season for Colorado, 26 in franchise history with 100 homers at Coors Field will be against the National League West. Most Games below .500: .........25, 3x, last: 9/1 (Todd Helton, Larry Walker, Vinny Castilla, Dante Opp. At-Above / Below .500 .......21-41 / 35-37 Bichette, Troy Tulowitzki). #THESTRUGGLEISREAL vs. RHS / LHS ................................50-54 / 6-24 • Reached the 30-homer run mark for the second • The Rockies are playing 21 games (5-4) in 20 days time in his MLB career (34, 2010). Aug. 28-Sept. 16 until their next off day Sept. 17. Comeback Wins ........................................... 23 • Has hit 32 of homers since June 1 … all 23 of his Losses After Leading .................................... 29 second-half home runs have occurred since July 22, MORE LIKE IT Extra innings................................................ 2-4 (15 home, 8 road), 11 more than any other player in • The Colorado bullpen has been scoreless in eight Shutouts ...................................................... 4-7 the NL … multi-homers six times that stretch. of their past 12 games (2.58 ERA) … the relievers • Since July 5, he is batting .330 (63-for-191) with were scored upon in 10 consecutive games (Aug. Rockies / opp. score first .............39-17 / 17-61 26 homers and 57 RBI … homers first in MLB, RBI 8-19) … since Aug. 20, the relief corps has notched a One-run / Two-run games ...........17-20 / 12-15 second (first in NL). 3.46 ERA (54.2 IP, 21 ER) in 15 games. Decided by last at-bat / Walkoffs ....12-16 / 7-6 • From Opening Day to May 12, CarGo hit .188 (18- START ME UP Out-Hitting Opponents: .......................... 43-15 2015 Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants (9-5) • Over the past 11 games, Rockies starting pitchers Out-hit by Opponents ............................... 8-55 have posted a 3.59 ERA (62.2 IP, 25 ER) … have Hit Totals Equal ........................................... 5-8 Date H/R Result WP LP allowed three runs or less in nine of those 11 Rockies / Opp. score 5+.................44-23 / 9-57 4/13 R W, 1-0 Butler Heston outings, going 4-1 in the 7-4 overall stretch. Rockies / Opp. score 4+...............50-31 / 23-68 4/14 R W, 4-1 Oberg Hudson A HUNDIE Rockies / Opp. score 3 or less .........6-47 / 33-9 4/15 R W, 4-2 Matzek Lincecum • Nolan Arenado reached the 100-RBI mark Hit Two or More HR ................................ 26-18 4/25 H W, 6-4 Butler Heston Wednesday, becoming the first Rockie to reach the Hit at Least One HR ................................. 45-44 4/26 H L, 5-4 Machi Brown plateau since Troy Tulowitzki in 2011 (105). • Arenado joins fellow Colorado third basemen with Hit No HR .................................................. 9-33 4/27 H Postponed / Split DH May 23 100-plus RBI: Vinny Castilla (5), Garrett Atkins (2) No Errors ................................................. 40-35 5/22 H L, 8-11 Vogelsong Kendrick and Jeff Cirillo (1). One or More Errors ................................. 16-43 5/23 H L, 8-10 Heston Lyles • Castilla (5) and Arenado are the only third basemen Rockies / opp. quality start .........33-14 / 17-50 H W, 5-3 Hale Pettit in Rockies history with 30 homers and 100 RBI in a single season. Ahead after 6/7/8 ..............41-10 / 44-5 / 49-5 5/24 H W, 11-2 Bettis Hudson Behind after 6/7/8 ...............6-58 / 7-61 / 4-65 6/26 R W, 8-6 Bettis Hudson 30-FOR-30 Tied after 6/7/8 ......................9-10 / 5-11 / 3-7 6/27 R L, 5-7 Kontos Betancourt • For the first time since 2004, the Rockies have multiple players reach the 30-homer mark in a single vs. NL West.............................................