2017-10-Xx Arizona Diamondbacks 2017 Season Summary.Indd

2017-10-Xx Arizona Diamondbacks 2017 Season Summary.Indd

ALL-TIME RECORDS YEAR W-L PCT. FINISH 1998 65-97 .401 5th ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 1999 100-62 .617 1st 2000 85-77 .525 3rd 2001 92-70 .568 1st 2017 SEASON SUMMARY 2002 98-64 .605 1st 2003 84-78 .519 3rd Arizona Diamondbacks Communications 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85004 602.462.6519 2004 51-111 .315 5th 2005 77-85 .475 2nd 2017 NL WEST STANDINGS ROSTER REVIEW 2006 76-86 .469 4th TEAM W-L PCT GB HOME ROAD R DIFF ♦ Arizona featured 46 diff erent players (23 pitchers and 23 posi- 2007 90-72 .556 1st Los Angeles 104-58 .642 - 57-24 47-34 +190 tion players), down from 50 in both 2015-16. 2008 82-80 .506 2nd Arizona 93-69 .574 -11.0 52-29 41-40 +153 ♦ The 23 pitchers were the fourth fewest in the Majors…only the 2009 70-92 .432 5th Colorado 87-75 .537 -17.0 46-35 41-40 +67 Indians (20), Rockies (21) and Giants (22) had fewer. 2010 65-97 .401 5th 2011 94-68 .580 1st San Diego 71-91 .438 -33.0 43-38 28-53 -212 ♦ The D-backs used 7 rookies in 2017, tied for the fewest in base- San Francisco 64-98 .395 -40.0 38-43 26-55 -137 2012 81-81 .500 3rd ball (also: Marlins) and fewest in club history…Arizona had 19 2013 81-81 .500 2nd rookies in 2016 and 17 in 2015. SEASON NO. 20 RECAP 2014 64-98 .395 5th 2015 79-83 .488 3rd ♦ The D-backs went 93-69 (52-29 at home and 41-40 on the road). PROTECTING THIS HOUSE 2016 69-93 .426 4th Arizona went 45-31 vs. NL West, 17-16 vs. NL Central, 19-14 vs. ♦ ♦ The D-backs’ 52 home wins were 19 more than 2016 (33), while 2017 93-69 .574 2nd NL East and 12-8 in Interleague Play. overall, their Chase Field numbers improved across the board. ♦ A look at the D-backs home numbers from 2016-17: ATTENDANCE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES YEAR W-L ERA AVG R/G 2B HR BB SB OBP SLG OPS TOTAL NO. AVERAGE ♦ The D-backs have made the postseason 6 times in 20 years 2017 52-29 3.79 .274 5.6 187 122 300 61 .350 .492 .842 Home 2,134,375 81 26,350 (30.0 pct), the second-best percentage in baseball history: 2016 33-48 5.54 .237 5.1 149 113 228 65 .328 .467 .794 Road 2,587,065 81 31,939 Totals 4,721,440 162 29,145 CLUB YEARS PLAYOFFS PCT ♦ The D-backs’ off ense set club records at home with 457 runs Yankees ................113 .................53 .....................46.9 scored, a .842 OPS, 122 home runs and 187 doubles. D-backs .............20 ...............6 ................30.0 BY THE NUMBERS Dodgers ...............113 .................31 .....................27.4 Roof Open ...................................................21-6 Cardinals .............113 .................28 .....................24.8 WINNING WAYS VS. WEST Roof Closed..............................................30-21 A’s ...........................113 .................26 .....................23.0 ♦Arizona tied a club record with 45 wins vs. NL West opponents Roof Open/Closed ......................................1-2 Giants ...................113 .................26 .....................23.0 (also: 2001), while its .592 win percentage was tied for fourth Lead after 6.0 innings ..............................74-6 (also: 2001), trailing the 1999 (.647; 33-18), 2008 (.611; 44-28) Lead after 7.0 innings .............................76-4 AT THE HELM and 2011 (.597; 43-29) clubs. Lead after 8.0 innings ..............................79-4 ♦ Torey Lovullo guided the D-backs to a second-place fi nish in ♦For the second time in team history, the D-backs boasted win- Tied after 6.0 innings ...............................11-8 the NL West in his fi rst season as manager. ning records vs. each team in the NL West (also: 2001): Tied after 7.0 innings .................................9-5 Tied after 8.0 innings ...............................10-3 ♦ His 93 wins were the most by an Arizona manager in his fi rst 2017 VS. NL WEST: COL - 11-8; LAD - 11-8; SD - 11-8; SF - 12-7 162 games, 1 more than Bob Brenly’s 92 in 2001. Trail after 6.0 innings ...............................8-55 2001 VS. NL WEST: COL - 13-6; LAD - 10-9; SD - 12-7; SF - 10-9 Trail after 7.0 innings ...............................8-60 MANAGER W-L FIRST 162 G Trail after 8.0 innings ...............................4-62 Torey Lovullo ..............93-69 ..........................................2017 ONE-RUN AND THE WIN Extra-inning games....................................9-3 Bob Brenly ..........................92-70 .....................................................2001 ♦ Arizona went 29-23 (.558) in 1-run games, the second-most Day ..............................................................28-21 Chip Hale ............................79-83 ....................................................2015 wins in the Majors, behind only Washington (30), and ahead of Night ..........................................................65-48 Bob Melvin ........................77-85 .....................................................2005 the Angels (27). vs. RHS .......................................................68-52 Kirk Gibson ........................77-85 ..........July 2, 2010-June 26, 2011 ♦The 52 1-run games were fourth overall after the Phillies (57), vs. LHS ........................................................25-17 A.J. Hinch ............................72-90 ............. May 8, 2009-May 6, 2010 Cardinals (53) and Blue Jays (53). Score fi rst ..................................................56-23 Buck Showalter ................65-97 .....................................................1998 Opponents score fi rst ..........................37-46 Al Pedrique ........................22-61 .................July 2-October 3, 2004 Score 4 runs or more ............................72-22 INTERLEAGUE INFORMATION Score 3 runs or fewer ...........................21-47 IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIN COLUMN ♦The D-backs set a franchise record with 12 Interleague wins, 1 Shutouts - Pitching (ARI-OPP) ..............11-6 ♦ The D-backs’ 93 wins were 24 more than their total of 69 in more than the previous mark of 11 in 2002, ‘03, ‘13 and ‘15… Hit home run ...........................................76-38 2016…the 24-win diff erence from last season was the second Arizona went 5-15 in 2016. Hit 2 or more home runs.....................47-17 largest in the Majors, behind the Twins (26), and fourth-best in- ♦Brandon Drury led the NL and ranked second in the Majors Do not homer .........................................17-31 crease in a single-season in franchise history. with a .414 average (24-for-58) during Interleague Play, trailing 10 or more hits ..........................................48-9 ♦ The largest improvement in club history was 35 games from Jose Altuve/HOU (.421) and ahead of Josh Reddick/HOU (.405). Opponents 10 or more hits ................20-28 Errorless games ......................................59-29 1998-99, followed by 29 from 2010-11 and 26 from 2004-05. 1-Run Games ...........................................29-23 THE ONE STREAK TO RULE THEM ALL 2-Run Games .............................................13-9 A DIFFERENT DIFFERENTIAL ♦The D-backs won a franchise-record 13 games in a row from Last at-bat (ARI-OPP) ............................18-11 ♦ The D-backs led the Majors with a +291 run diff erential increase Aug. 24-Sept. 6, besting the previous streak of 12 from June 18- Walkoff wins (ARI-OPP) .............................9-4 from 2016…Arizona was a -138 in 2016 and a +153 this season. 30, 2003…notes on the streak: Comeback wins (ARI-OPP) .................44-30 ♦ Top run diff erentials in MLB from 2016-17: Arizona hit .267/.345 OBP/.494 SLG with 19 doubles, 3 triples, 25 Series (W-L-T) ......................................26-18-7 Series sweeps (ARI-OPP) .......................10-3 CLUB 2016 2017 DIFF homers, 51 walks and 80 runs scored (6.2 runs per game). Series opener ..........................................32-19 D-backs ............-138 ............. +153 ............ +291 The pitching staff had a 1.91 ERA (25 ER in 118.0 IP) with a .180 oppo- Series fi nale..............................................31-21 Yankees ..............-22 ............. +198 ............ +220 nent average and 127 strikeouts…the starters are 12-0 with 9 quality Game 1 ......................................................32-19 Twins ..................... -167 ....................+27 .................+194 starts, a 1.56 ERA (14 ER in 80.2 IP) with a .181 opponent average (51- Game 2 ......................................................27-24 Astros ..................... +23 .................+196 .................+173 for-280) and 86 strikeouts…the relievers are 1-0 with 8 saves, a 2.65 Game 3 ......................................................27-22 Indians .................+101 .................+254 .................+153 ERA (11 ER in 37.1 IP), a .176 opponent average and 37 strikeouts. Game 4 ...........................................................7-4 ♦Arizona also swept 4 consecutive series (Dodgers [twice], Giants After Off -Day ................................................9-9 THANK YOU FANS and Rockies) for the fi rst time in team history during the streak. Before the All-Star Break .....................53-36 ♦ The D-backs drew 2,134,375 fans in 2017 and have eclipsed the After the All-Star Break ........................40-33 2-million mark in all 20 seasons. FOLLOW THE LEADER Opponents over .500 ...........................38-31 ♦ Arizona’s 2017 attendance total was 98,159 more than its total ♦ The D-backs had a streak of 52.0 consecutive innings with a Opponents under .500 ........................55-38 in 2016 (2,036,216), the fi fth-best increase in the Majors: lead from Aug. 27-Sept. 2, the third longest such

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