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 (0-0) at ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (0-0) Thursday, March 29, 2018 8:10 p.m. MDT Chase Field Phoenix, Ariz. RHP Jon Gray (0-0, -.--) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (0-0, -.--) TV: AT&T SportsNet Radio: KOA NewsRadio THE BEGINNING OF TIME The Rockies will begin their 26th Major League season today in the first game of a three-game series at Arizona Colorado last faced the Diamondbacks at Chase Field when they fell 11-8 in the National League Wild Card Game on Oct. 4, 2017. The Rockies are 14-11 on Opening Day, including a record of 10-8 while opening on the road they have won three consecutive Opening Day games, tied for the longest streak in franchise history (also: 2004-06) the Rockies have opened their season on the road every season since 2011, when they hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 1. This is the eighth time that Colorado has faced Arizona on Opening Day, the fifth time they have done so in Phoenix are 4-3 all-time against the Diamondbacks on Opening Day, including a 3-1 record in Phoenix. Colorado last opened in Phoenix in 2016, a 10-5 win D-backs reliever Jorge De La Rosa made the start for Colorado and was opposed by Zack Greinke Trevor Story made his Major League debut in the game and hit two home runs, becoming the first player in Major League history to hit two home runs in a Major League debut on Opening Day. WOLF AT THE DOOR Jon Gray will be making his second consecutive Opening Day start for Colorado pitched in Milwaukee on Opening Day last season and allowed five runs on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in four innings of work in the 7-5 Rockies win. He is the fifth Rockies pitcher to make two consecutive Opening Day starts, the first since Ubaldo Jiménez started in 2010 and 2011. REMEMBER SPRING TRAINING? The Rockies went 12-17-2 in Spring Training, their 2018 Rockies vs. Diamondbacks (0-0) Date H/R Result WP LP 3/29 R 8:10 p.m. MDT 3/30 R 7:40 p.m. MDT 3/31 R 6:10 p.m. MDT 6/8 H 6:40 p.m. MDT 6/9 H 5:15 p.m. MDT 6/10 H 1:10 p.m. MDT 7/10 H 6:40 p.m. MDT 7/11 H 6:40 p.m. MDT 7/12 H 1:10 p.m. MDT 7/20 R 7:40 p.m. MDT 7/21 R 6:10 p.m. MDT 7/22 R 2:10 p.m. MDT 9/10 H 6:40 p.m. MDT 9/11 H 6:40 p.m. MDT 9/12 H 6:40 p.m. MDT 9/13 H 1:10 p.m. MDT 9/21 R 7:40 p.m. MDT 9/22 R 6:10 p.m. MDT 9/23 R 2:10 p.m. MDT 2018 vs. ARI... 0-0 2018 vs. ARI at Coors Field... 0-0 2018 at Chase Field... 0-0 All-Time vs. ARI... 152-202 All-Time vs. ARI at Coors Field...89-88 All-Time at Chase Field... 63-114 first time finishing below.500 in Spring since 2007. Colorado ranked fifth in MLB in Spring batting average at.280 (303-for-1082) and were tied for first with 34 stolen bases. Among qualifiers, Trevor Story ranked fifth in MLB with a.370 (20-for-54) Spring average he and Ryan McMahon both had eight doubles, which were tied for first Mike Tauchman was tied for the Major League lead with four triples. KICK IT OFF WITH A BANG Per the Elias Sports Bureau: In 25 Opening Day games, the Rockies have recorded 34 home runs (24 on the road, eight at Coors Field, two at Mile High Stadium) Vinny Castilla, Carlos González and Troy Tulowitzki all lead with three career Opening Day home runs for the Rockies Vinny Castilla (1998 at Arizona) and Trevor Story (2016 at Arizona) are the only Rockies players to ever hit multiple home runs in one Opening Day, and no Rockies player has ever hit a grand slam on Opening Day Jeff Baker (2005 vs. San Diego) and Trevor Story (two home runs, 2016 at Arizona) are the only Rockies players to ever hit a home run in their Major League debut on Opening Day (2005 vs. San Diego) the most home runs ever hit by the Rockies as a team on Opening Day is four (2016 at Arizona). SPRING IN HIS STEP Mike Tauchman was presented with the Abby Greer Award on March 25, given to the Rockies Spring Training Most Valuable Player in 28 Spring games, Tauchman batted.333 (20-for-60) with nine runs scored, three doubles, four triples, one home run, five RBI, six walks and three stolen bases. FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME Ryan McMahon, Mike Tauchman and Pat Valaika are on an Opening Day roster for the first time according to the Elias Sports Bureau, which considers players on the active roster only, a total of three Rockies players are on an Opening Day roster for the first time officially, the fewest since 2013. DISABLED LIST The club placed the following three players on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Monday, March 26: Carlos Estévez (left oblique strain), Jeff Hoffman (right shoulder inflammation) and Zac Rosscup (left middle finger blister). NEW FACES AND OLD FRIENDS The Rockies signed five free agents to Major League contracts in the offseason Chris Iannetta was signed to a two-year contract on Dec. 8, his second stint with Colorado Bryan Shaw was signed to a three-year contract and Jake McGee was re-signed to a three-year contract on Dec. 15 Wade Davis was signed to a three-year contract on Dec. 29 Carlos Gonzàlez was re-signed to a one-year contract on March 12. GO FOR A DRIVE The Rockies will have their first scheduled off day of the season on Sunday prior to beginning a fourgame series in San Diego on Monday night it will be their first scheduled off day on a Sunday in franchise history. OPENING DAY RECORDS Mile High Stadium...0-1 Coors Field...4-2 at ARI...3-1 vs. ARI...1-2 at ATL...0-1 at CIN...0-1 at HOU...1-1 at MIA...0-1 at MIL...3-1 at NYM...0-1 vs. NYM...1-0 at PHI...1-0 vs. PHI...0-1 at SD...1-0 vs. SD...1-0 at STL...1-1 vs. STL...1-0 STARTING PITCHERS 2017...Jon Gray (ND, 7-5 W at MIL) 2016... Jorge De La Rosa (ND, 10-5 W at ARI) 2015...Kyle Kendrick (W, 10-0 at MIL) 2014...Jorge De La Rosa (L, 1-10 at MIA) 2013...Jhoulys Chacin (ND, 4-5 L at MIL) 2012... Jeremy Guthrie (W, 5-3 at HOU) 2011...Ubaldo Jiménez (ND, 6-7 L vs. ARI) 2010... Ubaldo Jiménez (W, 5-3 at MIL) 2009... Aaron Cook (ND, 8-9 L at ARI) 2008...Kip Wells (ND, 2-1 W at STL) 2007... Aaron Cook (ND, 6-8 L at ARI) 2006... Jason Jennings (ND 3-2 W vs. ARI) 2005...Joe Kennedy (ND, 12-10 W vs. SD) 2004...Shawn Estes (W, 6-2 at ARI) 2003...Jason Jennings (L, 4-10 at HOU) 2002...Mike Hampton (L, 2-10 at STL) 2001...Mike Hampton (W, 8-0 vs. STL) 2000... Pedro Astacio (L, 0-2 at ATL) 1999...Darryl Kile (W, 8-2 at SD) 1998...Darryl Kile (W, 9-2 at ARI) 1997...Kevin Ritz (L, 4-11 at CIN) 1996...Kevin Ritz (W, 5-3 at PHI) 1995... Bill Swift (ND, 11-9 W vs. NYM) 1994... Armando Reynoso (ND, 6-12 L vs. PHI) 1993...David Nied (L, 0-3 at NYM) MOST STARTS BY POSITION P... Seven players tied (2) C...Chris Iannetta (4) 1B...Todd Helton (16) 2B...DJ LeMahieu (4) 3B... Vinny Castilla (6) SS... Troy Tulowitzki (9) LF...Three players tied (4) CF... Charlie Blackmon (4) RF... Larry Walker (7) CURRENT START STREAKS Carlos González...8 (4 LF, 1 CF, 3 RF) Nolan Arenado...4 (3B) Charlie Blackmon... 4 (CF) DJ LeMahieu...4 (2B) Gerardo Parra... 2 (LF) Trevor Story...2 (SS) OFFENSIVE HIGHS Runs...4 (Joe Girardi, 1994 vs. PHI) Hits... 5 (Aaron Miles, 2005 vs. SD) RBI... 5 (Vinny Castilla, 1998 at ARI) Walks...2 (8x, last: Nick Hundley, 2016 at ARI) Doubles... 3 (3x, last: Gerardo Parra, 2016) Triples... 1 (3x, last: Matt Holliday, 2005 vs. SD) Home Runs... 2 (2x, last: Trevor Story, 2016 at ARI) Stolen Bases... 1 (20x, last: Charlie Blackmon, 2017 at MIL) STARTING PITCHING HIGHS/LOWS Most IP...8.1 (Mike Hampton, 2001 vs. STL) Fewest IP...2.1 (Aaron Cook, 2009 at ARI) Most Hits...10 (Bill Swift, 1995 vs. PHI) Fewest Hits*...2 (Shawn Estes, 2004 at ARI) Most Runs...8 (Jason Jennings, 2003 at HOU) Fewest Runs*... 0 (2x, last: Kyle Kendrick, 2015 at MIL) Most Home Runs...3 (2x, last: Joe Kennedy, 2005 vs. SD) Most Walks... 7 (Kevin Ritz, 1996 at PHI) Most Strikeouts... 8 (Jorge De La Rosa, 2016 at ARI) *In a quality start UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING (ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN) DATE OPPONENT MDT ROCKIES STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TELEVISION Friday, March 30 at Arizona 7:40 p.m. LHP Tyler Anderson (0-0, -.--) LHP Robbie Ray (0-0, -.--) AT&T SportsNet Saturday, March 31 at Arizona 6:10 p.m. RHP German Márquez (0-0. -.--) TBA AT&T SportsNet All regular-season games are broadcast in English on KOA NewsRadio 850 AM & 94.1 FM; home games broadcast in Spanish on KNRV 1150-AM
#55 ROCKIES STARTING PITCHER JON GRAY RHP Height: 6-4 Weight: 232 Age: 26 (Nov. 5, 1991) Born: Shawnee, Okla. Acquired: Selected in First Round (3rd) of 2013 Draft OPENING DAY IS GRAY DAY Colorado s 2013 first-round pick (third overall) out of the University of Oklahoma will make his second career and second consecutive Opening Day start he joins Kevin Ritz (1996-97), Darryl Kile (1998-99), Mike Hampton (2001-02) and Ubaldo Jimenez (2010-11) as the only Rockies starting pitchers to make consecutive Opening Day starts Jason Jennings (2003, 2006), Aaron Cook (2007, 2009) and Jorge De la Rosa (2014, 2016) all made two Opening Day starts but not in consecutive years. Started Opening Day at Milwaukee in 2017 pitched four innings and allowed five runs on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in the 7-5 Rockies win pitched four scoreless innings before allowing five runs in the fifth inning without recording an out. REVENGE Last started against Arizona in the 2017 National League Wild Card Game took the loss after pitching a career-low 1.1 innings and allowing four runs on seven hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Surrendered three runs on five hits in the first inning, including a three-run home run to Paul Goldschmidt had held Goldschmidt hitless in 11 at-bats prior to the home run. HOME AWAY FROM HOME Made three regular season starts against Arizona in 2017, going 2-1 with a 3.50 ERA (18.0 IP, 7 ER), 19 hits, four walks and 26 strikeouts made two starts at Chase Field in 2017 and went 2-0 with a 2.77 (13.0 IP, 4 ER), one walk and 20 strikouts. In five career starts against the D-backs, is 2-2 with a 4.75 ERA (30.1 IP, 16 ER), 36 hits, seven walks and 30 strikeouts. SPRING FORWARD... EXCEPT FOR ARIZONA Made six Cactus League starts and went 1-2 with a 5.82 ERA (21.2 IP, 14 ER), five walks and 22 strikeouts. Over his last two Spring starts, pitched 9.1 scoreless innings, allowing five hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts. SOMETHING TO BUILD ON Went 10-4 with a 3.67 ERA (110.1 IP, 45 ER), 30 walks and 112 strikeouts over 20 starts in 2017. Made three starts to begin the season, allowing six runs across 12.1 innings (4.38 ERA), before being placed on the disabled list on April 14 with a broken bone in his left foot. Returned from the disabled list on June 30 and went 10-4 with a 3.58 ERA (98.0 IP, 39 ER), 23 walks and 103 strikeouts across 17 starts to finish the season. In 13 starts to end the season from July 25 through the end of the season, ranked tied for first in the National League in wins (seven), second in ERA (2.64), third in innings pitched (78.1), sixth in strikeouts (80) and second in strikeouts-to-walk ratio (5.00). Ended the season allowing three or fewer runs in 13 consecutive starts, the second-longest single-season streak by a Rockies starter in franchise history (longest: Ubaldo Jimenez, 14 games, 2010). PRINCE OF PUNCHIES His 337 career strikeouts are tied for 18th in franchise history with Kevin Ritz is three strikeouts from tying Adam Ottavino for 17th and eight strikeouts from tying Matt Belisle for 16th. In 2016, set a Rockies rookie record with 185 strikeouts, the sixth-most strikeouts by any Rockies pitcher in franchise history and the most since Ubaldo Jimenez recorded the franchise record 214 strikeouts in 2010 his 9.91 strikeouts-per-nine-innings was a Rockies franchise record. Set a new Rockies and Coors Field record with 16 strikeouts in his first career complete-game shutout, Sept. 17, 2016 vs. San Diego. HOME IS WHERE YOU MAKE IT In 2017, Gray went 5-3 with a 4.06 ERA (64.1 IP, 29 ER) in 12 starts on the road. After allowing eight runs at New York-NL on July 14, went 4-2 with a 2.55 ERA (49.1 IP, 14 ER), nine walks and 52 strikeouts over his final eight starts on the road logged six quality starts over that span. Over his final five road starts in 2017, went 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA (31.2 IP, 6 ER), six walks and 34 strikeouts. Overall, in 31 starts on the road, has gone 8-12 with a 4.32 ERA (168.2 IP, 81 ER), 163 hits, 66 walks and 187 strikeouts. #COORS Made eight starts at home in 2017 and went 5-1 with a 3.13 ERA (46.0 IP, 16 ER), 43 hits, four home runs, 13 walks and 41 strikeouts. In 22 starts at Coors Field since 2016, has gone 12-3 with a 3.89 ERA (129.2 IP, 56 ER), 31 walks and 135 strikeouts the Rockies have gone 15-7 in games started by Gray at home. In 27 career starts at Coors Field, has gone 12-4 with a 4.49 ERA (150.1 IP, 75 ER) his.750 winning percentage at home is the second-best percentage in franchise history (min. 20 starts), behind Joe Kennedy s.818 mark (9-2). STATS AT-A-GLANCE 2017 W-L ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Overall 10-4 3.67 20-20 110.1 113 47 45 10 30 112 Coors Field 5-1 3.13 8-8 46.0 43 17 16 4 13 41 Road 5-3 4.06 12-12 64.1 70 30 29 6 17 71 vs. ARI 2-1 3.50 3-3 18.0 19 7 7 3 4 26 CAREER W-L ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Overall 20-16 4.40 58-58 319.0 318 165 156 32 103 337 Coors Field 12-4 4.49 27-27 150.1 155 80 75 16 37 150 Road 8-12 4.32 31-31 168.2 163 85 81 16 66 187 vs. ARI 2-2 4.75 5-5 30.1 36 16 16 4 7 30 2017 CAREER AVG AB H 2B 3B HR AVG AB H 2B 3B HR vs. LH.260 246 64 9 4 4.253 651 165 23 9 15 vs. RH.274 179 49 8 1 6.270 567 153 35 1 17 AT THE PLATE AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SF SH HP BB SO SB-CS 2017.079 38 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 1 27 0-0 Career.104 96 6 10 2 0 1 7 0 10 0 5 63 0-0 Last Hit: 1, Aug. 5, 2017 vs. Philadelphia Last Home Run: July 5, 2017 vs. Cincinnati Last Run: 1, July 30, 2017 at Washington Last RBI: 1, July 19, 2017 vs. San Diego LAST TIME Last Start / Loss (NLWC): Oct. 4, 2017 at ARI, 8-11 (1.1,7,4,4,0,2) Last Win: Sept. 27, 2017 vs. MIA, 15-9 (6.0,6,3,3,0,5) Last CG: Sept. 17, 2016 vs. SD, 8-0 (9.0,4,0,0,0,16) Last CG/SHO: Sept. 17, 2016 vs. SD, 8-0 (9.0,4,0,0,0,16) 2017...HIGHS / LOWS...CAREER 7.0, 3x, last: Sept. 12 at ARI...Most IP... 9.0, Sept. 17, 2016 vs. SD None... Low-Hit CG... 4, Sept. 17, 2016 vs. SD 8, July 14 at NYM... Runs...9, May 19, 2016 at STL 8, July 14 at NYM... ER...9, May 19, 2016 at STL 9, July 14 at NYM... Hits...10, 2x, last: Aug. 7, 2016 vs. MIA 2, July 30 at WAS...HR...2, 6x, last: July 30, 2017 at WAS 3, 3x, last: Sept. 2 vs. ARI... Walks... 5, June 22, 2016 at NYY 10, 2x, last: Sept. 12 at ARI...Strikeouts... 16, Sept. 17, 2016 vs. SD 2, last: Sept. 12 at ARI... 10+ Strikeout Games...8x, last: Sept. 12, 2017 at ARI 4, Sept. 7-27... Win Streak... 4, Sept. 7-27, 2017 1, 4x, last: Sept. 2 vs. ARI...Losing Streak...2, 3x, last: Sept. 23-29, 2016 GRAY VS. DIAMONDBACKS PLAYER AVG OBP SLG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Corbin.000.500.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Descalso.286.375.286 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 Fuentes.000.000.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Goldschmidt.000.000.000 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Lamb.308.333.462 13 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 Marte.333.333.333 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mathis.500.500.500 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 Owings.556.556 1.000 9 5 1 0 1 3 0 1 Peralta.462.462.615 13 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 Pollock.429.375.857 7 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 2017 DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO TP NOTE 4/3 at MIL ND, 7-5 W 4.0 6 5 5 0 2 7 71 5 BF in 5th inning 4/8 LAD ND, 4-2 W 5.1 4 1 1 1 3 1 96 Fewest SO since 15 4/13 at SF ND, 3-1 W 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 34 Foot injury April: 0-0, 4.38 12.1 11 6 6 1 7 9 201 3 starts in April 6/30 at ARI W, 6-3 6.0 7 2 2 1 1 10 102 Season-high SO June: 1-0, 3.00 6.0 7 2 2 1 1 10 102 One start in June 7/5 CIN W, 5-3 5.2 8 3 2 0 1 5 108 Season-high TP 7/14 at NYM L, 2-14 2.0 9 8 8 0 3 1 68 Six runs in 3rd inning 7/19 SD W, 18-4 6.0 7 4 4 1 2 7 103 Season-high tying IP 7/25 at STL ND, 2-3 L 5.0 8 2 2 1 0 6 96 4 shutout innings 7/30 at WAS L, 1-3 7.0 4 3 3 2 1 8 99 Season-high IP July: 2-2, 6.66 25.2 36 20 19 4 7 27 474 5 starts in July 8/5 PHI W, 8-5 7.0 6 1 1 0 1 4 94 Third QS 8/11 at MIA ND, 3-6 L 5.2 8 3 3 1 2 4 97 2 runs in sixth inning 8/16 ATL W, 17-2 6.0 5 2 2 0 2 6 101 4-0, 3.00 ERA at home 8/22 at KC L, 2-3 6.2 6 3 2 0 1 6 101 3rd straight road loss 8/27 at ATL W, 3-0 6.0 5 0 0 0 2 7 99 First road win since 6/30 August: 3-1, 2.30 31.1 30 9 8 1 8 27 492 2.30 ERA fifth in NL 9/2 ARI L, 2-6 5.0 5 3 3 1 3 6 100 1st home loss since 9/4/16 9/7 at LAD W, 9-1 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 3 107 Back-to-back road wins 9/12 at ARI W, 4-2 7.0 7 2 2 1 0 10 98 8th career 10+ SO game 9/17 SD ND, 4-3 L 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 7 63 90-min rain delay in 5th 9/22 at SD W, 4-1 6.0 5 1 1 0 1 8 100 12th straight 3 ER or less 9/27 MIA W, 15-9 6.0 6 3 3 1 0 5 96 10th quality start Sept.: 4-1, 2.57 35.0 29 10 10 3 7 39 564 4 wins tied 2nd in NL 10/4 at ARI L, 8-11 1.1 7 4 4 1 0 2 41 NL Wild Card Game TOMORROW S STARTER: LHP TYLER ANDERSON (NR) Left-hander is a member of his second career Opening Day roster went 6-6 with a 4.81 ERA (86.0 IP, 46 ER) across 15 starts and two relief appearances in 2017, the first two relief appearances of his career made two starts and two relief appearances against Arizona in 2017, going 2-0 with a 3.94 ERA (16.0 IP, 7 ER) also pitched one inning of relief in the Wild Card game, allowing two runs in four career starts against Arizona is 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA (21.0 IP, 14 ER) in two career starts at Chase Field is 0-0 with a 10.61 ERA (9.1 IP, 11 ER).
#28 NOLAN ARENADO, 3b Career vs. Corbin:.176-34-6-1-2 Batted.259 (14-for-54) with two doubles, four home runs, nine RBI, seven walks and eight strikeouts in 21 Cactus League games. Set career highs in hits (187), triples (seven), batting average (.309), on-base percentage (.373) and slugging percentage (.586) en route to finishing fourth in National League Most Valuable Player voting and winning his third consecutive Silver Slugger. Won his fifth consecutive Gold Glove, the first infielder in Major League history to begin their career with five straight Gold Glove Awards. In 2017, ranked among NL leaders in doubles (T1st), RBI (2nd), home runs (T3rd), hits (6th), runs (T7th), triples (T5th), batting average (8th), slugging percentage (4th), extra-base hits (2nd) and total bases (3rd) finished third among NL position players with 7.2 WAR (baseball reference). #19 CHARLIE BLACKMON, of Career vs. Corbin:.310-29-9-1-3 In 17 Cactus League games, hit.271 (13-for-48) with four doubles, three home runs, seven RBI, two walks and 14 strikeouts. Won his first career National League Batting Title in 2017 after batting a careerhigh.331 (213-for-644), the first center fielder to win the batting frown since Willie McGee with the Cardinals in 1990. Won his second consecutive Silver Slugger Award after leading the Major Leagues in hits (213), runs (137), triples (14) and total bases (386). Set a Major League record with 103 RBI from the leadoff position, surpassing Darin Erstad s previous mark of 100 set with the Angels in 2000. Became one of seven players (eight times) in MLB history to record at least 135 runs, 210 hits, 35 doubles, 14 triples, 35 home runs and 100 RBI in a single season. #20 IAN DESMOND, inf-of Career vs. Corbin:.200-15-3-1-2 Hit.213 (10-for-47) with one double, two home runs, three RBI, one walk and 19 strikeouts in 17 Spring Training games. Enters his second season with the Rockies after signing a five-year contract prior to the 2017 season. Appeared in 95 games with Colorado in 2017, his fewest games since his rookie season in 2009, after landing on the disabled list three times missed the first month of the season with a fractured left hand suffered in Spring Training also had two stints on the DL with a right calf strain. Led the Rockies with 15 stolen bases started 64 games in left field, 22 games at first base, one game in center field and one game at shortstop. #5 CARLOS GONZÁLEZ, of Career vs. Corbin:.227-22-5-1-5 Signed a one-year contract on March 12 to remain with the Rockies through the 2018 season this will be his 10th season with the Rockies, one of five players to play at least 10 seasons in a Rockies uniform. Enters the 2018 season ranked third in Rockies history in games played (1,115), third in runs (698), fifth in hits (1,202), fourth in doubles (245), fifth in triples (35), fourth in home runs (211) and fifth in RBI (686). Appeared in 136 games in 2017 and batted.262 (123-for-470) with 34 doubles, 14 home runs, 57 RBI, 56 walks and 119 strikeouts. Batted.377 (29-for-77) in September and led the NL in doubles (12) and finished second in hits, second in average, first in OBP (.484) and second in slugging (.766). #22 CHRIS IANNETTA, c Career vs. Corbin: N/A Returns to the Rockies for a second career stint with the club after signing a two-year contract on Dec. 8, 2017 was originally selected by the Rockies in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft and played with the club from 2006-11. Is the Rockies all-time leader among catchers in games played (458) and walks (241) and ranks second in runs (196), hits (336), home runs (63) and RBI (236). Spent the 2017 season with the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he made his 10th Opening Day roster batted.254 (69-for-272) with 17 home runs, the secondhighest total of his career and most since hitting 18 in 2008. #9 DJ LeMAHIEU, 2b Career vs. Corbin:.378-37-14-3-6 Batted.370 (20-for-54) with five doubles, one home run, seven RBI, three walks and five strikeouts over 19 Cactus League games. Named to his second career All-Star team in 2017 and won his second career Gold Glove Award. Finished fifth in the NL in hits (189), seventh in batting average (.310) and tied for 10th in runs (95). COLORADO ROCKIES HITTERS NOTES 2017 VS. ARI CAREER VS. ARI PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Arenado.262 65 17 2 11.293 300 88 15 57 Blackmon.286 77 22 3 8.340 347 118 14 45 Desmond.157 51 8 0 0.240 183 44 4 17 González.217 46 10 3 8.300 430 129 27 79 Iannetta.--- -- -- -- --.259 174 45 6 18 LeMahieu.313 67 21 1 6.301 339 102 7 38 McMahon.000 2 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 Parra.297 37 11 0 1.310 113 35 2 8 Story.242 66 16 3 9.267 120 32 9 27 Tauchman.333 9 3 0 0.333 9 3 0 0 Valaika.208 24 5 1 4.231 26 6 1 4 Wolters.278 18 5 0 0.297 37 11 1 5 CAREER AT CHASE FIELD AVG AB H HR RBI.276 163 45 5 25.265 181 48 6 18.213 80 17 1 5.283 219 62 12 32.250 224 56 9 34.275 167 46 3 16.--- -- -- -- --.286 1306 374 22 129.286 63 18 8 17.286 7 2 0 0.231 13 3 0 0.250 20 5 0 0 From June 15 through the end of the 2017 season, his.335 batting average ranked first in the NL. Has batted.319 over the past three seasons since 2015, the third-highest average in the Majors. #24 RYAN McMAHON, inf Career vs. Corbin: N/A A member of his first career Opening Day roster batted.319 (22-for-69) with eight doubles, two home runs, nine RBI, four walks and 12 strikeouts in 30 Cactus League games. Made his Major League debut Aug. 12, 2017 and hit.158 (3-for-19) with one double and one RBI in 17 games across two stints. Was named the Rockies Doug Million Minor League Player of the Year and the MiLB.com Fan s Choice for Best Offensive Player in the Minor Leagues after batting a combined.355 (167-for-470) with 39 doubles, four triples and 20 home runs across 119 games with Double-A Hartford and Triple-A Albuquerque. #8 GERARDO PARRA, of Career vs. Corbin:.250-4-1-0-0 Hit.250 (7-for-28) with three doubles, one home run, five walks and five strikeouts in 11 Cactus League games missed the first half of Spring after undergoing surgery to remove the broken hook of the hamate bone in his right hand prior to position players reporting. Hit a career-high.309 (121-for-393) in 115 games in 2017. Hit.443 (27-for-61) in July, the highest batting average for the month in the NL and the highest in Rockies history. #27 TREVOR STORY, inf Career vs. Corbin:.364-11-4-1-2 In 20 Cactus League games, hit.370 (20-for-54) with eight doubles, two triples, one home run, nine RBI, six walks and 22 strikeouts. Led the National League with 191 strikeouts in 2017, the most strikeouts in franchise history. Led all NL shortstops with 81 RBI and finished second with 23 home runs his 51 career home runs are the most by a shortstop through their first two seasons in MLB history. Hit.354 (62-for-271) with 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 47 RBI in the second half of 2017. His 11 defensive runs saves ranked second in MLB among shortstops, behind Andrelton Simmons. #3 MIKE TAUCHMAN, of Career vs. Corbin: 1.000-1-1-0-0 A member of his first career Opening Day roster made his Major League debut in 2017 and hit.222 (6-for-27) with one triple, two RBI, five walks and 10 strikeouts in 31 games across three stints. Was named the Abby Greer Award winner for the Rockies Spring Training MVP hit.333 (20-for-60) with three doubles, four triples, one home run, five RBI, six walks and three stolen bases in 28 Spring Training games. Named a Pacific Coast League Post-Season All-Star in 2017 after finishing third in the league with a.331 batting average. #4 PAT VALAIKA, inf Career vs. Corbin:.000-1-0-0-0 A member of his first career Opening Day roster appeared in 110 games for the Rockies in 2017 following his April 18 recall from Albuquerque. Hit.238 (5-for-21) with three doubles. one home run, five RBI and three walks in 11 Cactus League games missed time with a strained left oblique. Hit.328 (19-for-58) with eight doubles, four home runs and 16 RBI as a pinchhitter in 2017 his 16 RBI were the most by a rookie since 1958 led all MLB pinch-hitters in RBI, runs (12), doubles and extra-base hits (12) teid for first in home runs. #14 TONY WOLTERS, c-inf Career vs. Corbin: N/A A member of his third consecutive Opening Day roster hit.294 (10-for-34) with one double, three RBI, four walks and five strikeouts in 18 Cactus League games. Appeared in 83 games for the Rockies in 2017, starting a team-high 66 games behind the plate recorded a 39% caught stealing percentage (22 SB, 14 CS). In his career, has made 11 appearances at second base, three appearances at shortstop and one appearance at third base.
COLORADO ROCKIES BULLPEN NOTES TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG SHO SV/OPP IP H R ER BB-I SO HR Season Totals 0-0 -.-- 0 0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Starters 0-0 -.-- 0 0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Relievers 0-0 -.-- 0 0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Coors Field 0-0 -.-- 0 0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Road 0-0 -.-- 0 0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 April 0-0 -.-- 0 0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 ROCKIES BULLPEN NOTES Pitcher Last Game IP, H, R, ER, BB, SO Last Win Last Save Last Loss SV/OPP 1BF/R IR/RS Davis ---- ---- 9/21/17 at MIL 9/19/17 at TB 9/23/17 at MIL 0/0 0/0 0/0 Dunn ---- ---- 8/14/17 vs. ATL 8/12/14 vs. STL 5/20/17 at CIN 0/0 0/0 0/0 McGee ---- ---- 9/11/16 at SD 8/27/17 at ATL 8/11/17 at MIA 0/0 0/0 0/0 Oberg ---- ---- 8/11/16 at TEX 8/17/16 vs. WAS 5/25/17 at PHI 0/0 0/0 0/0 Ottavino ---- ---- 8/24/17 at KC 9/30/16 vs. MIL 7/2/17 at ARI 0/0 0/0 0/0 Rusin ---- ---- 9/8/17 at LAD 9/23/17 at ARI 9/9/17 at SF 0/0 0/0 0/0 Senzatela ---- ---- 7/18/17 vs SD No ML saves 8/28/17 vs. DET 0/0 0/0 0/0 Shaw ---- ---- 7/26/17 vs. LAA 9/20/17 at LAA 9/26/17 vs. MIN 0/0 0/0 0/0 #71 WADE DAVIS, RHP #52 CHRIS RUSIN, LHP Career High IP: 9.0, 3x, last: 9/9/11 vs. BOS Career-High IP: 9.0, 2x, last: 9/3/15 vs. SF Enters his first season with the Rockies after signing a three-year contract on Dec. 29, 2017. Made five Cactus League appearances, allowing three runs on four hits with no walks and four strikeouts across five innings pitched (5.40 ERA). Was named a National League All-Star in 2017 in his only season with the Chicago Cubs, his third consecutive All-Star nod. Went 4-2 with 32 saves in 33 opportunities and a 2.30 ERA (58.2 IP, 15 ER) last season converted a Cubs franchise record 32 consecutive saves from the beginning of the season through Sept. 19. Since becoming a full-tine reliever in 2014, has gone 23-6 with 79 saves in 87 opportunities with a 1.45 ERA (241.1 IP, 39 ER) since 2014, leads all qualified MLB relievers in ERA. Made nine Cactus League relief appearances and allowed one run in 8.2 innings pitched (1.04 ERA) with two hits, one walk and nine strikeouts. Made a career-high 60 relief appearances in 2017, his first season as a full-time reliever, going 5-1 with a career-best 2.65 ERA (85.0 IP, 25 ER). Finished second in MLB, first in the NL, with 85.0 innings pitched as a reliever tied for the seventh-most relief innings in Rockies history, the most since Josh Roenicke tossed 88.2 innings in 2012. In 32 road outings, went 4-1 with a 1.88 ERA (48.0 IP, 10 ER) since 2015, has gone 5-1 with a 1.82 ERA (69.1 IP, 14 ER) in 41 road games as a reliever. In 84 relief appearances with Colorado since 2015, has gone 8-2 with a 2.50 ERA (137.0 IP, 38 ER), the lowest ERA by a Rockies reliever in franchise history (min. 135 innings pitched). #38 MIKE DUNN, LHP #49 ANTONIO SENZATELA, RHP Career High IP: 2.0, 17x, last: 7/28/16 vs. STL Career-High IP: 8.0, 5/26/17 vs. STL Enters his second season with the Rockies after signing a three-year contract, Dec. 15, 2016. Made eight Spring appearances, allowing two runs in 7.1 innings pitched (2.45 ERA) with one walk and nine strikeouts. Made a club-high 68 relief appearances for Colorado in 2017, going 5-1 with a 4.47 ERA (50.1 IP, 25 ER). Has made at least 50 relief appearances in seven consecutive seasons his 502 career appearances are fifth-most among active left-handed pitchers. Made five appearances, including two starts, in Spring Training and went 2-2 with a 1.62 ERA (16.2 IP, 3 ER), four walks and 12 strikeouts. Made his first Opening Day roster in 2017 and went 10-5 with a 4.68 ERA (134.2 IP, 70 ER) across 20 starts and 16 relief appearances. Was 10-5 with a 5.03 ERA (111.0 IP, 62 ER) as a starter, 0-0 with a 3.04 ERA (23.2 IP, 8 ER) as a reliever. Was named the National League Rookie of the Month in April after going 3-1 with a 2.81 ERA (32.0 IP, 10 ER) in five starts. #51 JAKE McGEE, LHP #29 BRYAN SHAW, RHP Career-High IP: 2.2, 9/18/11 at BOS Re-signed with the Rockies on a three-year deal, Dec. 15, 2017. In six Cactus League appearances, went 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA (5.0 IP, 2 ER), four walks and six strikeouts. Appeared in 62 games for the Rockies last season, his most since 2014, and went 0-2 with three saves and a 3.61 ERA (57.1 IP, 23 ER). Posted a 2.70 ERA (36.2 IP, 11 ER) in 38 first-half appearances in 2017. Since his first full season in 2011, ranks fifth among left-handed relievers with 409 strikeouts and sixth with 408 appearances. #45 SCOTT OBERG, RHP Career-High IP: 2.0, 11x, last: 9/1/17 vs. ARI Made nine relief appearances in Spring Training, allowing four runs across 8.1 innings pitched (4.32 ERA) with two walks and five strikeouts. Spent the majority of the 2017 season with the Rockies, pitching in a career-high 66 games went 0-1 with a 4.94 ERA (58.1 IP, 32 ER), 24 walks and 55 strikeouts. Recorded a 2.25 ERA (12.0 IP, 3 ER) in 13 appearances in September of last season made his first postseason appearance in the NL Wild Card Game and struck out Paul Goldschmidt and J.D. Martinez. Has made 154 relief appearances since debuting in 2015, the most relief appearances by a Rockies pitcher over that span. #0 ADAM OTTAVINO, RHP Career-High IP: 5.2, 5/29/10 at CHC In eight relief appearances in Spring Training, posted a 1.08 ERA (8.1 IP, 1 ER), five walks and nine strikeouts. Made 63 relief appearances, the third-most on the Rockies, in 2017, his first full season since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2015. Was 1-3 with a 5.74 ERA (31.1 IP, 20 ER) in 36 first-half appearances, 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA (22.0 IP, 10 ER) in 27 second-half appearances. Walked a career-high 39 batters in 2017 but recorded a 10.63 strikeouts per nine innings rate. Enters the 2018 season with 286 career appearances with the Rockies, tied for the eight-most in franchise history his 340 strikeouts with the Rockies are the fifth-most among relievers in franchise history. Career-High IP: 2.1, 3x, last: 8/26/14 at CWS Enters his first season with the Rockies after signing a three-year contract on Dec. 15, 2017. In seven Cactus League appearances, went 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA (6.0 IP, 6 ER), three walks and nine strikeouts. Made 79 relief appearances with the Cleveland Indians in 2017, going 4-6 with three saves and a 3.52 ERA (76.2 IP, 30 ER) recorded career-highs in innings pitched (76.2) and saves (3) tied his career high with 73 strikeouts. Among AL relievers in 2017, finished tied for first in games, seventh in relief innings and fourth in holds (26). Has made at least 70 appearances in five consecutive seasons since 2013, his 378 relief appearances are the most in the Majors. ROCKIES BULLPEN VS. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 2017 vs. Arizona Career vs. Arizona Pitcher W-L-S G/GS IP ER ERA W-L-S G/GS IP ER ERA Davis 0-1-0 2/0 1.2 3 16.20 0-2-0 4/1 10.0 5 4.50 Dunn 0-0-0 7/0 2.2 7 23.63 3-1-1 27/0 18.0 19 9.50 McGee 0-0-0 5/0 3.2 2 4.91 0-0-4 13/0 11.0 6 4.91 Oberg 0-0-0 9/0 11.0 1 0.82 0-1-0 22/0 21.1 13 5.48 Ottavino 1-1-0 8/0 7.1 7 8.59 1-2-0 33/0 36.1 23 5.70 Rusin 0-0-2 9/0 11.2 2 1.54 2-2-2 16/5 39.0 10 2.31 Senzatela 0-1-0 4/1 8.1 9 9.72 0-1-0 4/1 8.1 9 9.72 Shaw 0-0-0 1/0 1.1 1 6.75 0-0-0 3/0 4.0 3 6.75
COLORADO ROCKIES DAY-BY-DAY Winning Losing Pos. / No. Date D/N Opp. W/L Final Pitcher Pitcher Save Rec. GA-GB Att. Time 1 3/29 N at ARI 2 3/30 N at ARI 3 3/31 N at ARI 4 4/2 N at SD 5 4/3 N at SD 6 4/4 N at SD 7 4/5 D at SD 8 4/6 D ATL 9 4/7 N ATL 10 4/8 D ATL 11 4/9 N SD 12 4/10 N SD 13 4/11 D SD 14 4/12 N at WAS 15 4/13 N at WAS 16 4/14 D at WAS 17 4/15 D at WAS 18 4/16 N at PIT 19 4/17 N at PIT 20 4/18 D at PIT 21 4/20 N CHC 22 4/21 N CHC 23 4/22 D CHC 24 4/23 N SD 25 4/24 N SD 26 4/25 D SD 27 4/27 N at MIA 28 4/28 N at MIA 29 4/29 D at MIA 30 4/30 N at CHC 31 5/1 N at CHC 32 5/2 D at CHC 33 5/4 N at NYM 34 5/5 N at NYM 35 5/6 D at NYM 36 5/8 N LAA 37 5/9 D LAA 38 5/10 N MIL 39 5/11 N MIL 40 5/12 N MIL 41 5/13 D MIL 42 5/14 N at SD 43 5/15 D at SD 44 5/17 N at SF 45 5/18 N at SF 46 5/19 D at SF 47 5/20 D at SF 48 5/21 N at LAD 49 5/22 N at LAD 50 5/23 N at LAD 51 5/25 N CIN 52 5/26 N CIN 53 5/27 D CIN 54 5/28 N SF 55 5/29 N SF 56 5/30 N SF 57 6/1 N LAD 58 6/2 N LAD 59 6/3 D LAD 60 6/5 N at CIN 61 6/6 N at CIN 62 6/7 D at CIN 63 6/8 N ARI 64 6/9 N ARI 65 6/10 D ARI 66 6/12 N at PHI 67 6/13 N at PHI 68 6/14 D at PHI 69 6/15 N at TEX 70 6/16 D at TEX 71 6/17 D at TEX 72 6/18 N NYM 73 6/19 N NYM 74 6/20 N NYM 75 6/21 D NYM 76 6/22 N MIA 77 6/23 D MIA 78 6/24 D MIA 79 6/26 N at SF 80 6/27 N at SF 81 6/28 D at SF * Sellout Winning Losing Pos. / No. Date D/N Opp. W/L Final Pitcher Pitcher Save Rec. GA-GB Att. Time 82 6/29 N at LAD 83 6/30 N at LAD 84 7/1 D at LAD 85 7/2 N SF 86 7/3 N SF 87 7/4 N SF 88 7/6 N at SEA 89 7/7 D at SEA 90 7/8 D at SEA 91 7/10 N ARI 92 7/11 N ARI 93 7/12 D ARI 94 7/13 N SEA 95 7/14 N SEA 96 7/15 D SEA July 17: 89th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Washington D.C. 97 7/20 N at ARI 98 7/21 N at ARI 99 7/22 D at ARI 100 7/24 N HOU 101 7/25 N HOU 102 7/27 N OAK 103 7/28 N OAK 104 7/29 D OAK 105 7/30 N at STL 106 7/31 N at STL 107 8/1 N at STL 108 8/2 D at STL 109 8/3 N at MIL 110 8/4 N at MIL 111 8/5 D at MIL 112 8/6 N PIT 113 8/7 N PIT 114 8/8 D PIT 115 8/9 N LAD 116 8/10 N LAD 117 8/11 N LAD 118 8/12 D LAD 119 8/14 N at HOU 120 8/15 N at HOU 121 8/16 N at ATL 122 8/17 N at ATL 123 8/18 N at ATL 124 8/19 D at ATL 125 8/21 N SD 126 8/22 N SD 127 8/23 D SD 128 8/24 N STL 129 8/25 N STL 130 8/26 D STL 131 8/27 N at LAA 132 8/28 N at LAA 133 8/30 N at SD 134 8/31 N at SD 135 9/1 N at SD 136 9/2 D at SD 137 9/3 D SF 138 9/4 N SF 139 9/5 N SF 140 9/7 N LAD 141 9/8 N LAD 142 9/9 D LAD 143 9/10 N ARI 144 9/11 N ARI 145 9/12 N ARI 146 9/13 D ARI 147 9/14 N at SF 148 9/15 N at SF 149 9/16 D at SF 150 9/17 N at LAD 151 9/18 N at LAD 152 9/19 N at LAD 153 9/21 N at ARI 154 9/22 N at ARI 155 9/23 D at ARI 156 9/24 N PHI 157 9/25 N PHI 158 9/26 N PHI 159 9/27 D PHI 160 9/28 N WAS 161 9/29 N WAS 162 9/31 D WAS Jan. 12 March 10 March 12 March 19 March 20 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 27 March 29 2018 ROCKIES RECENT TRANSACTIONS Signed RHP Chad Bettis, OF Charlie Blackmon, INF DJ LeMahieu and LHP Chris Rusin to a one-year contracts to avoid arbitration Optioned RHP Zach Jemiola to Triple-A Albuquerque; optioned OF Yonathan Daza, C Chris Rabago and RHP Jesus Tinoco to Double-A Hartford Signed OF Carlos González to a one-year contract; placed RHP Rayan González on the 60-day disabled list Optioned RHP Yency Almonte and LHP Sam Howard to Triple-A Albuquerque Optioned OF Jordan Patterson to Triple-A Albuquerque Optioned OF Noel Cuevas to Triple-A Albuquerque Optioned OF David Dahl to Triple-A Albuquerque Optioned RHP Jairo Díaz to Triple-A Albuquerque Optioned OF Raimel Tapia and C Tom Murphy to Triple-A Albuquerque Placed RHP Carlos Estévez (left oblique strain), RHP Jeff Hoffman (right shoulder inflammation) and LHP Zac Rosscup (left middle finger blister) on the 10-day disabled list