The Colorado Rockies (14-12) travel to Chase Field to take on National League West rival Arizona Diamondbacks (8-20) in a three game series, April 28-30.
The Rockies are currently tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for second place in the NL West, 1 1/2 games behind the first place San Francisco Giants .
The inside of Chase Field goes dark as the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants is interrupted by a twenty-minute power outage in the seventh inning of a MLB game at Chase Field on September 24, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.
(September 23, 2011 - Source: Ralph Freso/Getty Images North America)
The Rockies are 6-8 on the road this season.
The Diamondbacks are 2-13 at Chase Field this season.
This series dates back to the Diamondbacks' inaugural season of 1998.
Television/Radio:
CO TV: Root Sports / Radio: KOA 850 AM
AZ TV: Fox Sports Arizona/ Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM
Series Record:
Diamondbacks lead the all-time series, 160--125
Diamondbacks lead the series at home, 92-59.
Last Time Played:
04/06/14-04/08/14 at Coors Field. The Rockies took 2-of-3 from the Diamondbacks in their home opening series.
2013 Season Series:
Diamondbacks won the 2013 season series 12-7..
Diamondbacks went 8-2 against the Rockies at home.
Previous Series:
April 25-27, The Rockies went 2-1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium
April 21-24,The Dodgers went 1- 3 against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodgers Stadium.
Batting Ranks:
Rockies- 1st in AVG (.294), 2nd HR's (32), 1st in RBI (134), 1st in Slugging Pct. (.470)
Diamondbacks- 20th AVG (.243), 21st in HR's (19), T-16th in RBI (96), 21st in Slugging Pct. (.368)
Pitching Ranks:
Rockies- 21st in ERA (4.13), 12th in Innings Pitched (231), 6th in Runs Allowed (119), 25th Strikeouts (180)
Diamondbacks- 30th ERA (5.17), 1st in Innings Pitched (249), 1st in Runs Allowed (162), 3rd in Strikeouts (232)
Top Hitters:
Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies hits a single in the seventh inning as catcher Miguel Montero #26 of the Arizona Diamondbacks backs up the plate at Coors Field on April 5, 2014 in Denver, Colorado.
(April 4, 2014 - Source: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America)
Average
Rockies: Charlie Blackmon (.402, 1st in MLB)
Diamondbacks: Paul Goldschmidt (.306, 35th in MLB)
Home Runs
Rockies- Charlie Blackmon/Justin Morneau/Troy Tulowitzki (5, T-21st in MLB)
Diamondbacks- Mark Trumbo (7, T-4th in MLB)
RBI
Rockies- Justin Morneau (19, T-10th in MLB)
Diamondbacks- Mark Trumbo (19, T-10th in MLB)
OBP
Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies rounds the bases on his two run homerun off of Randall Delgado #48 of the Arizona Diamondbacks to give the Rockies a 6-0 lead in the fourth inning during the home opener at Coors Field on April 4, 2014 in Denver, Colorado.
(April 3, 2014 - Source: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America)
Rockies- Charlie Blackmon (.454, 3rd in MLB)
Diamondbacks- MIguel Montero (.381, T-32nd in MLB)
Hits
Paul Goldschmidt #44 of the Arizona Diamondbacks hits a solo home-run against the New York Mets during the ninth inning of the MLB game at Chase Field on April 16, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Mets defeated the Diamondbacks 5-2.
(April 15, 2014 - Source: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America)
Rockies- Charlie Blackmon (35, 3rd in MLB)
Diamondbacks- Paul Goldschmidt (34, 4th in MLB)
Top Pitchers:
Wins
Jordan Lyles #24 of the Colorado Rockies throws a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
(April 24, 2014 - Source: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America)
Rockies- Jordan Lyles (3, T-9th in MLB)
Diamondbacks- Wade Miley (2, T-43rd in MLB)
ERA
Wade Miley #36 of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on April 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
(April 17, 2014 - Source: Harry How/Getty Images North America)
Rockies- Jordan Lyles (2.93, 46th in MLB)
Diamondbacks- Wade Miley (4.50, T-89th)
Strikeouts
Rockies- Jorge De La Rosa (28, T-49th in MLB)
Diamondbacks- Brandon McCarthy/Wade Miley (34, T-19th in MLB)
Saves
Reliever LaTroy Hawkins #32 of the Colorado Rockies throws a pitch in the 11th inning on his way to picking up a save against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The Rockies won 5-4 in 11 innings.
(April 24, 2014 - Source: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America)
Rockies- LaTroy Hawkins (7, T-7th in MLB)
Diamondbacks- Addison Reed (6, T-9th in MLB)
Holds
Rockies- Rex Brothers (6, T-5th in MLB)
Diamondbacks- Oliver Perez/Brad Ziegler (2, T-62nd in MLB)
Probable Pitching Matchups:
Monday, April 28, 6:40 PM MST at Chase Field
LHP Franklin Morales (2-1, 3.86) vs. LHP Wade Miley (2-2, 4.50)
Starting pitcher Franklin Morales #56 of the Colorado Rockies takes the ball against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field on April 22, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. Morales earned the win as the Rockies defeated the Gaints 2-1.
(April 21, 2014 - Source: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America)
Morales got the win in his last start on 04/22 - the San Francisco Giants. In the 2-1 Rockies win, he pitched seven innings, giving up one run on five hits, striking out seven and walking two. Morales has held opponents to just two runs over his last two starts. He last pitched against the Diamondbacks on 05/05/11 with the Rockies. Morales came out of the bullpen to pitch 1 1/3 innings, giving up no runs on no hits, walking two in the Rockies 3-2 loss. Morales did not face the Diamondbacks in 2013.
Fact: Starter Jhoulys Chacin is expected to come off the disabled list within the week. Morales continues to make manager Walt Weiss' decision on who gets a ticket to Triple-A Colorado Springs difficult.
at Chase Field (2013)
ERA W L GS IP H ER R AVG HR SO BB
0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Career - Morales
AB H AVG HR RBI SO B
Diamondbacks 19 3 .158 0 1 4 2
Hot hitter vs. Morales
Roger Kieschnick 1 1 .1000 0 0 0 0
Cold Hitter - Morales
Gerardo Parra 5 0 .000 0 0 1 0
Wade Miley
Miley got a no-decision in his last start on 04/23 at the Chicago Cubs. Miley pitched five innings, giving up three runs on four hits, striking out seven and walking three. He last pitched against the Rockies on 04/06/14 at Coors Field in what has been his best start of the year so far. Miley received the win as he pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, striking out two and walking two in the Diamondbacks' 5-3 victory. In 2013, Miley was 2-0, 1.45 ERA against the Rockies. He pitched 18 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on 15 hits, striking out 13 and walking nine. The Rockies batted .234 against him.
at Chase Field (2013)
ERA W L GS IP H ER R AVG HR SO BB
4.15 6 4 15 89.0 91 43 41 .268 11 54 33
Career - Miley
AB H AVG HR RBI SO B
Rockies 131 37 .282 2 11 20 9
Hot hitter vs. Miley
Wilin Rosario 16 8 .500 0 1 4 1
Cold Hitter - Miley
D.J. LeMahieu 9 1 .111 0 0 2 0
Fact: Walks have become an issue for Miley in the early part of the season. He has walked 16 as a loss of pitch command has caused him to go to full counts in many at-bats.
Tuesday, April 29, 6:40 PM MST at Chase Field
RHP Tyler Chatwood (1-0, 4.26) vs. RHP Mike Bolsinger (1-1, 5.27)
Chatwood received a no-decision in his last start on 04/23 - the San Francisco Giants. Chatwood pitched six innings, giving up five runs on seven hits, striking out five and walking four. He last pitched against the Diamondbacks on 09/13/13 at Chase Field in a 7-5 Rockies win. Chatwood received a no-decision for pitching 4 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, striking out one and walking six. In 2013, Chatwood was 0-0, 3.86 ERA against the Diamondbacks. He pitched 4 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits, striking out 1 and walking six. The Diamondback batted .389 against him.
at Chase Field (2013)
ERA W L GS IP H ER R AVG HR SO BB
3.86 0 0 1 4 2/3 7 2 2 .389 0 1 6
Career - Chatwood
AB H AVG HR RBI SO BB
Diamondbacks 30 11 .367 0 4 2 9
Hot hitter vs. Chatwood
Cliff Pennington 4 3 .200 0 1 0 ` 1
Cold Hitter - Pineda
Paul Goldschmidt 5 1 .200 0 0 1 2
Fact: Chatwood had a difficult start in his last appearance against the Giants. He consistently fell behind in counts and had to wriggle out of jams on the basepaths.
(R-L) Martin Prado #14, Mike Bolsinger #49, Miguel Montero #26 of the Arizona Diamondbacks react as Manager Kirk Gibson #23 enters the game to during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on April 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
(April 18, 2014 - Source: Harry How/Getty Images North America)
In his last outing Bolsinger had the best start of his rookie year so far as he received his first major league win on 04/24 at the Chicago Cubs. Bolsinger pitched 6 2/3 innings, giving up no runs on four hits, striking out seven and walking two.
at Dodgers Stadium (2013)
ERA W L GS IP H ER R AVG HR SO BB
Made MLB debut in 2014
Career - Bolsinger
AB H AVG HR RBI SO BB
Rockies N/A
Hot hitter vs. Bolsinger
N/A
Cold Hitter - Bolsinger
N/A
Fact: Bolsinger was called up to replace the injured Trevor Cahill in the starting rotation.
Wednesday, April 29, 6:40 PM MST at Chase Field
RHP Jordan Lyles (3-0, 2.93) vs. RHP Josh Collmenter (1-2, 3.38)
Jordan Lyles
Jordan Lyles #24 of the Colorado Rockies pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park April 14, 2014 in San Diego, California.
(April 13, 2014 - Source: Denis Poroy/Getty Images North America)
Lyles received a no-decision in his last start on 04/25 at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lyles pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits, striking out four and walking one. He last pitched against the Diamondbacks on 08/18/12 as a member of the Houston Astros. Lyles was tagged with the loss as he pitched four innings, giving up seven runs (five earned) on eight hits, striking out four and walking three in a 12-4 Astros loss.
at Chase Field (2013)
ERA W L GS IP H ER R AVG HR SO BB
0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Career - Lyles
AB H AVG HR RBI SO BB
Diamondbacks 40 18 .450 3 13 2 3
Hot hitter vs. Sabathia
Miguel Montero 8 5 .450 0 4 0 1
Cold Hitter - Sabathia
Aaron Hill 5 1 s.200 0 0 0 1
Fact: Lyles' sinker has been devastating on opposing hitters as he has given up double digit groundouts his last two starts. A injury replacement to being the season, Lyles has turned in to the Rockies anchor in the rotation.
Josh Collmenter #55 of the Arizona Diamondbacks delivers a first inning pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies at Chase Field on April 25, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona.
(April 24, 2014 - Source: Norm Hall/Getty Images North America
Collmenter received the win in his last start on 04/25 against the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched six innings, giving up no runs on four hits, striking out five and walking none. He last faced the Rockies as a reliever on 09/22/13 at Coors Field. He pitched 2/3 of a inning, giving up four runs on three hits, striking out none and walking one in the Diamondbacks' 13-9 victory. In 2013 as a reliever, Collmenter was 0-0, 5.19 ERA in 8 2/3 innings of work, giving up five runs on six hits, striking out eight and walking two.
At Chase Field (2013)
ERA W L GP IP H ER R AVG HR SO BB
2.06 1 2 25 56.2 38 13 15 .193 5 49 15
Career - Collmenter
AB H AVG HR RBI SO BB
Rockies 55 13 .236 2 5 12 2
Hot hitter vs. Collmenter
Carlos Gonzalez 10 4 .400 1 1 1 2
Cold Hitter - Collmenter
Josh Rutledge 5 0 .000 0 0 1 2
Facts: A reliever, Collmenter is making his fourth start as a replacement for the injured Randall Delgado.
Series Notes:
The Rockies enter game one of the series having won four out of their last six games.
Wade Miley is 7-0 in his career against the Rockies.
This is Franklin Morales' first start in Arizona since 2009. In his career at Arizona he has pitched 16 1/3 innings, giving up 10 runs on 15 hits.
The Diamondbacks are allowing an average of 5.9 runs per home game while scoring only 3.3 runs per game at Chase Field.