COLORADO ROCKIES NOTES:
A LONG ROAD
- The Colorado Rockies continue their 10-game road trip tonight with game two of three in Cincinnati … this is the first of two 10-game road trips for the Rockies this season (also: Aug. 4-13).
- The Rockies suffered their seventh sweep of the season in Atlanta, their fifth on the road and their second in a four-game set (also: May 29-June 1 at Arizona) … marked their first time getting swept in Atlanta since July 29-Aug. 1, 2013 … since taking the first two games of the road trip at Fenway Park, the Rockies have lost six in a row, their third losing streak of equal games or more … have lost 12 of their last 15 overall.
- The Rockies are in a stretch of 16-straight days with a game, and 33 games in 34 day overall from May 19-June 21 … are 10-21 through the first 31 games of this stretch.
BIG MAC
- 3B Ryan McMahon extended his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games last night … is slashing .381/.480/.690 with two doubles, one triple, three home runs and six RBI over the streak … third-longest active hitting streak in the Majors.
- Recorded the ninth multi-home run game of his career Sunday, his second on the road and his first since Sept. 8, 2022 vs. Arizona … his nine multi-home run games are the 12th most in franchise history, surpassing Ellis Burks with eight.
- McMahon has reached base in 24 of his last 26 with 12 multi-hit games since May 23 … is slashing .370/.457/.720 (37-for-100) with seven doubles, two triple, eight home runs, 23 RBI and 15 walks over that span … since May 23, is second in the Majors in OBP and OPS (1.177), ranks third in batting and slugging and is tied for fifth in extra-base hits.
- On the season, McMahon’s 35 extra-base hits are tied for fifth-most in the NL, his 20 doubles are also tied for the fifth-most and his .517 slugging mark is 13th.
- McMahon’s 2.7 WAR (Baseball Reference) leads all players with at least 50% of their games at third base this season … his 10 defensive runs saved are most among third basemen (Sports Info Solutions).
THIS ‘N THAT
- The Rockies have allowed 15 home runs over their last five road games, the most ever in club history through five games on the same road trip … two other teams have allowed 15+ home runs over a span of five road games this season: Oakland (17, April 7-11) and Tampa Bay (15, May 12-17).
- The Rockies .321 batting average on balls in play (BABIP) is the second-highest in the Majors behind the Rangers (.324).
- SS Ezequiel Tovar’s 15 doubles since April 26 are tied for the seventh-most in the Majors … his 19 doubles on the season are tied for the ninth-most in the NL.
- OF Brenton Doyle swiped his 10th base of the season Thursday in Atlanta, six more than any other Rockie … he became the first Rockie in history to begin his career with 10 steals within his first 39 games with a plate appearance (44 games overall).
MR. JONES
- INF/OF Nolan Jones has reached base safely in a career-long 13 games, tied for the longest active streak in the National League and tied for fourth-longest in the Majors.
- Since his recall from Triple-A on May 26, Nolan Jones is slashing .321/.404/.551 with six doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI and four stolen bases while recording a hit in 17 of 22 games … ranks 13th in the NL in batting and 16th in slugging through this span.
- The 25-year-old’s walk-off home run June 11 vs. San Diego was the first of his career, and the first walk-off home run by a Rockie since Elias Díaz on Sept. 9, 2022 … measured at 472 feet, it’s the longest walk-off home run in baseball in the Statcast Era (since 2015) and the eighth-longest overall in the Majors this season.
- Jones also hit a 483-foot home run on June 7, the second-longest home run in the Majors this season … is the only player in the Majors with two of the 10 longest home runs in baseball this season.
BABY GOT BACKSTOP
- Catcher Elias Díaz is batting .291, the ninth-highest average in the Majors and the highest among all MLB catchers … his .336 (36-for-107) average at home is the seventh-highest in the Majors while his .348 (23-for66) average with runners in scoring position is the eighth-highest in the NL.
- Has appeared in 60 games at catcher, the second-most in the Majors … his 12 catcher caught stealing are
third-most in the Majors.
D-FENCE
- Ryan McMahon’s 1.2 defensive WAR is tied for eighth-best in baseball, fourth-best in the NL (Baseball Reference) … Elias Díaz ranks seventh in the NL with a 1.1 dWAR, the second-highest among catchers.
- Brenton Doyle’s outfield assist June 13 at Boston was recorded at 99.2 miles per hours via Statcast, the third-fastest throw on an outfield assist in the Majors this season … Doyle has three of the top six fastest throws among all outfields assists in MLB in 2023 … his four total outfield assists are tied for the third-most among Major League rookies.
ROCKIES STARTING PITCHER – #63 NOAH DAVIS RHP
FIRST THINGS FIRST
- Twenty-five-year-old Noah Davis makes the fourth Major League start of the season and his career … will be his fifth Major League appearance.
- as first recalled in 2023 from Triple-A Albuquerque on April 16 for Germán Márquez, who was placed on the injured list with right forearm inflammation.
- The Newport Beach, Calif. native was acquired by the Rockies along with RHP Case Williams in a trade with Cincinnati in exchange for RHP Mychal Givens on July 28, 2021.
- Originally selected by the Reds in the 11th round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of UC Santa Barbara … had his contract selected by the Rockies on Nov. 19, 2021 as protection from the Rule 5 draft.
WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS
- Was placed on the 15-day injured list on April 30 with right elbow inflammation was removed from the IL on June 1 and optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque.
- Made four starts for the Isotopes after being removed from the injured list, going 0-2 with an 8.31 ERA (13.0 IP, 12 ER) over that span with opponents slashing .309/.375/.636 for a 1.011 OPS.
THERES A SNAKE IN MY BOOT
- In his last Major League start prior to his IL stint, allowed a career-high seven runs on seven hits over a career-low two-inning start.
- The outing caused his ERA to rise from 0.93 (9.2 IP, 1 ER) to 6.17 (11.2 IP, 8 ER).
GOOD START
- Prior to his outing on April 29, his 0.93 ERA (9.2 IP, 1 ER) was the lowest in all of baseball among rookies with at least two starts … was one of five rookies with at least two starts to not allow a home run on the season
- Was the only Rockie ever to not allow an extra-base hit through his first two career starts.
- His 0.93 ERA was the lowest in Rockies history in a player’s first two career starts, surpassing Ryan Castellani’s 1.04 ERA (8.2 IP, 1 ER) in 2020.
KEEP DOING THAT
- In his start on Friday, April 21 in Philadelphia, allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits over 4.2 innings, striking out five and walking none … did not factor into the decision in the Rockies 4-3 loss to the Phillies.
- Made his first career Major League start last April 16 in Seattle and tossed five scoreless innings with three hits allowed, three walks and five strikeouts … did not factor into the decision in the 1-0 Rockies loss.
- Became the first Rockies pitcher since Antonio Senzatela (April 6, 2017 at Milwaukee) to toss five scoreless innings in his first Major League
start.
CINCINNATI REDS NOTES:
TRANSACTIONS
- The Reds today returned from a rehabilitation assignment, reinstated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment OF Wil Myers (kidney stone, left shoulder sprain).
VOTE REDS
- SS Matt McLain ranks fourth and 2B Jonathan India is 10th in updated All-Star Game voting…Phase 1 of the voting ends at noon ET Thursday.
- The Top 2 at each infield position (and top 6 outfielders) in each league will be revealed at 6:00 p.m. Thursday on MLB Network and will advance to the second phase of voting to determine the starters.
- Phase 2 begins at noon Monday and ends at noon Thursday, 6/29.
- All-Star Game starters will be announced on 6/29 at 7:00et on ESPN…full rosters will be announced at Sunday, 7/2 at 5:30et on ESPN.
RED HOTS
- The Reds’ 9-game winning streak is the longest active winning streak in the Major Leagues and their longest since a 10-game winning streak from 7/19-7/29, 2012.
- The Reds are coming off a 10-day, 8-1 road trip to StL (2-1), KC (3-0) and Hou (3-0)…for only the second time, won 8 games on a road trip of 9 games or fewer (8-0, 9/21-9/27, 1964)…was their first road trip of any length with at least 8 wins since 5/28-6/9, 1999 (9-3)…courtesy @EliasSports.
- Reds baserunners in 62 attempts have scored 61 runs from second base on singles…both lead the Major Leagues.
- Reds batters ranks second in the Major Leagues with 78 stolen bases (TB 96), their highest total since 2019 (80sb)…recorded 58 stolen bases all last season…have been successful on 38 of their last 41 attempts, including 15 of their last 16 steal attempts.
TONIGHT’S GAME
- Is Game 2 (1-0) of a 3-game series vs Shelby Cravens’ Rockies and Game 2 (1-0) of a 7-day homestand that includes Thursday’s off day followed by a 3-game series vs the Braves.
- Following this homestand the Reds travel to Baltimore for a brief 3-game series vs the Orioles before returning to Great American Ball Park for a 3-game series against the Padres, Cin’s last home series of the first half.
BRAVES UP NEXT
- The Braves lead this season’s series, 3-0, following their series sweep from 4/10-4/12 at Truist Park…was their first series sweep win over the Reds during the regular season since 4/25-4/27, 2014, also at Truist (3g).
THE ONLY REDS
- LHP Andrew Abbott is the first Major League pitcher since 1893, when the mound was moved to its current distance, to begin his career with 3 consecutive scoreless starts of at least 5.0 innings…over his first 3 starts has begun his Major League career with 17.2 scoreless innings, a new club record since 1893…in Fri’s 2-1 win at Hou, he broke that team record held by Wayne Simpson, who in 1970 began his Major League career with 15.0 scoreless innings…@EliasSports.
- In last Mon’s 10-inning, 5-4 win at KC, RHP Ricky Karcher became the only Reds pitcher since 1969, when the save became an official statistic, to record a save in his Major League debut…was the third pitcher in the Major Leagues this season to record a save in his Major League debut, joining TB’s Braden Bristo (4/13 vs Bos) and Min’s Brent Headrick (4/19 at Bos)…SF’s Keaton Winn joined that short list on 6/13 at StL
Tomorrow’s Pitcher – #59 Ben Lively, RHP
- Tomorrow will make his second career appearance and first career start vs the Rockies.
- Posted a 1.69 ERA in his 2 relief apps (5.1ip, 1er, .238baa) and a 4.42 ERA in his 6 starts (36.2ip, 18er, .257baa).
- Joined the Reds from Louisville on 5/9, when RHP Luis Cessa was designated for assignment…in 5 apps for the Bats went 4-0, 2.33 (4gs, 27ip, 19h, 10bb, 16k).
- Made his Reds debut in the second inning of the 5-0 win on 5/11 vs NYM…relieved spot starter Derek Law and threw 3.0 scoreless innings, still tied for the longest appearance by a Reds reliever this season…was his first Major League appearance since 4/28/19 for KC vs LAA, his only appearance of that season, and his first win since his last appearance of the 2017 campaign (9/27/19 for Phi vs NYM).
- His start on 5/19 vs the Yankees was his first start in the Major Leagues since since 4/26/18 for Phi vs Ari.
