COLORADO ROCKIES NOTES:
JET SETTING
- The Colorado Rockies continue their 10-game road trip tonight with their second of three games in Milwaukee … began this road trip with three games in St. Louis (2-1) and will finish with four games at Los Angeles-NL (Aug. 10-13).
- Colorado has gone 10-11 since the All-Star Break, winning three series, dropping three and splitting one … 11 of the Rockies’ last 15 losses since July 4 have come by three or fewer runs … conversely, seven of their 11 wins across that same span have been by three or fewer runs.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT
- Last night’s loss marked the third time in Major League Baseball history that a team recorded one hit, one home run, zero walks and struck out 16 or more times (also: Seattle on Sept. 8, 2019 at Houston and New York-AL on Sept. 10, 1999 vs. Boston).
- Last night was the third time in Rockies history the team recorded just one hit which went for a home run (also: Mark Ellis, Sept. 19, 2011 vs. San Diego and Mike Kingery, July 9, 1994 at Florida) … last night was the only time in franchise history Colorado lost a game while recording zero runners left on base.
- Via OptaSTATS, Ezequiel Tovar became the first shortstop in the modern era (since 1900) to hit a home run as his team’s only time reaching base during a game (via a hit, BB, or HBP).
BREWSKIS
- The Rockies swept their three-game set with the Brewers at Coors Field in early May, outscoring Milwaukee 19-to-9 in the series.
- Prior to last night’s contest, Colorado had won five in a row against Milwaukee … have won six of the last eight meetings following an eight-game losing streak in the match up … in the all-time series, the Rockies are 55-32 against the Brewers at Coors Field, 34-51 in Wisconsin.
SUPER SIZED McMAHON
- Last night, third baseman Ryan McMahon snapped a career-best 17-game on-base streak (.289/.396/.467) surpassing his previous best of 16 set in 2019 … it was tied for the second-longest active streak in the Majors and the third-longest for a Rockie this season.
- Since May 25, McMahon is slashing .294/.377/.557 with 15 home runs and 39 RBI … his .934 OPS this span ranks eighth in the NL while his OBP stands as the 11th-best in the league.
- McMahon’s 1.9 defensive WAR (Baseball Reference) is tied for the second-best in all of baseball and the best among all third baseman.
STEP RIGHT UP
- The Rockies have used 31 total pitchers this season, tied for the most in franchise history with the 2019 club … the Rockies have also tied the franchise record by using 15 different starting pitchers this season, tied with the 1993 and 2014 clubs for the most starters used in franchise history.
GOLDEN
- Ryan McMahon ranks tied for third in the Majors and first among third basemen with 16 defensive runs saved, while shortstop Ezequiel Tovar’s 10 DRS are tied for fourth-most among all shortstops.
- 2022 Gold Glove winner Brendan Rodgers was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on July 31 … his 22 DRS in 2022 led all second basemen and ranked second in the Majors overall.
- Rookie center fielder Brenton Doyle was named the Co-Defensive Player of the Month by Fielding Bible/ Sports Info Solutions after he led all center fielders with six runs saved in July … his seven defensive runs saved on the season are the fifth-most among all center fielders while his 95.2 MPH average arm strength ranks fifth among all outfielders.
- Rookie outfielder Nolan Jones has totaled four DRS … his seven outfield assists are tied for the 11th-most in the Majors, tied for the most among rookies and are tied for the Major League lead since June 21 … his average arm strength of 98.7 MPH is the best among all position players … his 102.4 MPH throw on June 21 at Cincinnati tied with Brenton Doyle (June 29 vs. Los Angeles-NL) for the third-fastest outfield throw in the Majors this season.
dWAR and PEACE
- Four Rockies rank within the top 30 in dWAR (Baseball Reference) in the Majors: 3B Ryan McMahon (1.9, T-2nd), SS Ezequiel Tovar (1.6, T-8th), OF Brenton Doyle (1.1, T-24th) and C Elias Díaz (1.0, T-30th).
- Tovar ranks second among all rookies while Doyle ranks fourth.
THIS FOR THAT
- The Rockies made five trades over the past two months prior to the trade deadline, acquiring a total of seven Minor League pitchers in return, three of whom now rank in the Rockies’ top 30 prospects per MLB Pipeline.
- On Aug. 1, the Rockies acquired RHP Alec Barger from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for LHP Brad Hand … in a separate trade, the Rockies also acquired LHP Justin Bruihl from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations.
- On July 31, the Rockies acquired RHP Jake Madden (#20 Rockies prospect) and LHP Mason Albright (#21 prospect) from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF C.J. Cron and OF Randal Grichuk, along with cash considerations.
- On July 24, the Rockies acquired RHP Victor Vodnik (#22 prospect) and RHP Tanner Gordon from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for RHP Pierce Johnson.
- On June 24, Colorado acquired Minor League RHP Connor Van Scoyoc via trade with the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF Mike Moustakas.
ROCKIES STARTING PITCHER – #21 KYLE FREELAND LHP
DENVER KID
- Kyle Freeland will make his 22nd start of the season today, his 10th away from Coors Field.
- Reinstated from the 15-day injured list prior to his last start Aug. 2 … placed on the IL on July 14 with a right shoulder subluxation, suffered on a diving play in his start on July 9.
- The 30-year-old Denver native graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, 15 minutes south of Coors Field … selected in the first round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft (eighth overall), the third player in University of Evansville history to be drafted in the first round.
BREW AND YELLOW
- Has made six starts against Milwaukee in his career, going 4-2 with a 2.00 ERA (36.0 IP, 8 ER) … half of those starts have been quality, with five of the eight earned runs coming across 6.0 innings on April 29, 2019 in Milwaukee … the 2.00 ERA is his lowest against any club he has made at least five starts against in his career.
- Last start against the Brew Crew on May 3 at Coors Field, tossing five scoreless innings while allowing three hits and striking out seven.
- Last start at American Family Field came July 25, 2022 when he tossed seven shutout innings with four hits, one walk and seven strikeouts in a 2-0 Rockies win … was his third career start of seven or more shutout innings while striking out seven or more batters, first since 2018.
- Is one of 19 opposing leftys all-time to toss seven or more shutout innings at American Family Field … since it opened in 2001, there have been 182 visiting left-handers to make at least one start at the park … in the same span, 73 right-handers have accomplished the feat … fourth Rockie overall to toss seven scoreless at the park.
LAST TIME(S) OUT
- Suffered his career-high 12th loss of the season Aug. 2 vs. San Diego, tied for the most in the Majors … tossed 6.0 innings with four runs, seven hits one walk and six strikeouts.
- Has lost eight-straight decisions over 12 starts since his last win on May 14 vs. Philadelphia, the longest single-season losing streak of his career and … has gone 0-8 with a 6.28 ERA (61.2 IP, 43 ER) with 23 walks and 34 strikeouts over that span … has allowed 86 hits (.328 opp. average) with 12 home runs … has received 14 total runs of support this stretch (2.04 average).
SUPPORT SYSTEM
- Has averaged 2.95 runs of support this season, the lowest mark among qualified ML pitchers.
- Has received a total of 10 runs of support in his nine road starts, a 1.78 average that is the lowest on the road in the Majors … has received no runs in six of nine starts.
- 4.02 RSA since 2020 is the fourth-lowest among qualifying pitchers … 4.62 career RSA is the second-lowest in franchise history (min. 50 GS).
BY THE NUMBERS: THIS VS. THAT
Season K/9 BB/9 HR/9
2021 7.83 2.83 1.49
2022 6.75 2.73 0.98
2023 5.73 2.79 1.59
Career 6.81 3.07 1.21
ROAD WARRIOR
- Has lost each of his last eight road starts, allowing 30 earned runs across 44.2 innings (6.04 ERA) … he is the second pitcher in franchise history to lose at least eight-straight road starts, joining John Thomson, who lost 10-straight road starts from Sept. 19, 1998-Aug. 8, 2001.
- Has gone 5-13 with a 3.90 ERA (138.1 IP, 60 ER) in 24 starts on the road
MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
BREWERS vs. ROCKIES
SUMMARY: Are 83-89 all-time, including 1-3 this season…..went 4-3 last season.
at MIL: Are 51-34 all-time, including 1-0 this season…..went 3-1 last season…..are 42-29 at AmFam Field and 9-5 at County Stadium…..the Brewers have won 7 of the last 8 games in Milwaukee.
at COL: Have gone 32-55 all-time at Coors Field, including 0-3 this season…..went 1-2 last season…..are 3-10 in the last 13 games in Denver with 5 straight losses.
300 Club
Wade Miley is making the 300th start of his Major League career tonight.
We Will Rock You!
The Brewers have gone 7-1 against the Rockies in their last 8 games at American Family Field.
Rocky Mountain High
The Brewers’ 12-1 win last night was their largest margin of victory ever against the Rockies…..their previous high 10-run margin was done twice:
5/25/05 (11-1) and 7/10/08 (11-1), also in Milwaukee.
One For the Ages
The Brewers last night allowed just one baserunner…..it marked the third time in franchise history that the team allowed one baserunner in a game.
Date/Opponent Baserunner
5/26/19 vs. PHI ………Andrew Knapp (HR)
9/11/21 at CLE* ……………Myles Straw (BB)
8/7/23 vs. COL ……….Ezequiel Tovar (HR)
- combined no-hitter
Sal, Meet Paul
Sal Frelick reached 15 RBI in his 16th career game in the Major Leagues, which is a franchise record for the fastest to that RBI total…..the previous record was held by Paul Molitor, who reached 15 RBI in his 19th game in 1978 to begin a Hall-of-Fame career.
Greetings and Sal-utations
Sal Frelick made his Major League debut on July 22…..since that date, he ranks among the National League leaders in the following categories:
Category Rank
Walks (14) ………………………………………..3rd
RBI (15) …………………………………………..T5th
Runs (14) ………………………………………. T6th
OBP (.435)……………………………………….8th
The Brice Is Right
Rookie Brice Turang is batting .400 (14-for-35) with 2 HR and 7 RBI in his last 12 games while he has produced a .488 OBP/.600 SLG/1.088 OPS.
Rebel Yeli
In his last 53 games, Christian Yelich has batted .330 (70-for-212) with 40 runs, 9 HR and 38 RBI while he has a .406 OBP/.561 SLG/.967 OPS.
Don’t Mess With Bill
William Contreras over his last 30 games is batting .349 (44-for-126) with 3 HR and 24 RBI…..Contreras has a .381 OBP/.532 SLG/.912 OPS during this stretch.
TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 6 (3-2) of a 7-game homestand against Pittsburgh (2-2) and Colorado (1-0)…..following this homestand and an off day on Thursday, the team takes a 9-game, 10-day trip to Chicago-AL (3g), Los Angeles-NL (3g) and Texas (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), RHP Julio Teheran (right hip), 1B Rowdy Tellez (right forearm/left ring finger), LHP Justin Wilson (left lat) and OF Jesse Winker (back) are on the injured list…..Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf and Wilson are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (131 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 78, SECOND: 51, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in first place, leading the Reds by 1.5 games and Cubs by 2.5 games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 18-16-2 in series play.
Game 1: 18-19, Game 2: 20-16, Game 3: 19-16, Game 4: 4-2
Sweep Wins (5): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14), vs. PIT (3g, 6/16-6/18), at CIN (3g, 7/14-7/16)
Sweep Losses (4): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4), vs. OAK (3g, 6/9-6/11), at MIN (2g, 6/13-6/14), at ATL (3g, 7/28-7/30)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 32-26 at home, going 9-7-2 in series play…..the team went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 29-27 on the road, going 9-9-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made 27 replay challenges this season, going 11-16…..their last challenge (lost) came on 8/6 vs. Pittsburgh as an out call at third base (William Contreras) stood.
TONIGHT’S STARTER: #20 – LHP WADE MILEY (14gs, 6-2, 3.01)
MILEY AT A GLANCE: Wade Miley, 36, is making his 15th start of the season and second against the Rockies…..it is the 300th start of his Major League career…..Miley last started last Wednesday at Washington and had no decision in the Brewers’ 3-2 loss (4ip, 3h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 5k, 1wp, 60 pitches)…..it was his first start after coming off the injured list…..the team is 9-5 in his starts…..he has 6 quality starts…..opponents are batting .233 (62-for-266, 8hr)…..he is 3-0 with a 2.10 ERA in his last 6 starts (30ip, 7er)….. Miley was on the 15-day injured list from 5/17-6/16 with a left lat strain and from 7/17-8/1, retroactive to 7/14, with left elbow discomfort…..he signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on January 9…..he is signed through the 2023 season with a mutual option for 2024.
WELCOME BACK!: Miley returned to Milwaukee, where he pitched in 2018 for the National League Central champions and went 5-2 with a 2.57 ERA in 16 starts…..he went on to make 4 starts during the postseason, posting a 1.23 ERA (14.2ip, 2er), as the team went on to advance to the seventh game of the NLCS against Los Angeles.
LAST SEASON: Miley went 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA in 9 games/8 starts with Chicago-NL last season…..he missed most of the season while spending time on the injured list on three occasions: 4/7-5/9 (left elbow inflammation), 5/29-6/9 (left shoulder strain) and 6/11-9/5 (left shoulder strain).
CAREER: Is 105-96 with a 4.15 ERA in 306 games/299 starts (1689.2ip, 766er)…..is in his 13th Major League season with Arizona (2011-14), Boston (2015), Seattle (2016), Baltimore (2016-17), Milwaukee (2018, ‘23), Houston (2019), Cincinnati (2020-21) and Chicago-NL (2022)…..was an All-Star with the Diamondbacks in 2012…..threw a no-hitter with the Reds on 5/7/21 at Cleveland…..Miley was selected by Arizona in the supplemental first round (43rd overall) of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Southeastern Louisiana University.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 8-3 with a 3.83 ERA in 19 starts (91.2ip, 39er)…..is 4-1 with a 3.32 ERA in 7 starts this season (38ip, 14er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 50-51 with a 3.95 ERA in 162 games/160 starts (897ip, 394er)…..is 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA in 7 starts this season (33.2ip, 10er).
CAREER vs. ROCKIES: Is 9-3 with a 4.26 ERA in 18 games/17 starts (107.2ip, 51er), including a no-decision this season on 5/4 at Coors Field in a game the Brewers lost, 9-6 (6ip, 6h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 2k)…..he left that contest with a 4-2 lead.
