Can't Say Rockies Hit Bottom -- Trevor Story Came to Rescue
Hey, at least Trevor Story was able to solve Padres right-hander Jordan Lyles with one out in the eighth inning for a single, keeping the Rockies from being no-hit for the fourth time in franchise history.
Instead, they were one-hit for the 22nd time, and it doesn't help matters that the pitcher who was able to humble the Rockies was Lyles, who was making his first start of the season after being signed late last season by the Padres, who found he was a better fit in long relief than anywhere else.
Yes, Jordan Lyles, the right-hander who came to the Rockies from the Astros in the Dexter Fowler trade, and went 13-16 with a 5.22 ERA in the better part of four years with the Rockies before being released last August. Same Jordan Lyles who went into Tuesday's game with a 28-49 record and 5.36 ERA in his career.
On Tuesday, he came within five outs of not just a no-hitter, but a perfect game. Now the Rockies have been no-hit three times, but it's never been perfect. And now they have been one-hit 22 times.
Low-Hit Games Vs. Rockies
Low-Hit Games vs. Rockies | |||||||
Date | Opp | AB | R | H | Pitcher | Off | |
5/11/1996 | Fla | 25 | 0 | 0 | Al Leiter | DNA | |
9/17/1996 | LA | 26 | 0 | 0 | Hideo Nomo | DNA | |
6/18/2014 | LAD | 28 | 0 | 0 | Clayton Kershaw | DNA | |
No-Hitter Broken Up | Off | ||||||
9/25/1993 | Cin | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 4th Charlie Hayes single | Joe Rijo | |
7/9/1994 | Fla | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 out 7th Mike Kingery 2-run HR | Pat Rapp | |
8/29/1995 | Pit | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 9th Andres Galarraga single | Paul Wagner | |
9/17/1995 | Fla | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 4th Dante Bichette single | Pat Rapp | |
7/4/1997 | SF | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 out 1st Quinten McCracken single | Shawn Estes | |
7/19/2000 | LA | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 out 1st Larry Walker single | Kevin Brown | |
4/5/2002 | LA | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 5th Todd Zeile single | Andy Ashby | |
6/25/2002 | LA | 27 | 0 | 1 | No outs 6th Bobby Estalella single | Oliver Perez | |
8/18/2003 | NYM | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 6th Chin-hui Tsao double | Steve Trachsel | |
9/14/2003 | Ari | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 out 5th Rene Reyes single | Randy Johnson | |
5/23/2004 | NYM | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 8th Kit Pellow double | Tom Glavine | |
5/1/2006 | Atl | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 3rd Jason Jennings single | Tim Hudson | |
6/24/2007 | Tor | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 9th Jeff Baker single | Dustin McGowan | |
7/12/2008 | NYM | 27 | 0 | 1 | No outs 4th Brad Hawpe single | x-Carlos Muniz | |
9/6/2008 | Hou | 27 | 0 | 1 | No outs 5th BradHawpe single | Roy Oswalt | |
4/13/2009 | ChC | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 outs 7th Garrett Atkins single | Ted Lilly | |
4/22/2011 | Fla | 27 | 1 | 1 | No outs 9th Dexter Fowler single | Anibal Sanchez | |
9/19/2011 | SD | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 outs 6th Mark Ellis 2-run home run | Cory Luebke | |
5/10/2013 | StL | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 1st Eric Young single | Shelby Miller | |
8/26/2014 | SF | 28 | 0 | 1 | no outs 8th Justin Morneau double | Madison Bumgarner | |
6/17/2016 | Mia | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 out 6th Carlos Gonzalez double | Adam Conley | |
5/15/2018 | SD | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 out 8th Trevor Story single | Jordan Lyles | |
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Story ended Lyles' no-hit/perfect game bid with one out in the eighth, five batters shy of a complete game. Only four other pitchers who one-hit the Rockies got closer to a no-hitter than Lyles.
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Date | Opp | AB | R | H | No-Hitter Broken Up | Off | ||
8/29/1995 | Pit | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 9th Andres Galarraga single | Paul Wagner | ||
6/24/2007 | 28 | 1 | 1 | No outs 9th Jeff Baker single | Dustin McGowan | |||
4/22/2011 | Fla | 27 | 0 | 1 | No outs 9th Dexter Fowler single | Anibal Sanchez | ||
5/23/2004 | NYM | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 8th Kit Pellow double | Tom Glavine | ||
5/15/2018 | SD | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 out 8th Trevor Story single | Jordan Lyles | ||
8/26/2014 | SF | 28 | 2 | 1 | no outs 8th Justin Morneau double | Madison Bumgarner | ||
7/9/1994 | Fla | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 7th Mike Kingery 2-run HR | Pat Rapp | ||
4/13/2009 | ChC | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 outs 7th Garrett Atkins single | Ted Lilly | ||
8/18/2003 | NYM | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 out 6th Chin-hui Tsao double | Steve Trachsel | ||
9/19/2011 | SD | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 outs 6th Mark Ellis 2-run home run | Cory Luebke | ||
6/17/2016 | Mia | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 6th Carlos Gonzalez double | Adam Conley | ||
6/25/2002 | LA | 27 | 0 | 1 | No outs 6th Bobby Estalella single | Oliver Perez | ||
9/14/2003 | Ari | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 out 5th Rene Reyes single | Randy Johnson | ||
4/5/2002 | LA | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 5th Todd Zeile single | Andy Ashby | ||
9/6/2008 | Hou | 27 | 0 | 1 | No outs 5th BradHawpe single | Roy Oswalt | ||
9/17/1995 | Fla | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 4th Dante Bichette single | Pat Rapp | ||
9/25/1993 | Cin | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 4th Charlie Hayes single | Joe Rijo | ||
7/12/2008 | NYM | 27 | 0 | 1 | No outs 4th Brad Hawpe single | x-Carlos Muniz | ||
5/1/2006 | Atl | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 3rd Jason Jennings single | Tim Hudson | ||
7/4/1997 | SF | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 out 1st Quinten McCracken single | Shawn Estes | ||
7/19/2000 | LA | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 out 1st Larry Walker single | Kevin Brown | ||
5/10/2013 | StL | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 1st Eric Young single | Shelby Miller |
Now, there was some anticipation on Tuesday, but that isn't always the case in a one-hitter. Ten times the Rockies have been one-hit and the hit came prior to the sixth inning. That includes on May 10, 2013 when Eric Young singled off Shelby Miller of the Cardinals to leadoff the first inning.
So Much for the Drama
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Earliest Only Hit of 1-Hitter | ||||||||
Date | Opp | AB | R | Hq | Ending Moment | Pitcher | ||
5/10/2013 | StL | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 1st Eric Young single | Shelby Miller | ||
7/19/2000 | LA | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 out 1st Larry Walker single | Kevin Brown | ||
7/4/1997 | SF | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 out 1st Quinten McCracken single | Shawn Estes | ||
5/1/2006 | Atl | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 3rd Jason Jennings single | Tim Hudson | ||
7/12/2008 | NYM | 27 | 0 | 1 | No outs 4th Brad Hawpe single | x-Carlos Muniz | ||
9/25/1993 | Cin | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 4th Charlie Hayes single | Joe Rijo | ||
9/17/1995 | Fla | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 4th Dante Bichette single | Pat Rapp | ||
9/6/2008 | Hou | 27 | 0 | 1 | No outs 5th BradHawpe single | Roy Oswalt | ||
4/5/2002 | LA | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 5th Todd Zeile single | Andy Ashby | ||
9/14/2003 | Ari | 27 | 1 | 1 out 5th Rene Reyes single | Randy Johnson |
Story's single marked the 16th time the Rockies avoided a no-hitter, and wound up being one-hit with the one hit being a single. At the other extreme, both Mike Kingery on July 9, 1994, and Mark Ellis on Sept. 19, 2011 broke up no-hitters with two-run home runs. Among the six hitters who had an extra-base hit for the team's only hit in a game was pitcher Chin-hui Tsao, who doubled with two out in the sixth inning on Aug. 18, 2003. The only other time a pitcher broke up the no-hitter was when Jason Jennings singled with two out in the third on May 2, 2006.
Extra Effort Ends No-Hit Bid
Extra Base Hit Only Hit | ||||||
Date | Opp | AB | R | H | Pitcher | Off |
7/9/1994 | Fla | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 out 7th Mike Kingery 2-run HR | Pat Rapp |
9/19/2011 | SD | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 outs 6th Mark Ellis 2-run home run | Cory Luebke |
5/23/2004 | NYM | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 8th Kit Pellow double | Tom Glavine |
8/26/2014 | SF | 28 | 0 | 1 | no outs 8th Justin Morneau double | Madison Bumgarner |
8/18/2003 | NYM | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 6th Chin-hui Tsao double | Steve Trachsel |
6/17/2016 | Mia | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 out 6th Carlos Gonzalez double | Adam Conley |
At least it was in San Diego, not Coors Field. But then low-hit games are rare at Coors Field. Of the 25 times the Rockies have been either no-hit (3) or one-hit (22), only five have been witnessed by the fans at Coors Field -- Hideo Nomo's no-hitter and four one-hitters.
The Challenge of Coors Field
Low-Hit Games at Coors Field | ||||||
Date | Opp | AB | R | H | Pitcher | Off |
9/17/1996 | LAD | 26 | 0 | 0 | Hideo Nomo | DNA |
No-Hitter Broken Up | Off | |||||
9/25/1993 | Cin | 28 | 0 | 1 | No outs 4th Charlie Hayes single | Jose Rijo |
9/17/1995 | Fla | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 out 4th Dante Bichette single | Pat Rapp |
9/6/2008 | Hou | 27 | 0 | 1 | No outs 5th BradHawpe single | Roy Oswalt |
9/19/2011 | SD | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 outs 6th Mark Ellis 2-run home run | Cory Luebke |