Thursday by Comparison: Rotation Carries Rockies In 2-Month Run
The Rockies return to the NL West pennant face during the last two months has been built around its starting rotation. The Big 3 in the Rockies rotation -- Kyle Freeland, German Marquez and Jon Gray -- have compiled three of the 18 lowest ERAs for a National League starting pitcher in the last two months, despite playing home games in Coors Field.
STRONG-ARMING THE OPPOSITION
| Player | Team | W | L | Pct | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nola | Phi | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 10 | 67 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 70 | 1.48 |
| Jacob deGrom | NYM | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 11 | 80.2 | 62 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 98 | 1.67 |
| Dereck Rodriguez | SF | 4 | 1 | 0.8 | 9 | 60.1 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 44 | 1.79 |
| Clayton Kershaw | LAD | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 10 | 67.1 | 51 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 2 |
| Zack Wheeler | NYM | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 64.2 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 64 | 2.09 |
| Trevor Williams | Pit | 5 | 4 | 0.556 | 10 | 55 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 2.13 |
| Zack Greinke | Ari | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | 10 | 65.2 | 48 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 2.19 |
| Kyle Freeland | Col | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 11 | 66 | 56 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 61 | 2.32 |
| Rich Hill | LAD | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 10 | 62 | 45 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 70 | 2.47 |
| Max Scherzer | Was | 6 | 2 | 0.75 | 11 | 72 | 49 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 84 | 2.5 |
| German Marquez | Col | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | 10 | 66.2 | 49 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 76 | 2.57 |
| Derek Holland | SF | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 9 | 55.2 | 50 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 62 | 2.75 |
| Madison Bumgarner | SF | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 11 | 68.1 | 62 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 61 | 2.77 |
| Jack Flaherty | StL | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | 11 | 60.2 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 76 | 2.82 |
| Jameson Taillon | Pit | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | 10 | 63.1 | 63 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 2.84 |
| Joe Musgrove | Pit | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 9 | 57.2 | 51 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 2.97 |
| Patrick Corbin | Ari | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | 11 | 68.2 | 59 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 78 | 3.01 |
| Jon Gray | Col | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 55.1 | 39 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 3.09 |
| Jhoulys Chacin | Mil | 7 | 2 | 0.778 | 11 | 65 | 47 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 58 | 3.32 |
The Rockies go into a four-game series at San Diego on Thursday having equaled the second best 132-game record in the franchise's 26 years. They are in second place in the NL West, a half-game behind the Diamondbacks, and game ahead of the third-place Dodgers. They also are in third place in the battle for the two NL wild-card spots, a game behind the Brewers, and 1 1/2 games behind the Cardinals.
| Year | W | L | W-L% | RS | RA | Rdiff | Twl | Rank | Postseason | Final 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 73 | 59 | .553 | 662 | 585 | 77 | 92-70 | 2 | Wildcard | 19-11 |
| 2017 | 72 | 60 | .545 | 679 | 627 | 52 | 87-75 | 3 | Wildcard | 15-15 |
| 2018 | 72 | 60 | .545 | 622 | 635 | -13 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 1995 | 71 | 61 | .538 | 719 | 724 | -5 | 77-67 | 2 | Wildcard | 6-5-x |
| 1996 | 69 | 63 | .523 | 800 | 783 | 17 | 83-79 | 3 | 14-16 | |
| 2010 | 69 | 63 | .523 | 610 | 572 | 38 | 83-79 | 3 | 14-16 | |
| 2007 | 67 | 65 | .508 | 664 | 628 | 36 | 90-73 | 2 | NL Pennant | 23-8* |
| 2000 | 67 | 65 | .508 | 801 | 726 | 75 | 82-80 | 4 | 15-15 | |
| 2016 | 64 | 68 | .485 | 701 | 675 | 26 | 75-87 | 3 | 11-19 | |
| 2003 | 64 | 68 | .485 | 706 | 703 | 3 | 74-88 | 4 | 10-20 |
*-Rockies beat Padres in a Game 163 for NL wild-card x-Strike-shortened season