2018 Colorado Rockies season
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The 2018 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 26th in Major League Baseball and the 24th season the Rockies played their home games at Coors Field. Bud Black returned for his second consecutive season as manager. They won 91 games during the regular season, which was the second-highest mark in franchise history and just one win behind the franchise record set in 2009. They finished the season with a record of 91–71 after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West tie-breaker and subsequently opened the postseason by defeating the Chicago Cubs in the NLWC Game. Their season ended when they were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS.
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National League Wild Card Winners | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Coors Field | |
City | Denver, Colorado | |
Record | 91–72 (.558) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Charles & Dick Monfort | |
General managers | Jeff Bridich | |
Managers | Bud Black | |
Television | AT&T Sportsnet Rocky Mountain (Drew Goodman, Jeff Huson, Ryan Spilborghs) | |
Radio | KOA (English) Colorado Rockies Radio Network (Jack Corrigan, Jerry Schemmel) KNRV (Spanish) (Salvador Hernandez, Javier Olivas, Carlos Valdez) | |
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The Rockies became the first team since the 1922 Philadelphia Phillies to play in four cities against four teams in five days, including the 162nd game of the regular season, NL West tie-breaker, NLWC Game and NLDS Game 1.[1] They also finished with the best road record in franchise history, going 44-38 away from Coors Field.
Offseason
- December 8, 2017: Chris Iannetta was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
- December 15, 2017: Bryan Shaw was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
- December 29, 2017: Wade Davis was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
National League West
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 71 | .564 | — | 45–37 | 47–34 |
Colorado Rockies | 91 | 72 | .558 | 1 | 47–34 | 44–38 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 82 | 80 | .506 | 9½ | 40–41 | 42–39 |
San Francisco Giants | 73 | 89 | .451 | 18½ | 42–39 | 31–50 |
San Diego Padres | 66 | 96 | .407 | 25½ | 31–50 | 35–46 |
National League Wild Card
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 67 | .589 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 71 | .564 |
Atlanta Braves | 90 | 72 | .556 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Chicago Cubs | 95 | 68 | .583 | +4 |
Colorado Rockies | 91 | 72 | .558 | — |
St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2½ |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 79 | .509 | 8 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8½ |
Washington Nationals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8½ |
Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | .494 | 10½ |
New York Mets | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13½ |
San Francisco Giants | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17½ |
Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 95 | .414 | 23½ |
San Diego Padres | 66 | 96 | .407 | 24½ |
Miami Marlins | 63 | 98 | .391 | 27 |
Record vs. opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | — | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 10–10 |
Atlanta | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 8–12 |
Chicago | 4–3 | 3–3 | — | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 11–9 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
Cincinnati | 3–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | — | 2–4 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 1–6 | 10–10 |
Colorado | 11–8 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 7–13 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 13–7 |
Los Angeles | 8–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–7 | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 14–5 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 12–8 |
Miami | 1–6 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 7–12 | 8–11 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 9–11 |
Milwaukee | 5–1 | 4–3 | 9–11 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 13–7 |
New York | 5–2 | 6–13 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | — | 11–8 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 8–12 |
Philadelphia | 2–4 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 8–11 | — | 6–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 12–8 |
Pittsburgh | 1–6 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 12–7 | 4–3 | 1–6 | — | 3–4 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 15–5 |
San Diego | 7–12 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 7–13 |
San Francisco | 11–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 2–5 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
St. Louis | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 5–2 | — | 5–2 | 11–9 |
Washington | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | — | 9–11 |
The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.
Transactions
- July 26, 2018: Seung-hwan Oh was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Colorado Rockies for Forrest Wall, Chad Spanberger (minors), and a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Bryan Baker (minors) (August 14, 2018) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.[5]
- July 29, 2018: Matt Holliday was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[6]
- August 31, 2018: Drew Butera was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Colorado Rockies for Jerry Vasto and cash.[7]
Major League Debuts
- Batters
- Noel Cuevas (Apr 22)
- Garrett Hampson (Jul 21)
- Pitchers
- Harrison Musgrave (Apr 23)
- Sam Howard (Jun 10)
- Jerry Vasto (Jun 10)
- Yency Almonte (Jun 21)
- DJ Johnson (Sep 9)
Roster
Summarize
Perspective
Game log
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March: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–2)
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April: 14–13 (Home: 5–7; Away: 9–6)
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May: 15–11 (Home: 6–6; Away 9–5)
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June: 11–16 (Home: 4–9; Away 7–7)
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July: 17–6 (Home: 12–2; Away 5–4)
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August: 14–14 (Home: 7–6; Away 7–8)
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September/October: 19–10 (Home: 13–4; Away 6–6)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Rockies team member |
Postseason
Game Log
2018 Postseason Game Log (1–3) (Home: 0–1; Away: 1–2) |
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Postseason rosters
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National League Wild Card Game
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National League Division Series
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Player stats
Summarize
Perspective
= Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Chris Iannetta | 110 | 299 | 67 | .224 | 11 | 36 |
1B | Ian Desmond | 160 | 555 | 131 | .236 | 22 | 88 |
2B | DJ LeMahieu | 128 | 533 | 147 | .276 | 15 | 62 |
SS | Trevor Story | 157 | 598 | 174 | .291 | 37 | 108 |
3B | Nolan Arenado | 156 | 590 | 175 | .297 | 38 | 110 |
LF | Gerardo Parra | 142 | 401 | 114 | .284 | 6 | 53 |
CF | Charlie Blackmon | 156 | 626 | 182 | .291 | 29 | 70 |
RF | Carlos González | 132 | 463 | 128 | .276 | 16 | 64 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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David Dahl | 77 | 249 | 68 | .273 | 16 | 48 |
Tony Wolters | 74 | 182 | 31 | .170 | 3 | 27 |
Ryan McMahon | 91 | 181 | 42 | .232 | 5 | 19 |
Noel Cuevas | 75 | 146 | 34 | .233 | 2 | 10 |
Pat Valaika | 68 | 122 | 19 | .156 | 2 | 5 |
Tom Murphy | 37 | 93 | 21 | .226 | 2 | 11 |
Matt Holliday | 25 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 2 | 3 |
Daniel Castro | 18 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 1 | 6 |
Garrett Hampson | 24 | 40 | 11 | .275 | 0 | 4 |
Mike Tauchman | 21 | 32 | 3 | .094 | 0 | 0 |
Raimel Tapia | 25 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 6 |
Drew Butera | 10 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 1 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Kyle Freeland | 33 | 202.1 | 17 | 7 | 2.85 | 173 |
Germán Márquez | 33 | 196.0 | 14 | 11 | 3.77 | 230 |
Tyler Anderson | 32 | 176.0 | 7 | 9 | 4.55 | 164 |
Jon Gray | 31 | 172.1 | 12 | 9 | 5.12 | 183 |
Chad Bettis | 27 | 120.1 | 5 | 2 | 5.01 | 80 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Antonio Senzatela | 23 | 90.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.38 | 69 |
Jeff Hoffman | 6 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 9.35 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Wade Davis | 69 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 4.13 | 78 |
Adam Ottavino | 75 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2.43 | 112 |
Bryan Shaw | 61 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5.93 | 54 |
Jake McGee | 61 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.49 | 47 |
Scott Oberg | 56 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 57 |
Chris Rusin | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.09 | 30 |
Harrison Musgrave | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.63 | 32 |
Seung-hwan Oh | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.53 | 24 |
Mike Dunn | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 12 |
Brooks Pounders | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.63 | 17 |
Yency Almonte | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | 14 |
DJ Johnson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 9 |
Sam Howard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 |
Jerry Vasto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.25 | 1 |
Farm system
References
External links
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