2009 Colorado Rockies season

Major League Baseball team season

2009 Colorado Rockies

National League Wild Card Winners
League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Coors Field
City| Denver, Colorado
Record| 92–70 (.568)
Divisional place| 2nd
Owners| Charles & Dick Monfort
General managers| Dan O'Dowd
Managers| Clint Hurdle, Jim Tracy
Television| FSN Rocky Mountain Drew Goodman
George Frazier
Jeff Huson
Radio| KOA (English)
Jeff Kingery
Jack Corrigan
KMXA (Spanish)
| <- 2008 | Seasons | 2010 ->

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The 2009 Colorado Rockies entered the season attempting to improve on their 74–88 record from 2008. They lost 28 of their first 46 games, but following the hiring of interim manager Jim Tracy, the Rockies came back to win their third Wild Card title, and second in three years. The team drew 2,665,080 fans for the season, their highest total since 2002. The average home attendance was 32,902 fans. Their 92 regular season wins is currently the most in a single season in Rockies franchise history.

## Offseason[edit]

* November 10, 2008: Matt Holliday was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for Carlos González, Huston Street, and Greg Smith.[1]
* January 6, 2009: Luis Vizcaíno was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Chicago Cubs for Jason Marquis.[2]
* February 1, 2009: Matt Belisle was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
* April 5, 2009: Jason Hammel was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Colorado Rockies for Aneury Rodríguez.[4]

## Regular season[edit]

### Season standings[edit]

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NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67  | 0.586  | —  | 50–31  | 45–36
Colorado Rockies | 92 | 70  | 0.568  | 3  | 51–30  | 41–40
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74  | 0.543  | 7  | 52–29  | 36–45
San Diego Padres | 75 | 87  | 0.463  | 20  | 42–39  | 33–48
Arizona Diamondbacks | 70 | 92  | 0.432  | 25  | 36–45  | 34–47

### Wild Card standings[edit]

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NL Wild Card | W | L | Pct. | GB

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Colorado Rockies | 92 | 70 | .568 | --
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 4
Florida Marlins | 87 | 75 | .537 | 5
Atlanta Braves | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6
Chicago Cubs | 83 | 78 | .516 | 8½
Milwaukee Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 12
Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 84 | .481 | 14

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

2009 National League record

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Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2009

Team  | ARI  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | COL  | FLA  | HOU  | LAD  | MIL  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL  | WSH  | AL
Arizona | - | 3–4 | 4-2 | 1–5 | 7-11 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 7-11 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 11-7 | 5-13 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–10
Atlanta | 4–3 | - | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 8-10 | 3-3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 10-8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10-8 | 7–8
Chicago | 2-4 | 2–4 | - | 10-5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–6 | 3–5 | 10-7 | 3-3 | 1–5 | 10-4 | 4–5 | 4-2 | 6-10 | 5–2 | 6–9
Cincinnati | 5-1 | 6-3 | 5-10 | - | 0-7 | 3-3 | 12-4 | 1-5 | 8-7 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 13-5 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 8-8 | 3-4 | 6-9
Colorado | 11-7 | 4-4 | 4-2 | 7-0 | - | 2-4 | 2-5 | 4-14 | 6-0 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 10-8 | 8-10 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 11-4
Florida | 3-5 | 10-8 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 4-2 | - | 4–3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 11-7 | 9-9 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 12-6 | 10-8
Houston | 4–5 | 3-3 | 6-11 | 4-12 | 5-2 | 3-4 | - | 4–3 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-2 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 6-9
Los Angeles | 11-7 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 5-1 | 14-4 | 3-3 | 3-4 | - | 3–3 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 10-8 | 11-7 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 9-9
Milwaukee | 5-2 | 3-3 | 7-10 | 7-8 | 0-6 | 4-3 | 10-5 | 3-3 | - | 3-3 | 4-3 | 9-5 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 9-9 | 5-3 | 5-10
New York | 2-5 | 5-13 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 7-11 | 5-1 | 1-5 | 3-3 | - | 6-12 | 4-3 | 2-5 | 5-3 | 4-5 | 10-8 | 5–10
Philadelphia | 5-1 | 8-10 | 5-1 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 9-9 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 12-6 | - | 4-2 | 5-2 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 15-3 | 6-12
Pittsburgh | 1-6 | 4-3 | 4-10 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 4-2 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 2-4 | - | 3-4 | 2-4 | 5-10 | 5-3 | 8–7
San Diego | 7-11 | 3-3 | 5-4 | 6-1 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 2-5 | 4-3 | - | 10-8 | 1-6 | 4-2 | 5–10
San Francisco | 13-5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 10-8 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7-11 | 5-4 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8-10 | - | 4–3 | 4–2 | 9–6
St. Louis | 4-2 | 2-4 | 10-6 | 8-8 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 9-9 | 5-4 | 1-4 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 3-4 | - | 6–1 | 9–6
Washington | 5-1 | 8-10 | 2-5 | 4-3 | 0-6 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 8-10 | 3-15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-6 | - | 7–11

### Transactions[edit]

* July 23, 2009: Rafael Betancourt was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Colorado Rockies for Connor Graham (minors).[5]
* July 31, 2009: Joe Beimel was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Colorado Rockies for Ryan Mattheus and Robinson Fabian (minors).[6]
* August 24, 2009: Jason Giambi was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[7]
* August 31, 2009: José Contreras was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Brandon Hynick (minors).[8]

### Major League debuts[edit]

* Batters:
* Eric Young, Jr. (Aug 25)
* Mike McCoy (Sep 9)
* Pitchers:
* Matt Daley (Apr 25)
* Jhoulys Chacín (Jul 25)
* Esmil Rogers (Sep 12) [9]

### Roster[edit]

2009 Colorado Rockies

Roster
Pitchers

* 97 Joe Beimel
* 34 Matt Belisle
* 63 Rafael Betancourt
* 45 Jhoulys Chacín
* 54 José Contreras
* 28 Aaron Cook
* 60 Manuel Corpas
* 31 Matt Daley
* 29 Jorge de la Rosa
* 49 Adam Eaton
* 41 Alan Embree
* 53 Randy Flores
* 51 Josh Fogg
* 49 Jason Grilli
* 46 Jason Hammel
* 77 Matt Herges
* 38 Ubaldo Jiménez
* 21 Jason Marquis
* 56 Franklin Morales
* 52 Joel Peralta
* 58 Juan Rincón
* 48 Esmil Rogers
* 32 Glendon Rusch
* 37 Ryan Speier
* 16 Huston Street

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* 15 Edwin Bellorín
* 20 Chris Iannetta
* 39 Paul Phillips
* 8 Yorvit Torrealba

Infielders

* 27 Garrett Atkins
* 10 Jeff Baker
* 12 Clint Barmes
* 23 Jason Giambi
* 17 Todd Helton
* 18 Mike McCoy
* 6 Omar Quintanilla
* 9 Ian Stewart
* 2 Troy Tulowitzki
* 3 Eric Young, Jr.

Outfielders

* 24 Dexter Fowler
* 5 Carlos González
* 11 Brad Hawpe
* 14 Matt Murton
* 7 Seth Smith
* 19 Ryan Spilborghs

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* 13 Clint Hurdle
* 4 Jim Tracy

Coaches

* 36 Bob Apodaca (pitching)
* 25 Don Baylor (hitting)
* 43 Rich Dauer (third base)
* 30 Glenallen Hill (first base)
* 22 Tom Runnells (bench)
* 59 Mark Strittmatter (bullpen catcher)
* 4 Jim Tracy (bench)
* 55 Jim Wright (bullpen)

### Game log[edit]

2009 Game Log

April (8–12)

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1 | April 6 | @ Diamondbacks | 9–8 | Peña (1–0) | Grilli (0–1) | Qualls (1) | 48,799 | 0–1
2 | April 7 | @ Diamondbacks | 3–0 | Jiménez (1–0) | Haren (0–1) | Street (1) | 26,637 | 1–1
3 | April 8 | @ Diamondbacks | 9–2 | Morales (1–0) | Davis (0–1) |  | 18,227 | 2–1
4 | April 10 | Phillies | 10–3 | Marquis (1–0) | Hamels (0–1) |  | 49,427 | 3–1
5 | April 11 | Phillies | 8–4 | Myers (1–1) | de la Rosa (0–1) |  | 35,251 | 3–2
6 | April 12 | Phillies | 7–5 | Madson (1–0) | Street (0–1) | Lidge (2) | 21,628 | 3–3
7 | April 13 | @ Cubs | 4–0 | Lilly (2–0) | Jiménez (1–1) |  | 40,077 | 3–4
8 | April 15 | @ Cubs | 5–2 | Marquis (2–0) | Harden (0–1) | Grilli (1) | 39,361 | 4–4
9 | April 17 | @ Dodgers | 4–3 | Mota (1–0) | Embree (0–1) | Broxton (4) | 45,145 | 4–5
10 | April 18 | @ Dodgers | 9–5 | Billingsley (3–0) | Cook (0–1) |  | 36,765 | 4–6
11 | April 19 | @ Dodgers | 14–2 | Elbert (1–0) | Jiménez (1–2) |  | 41,474 | 4–7
12 | April 20 | @ Diamondbacks | 6–3 | Garland (2–1) | Marquis (2–1) | Qualls (3) | 25,788 | 4–8
13 | April 21 | @ Diamondbacks | 9–6 | Belisle (1–0) | Gutiérrez (0–1) | Corpas (1) | 25,411 | 5–8
14 | April 22 | @ Diamondbacks | 2–0 | Haren (1–3) | de la Rosa (0–2) | Qualls (4) | 19,147 | 5–9
15 | April 24 | Dodgers | 6–5 | Kuo (1–0) | Corpas (0–1) | Broxton (6) | 36,151 | 5–10
16 | April 25 | Dodgers | 6–5 | McDonald (1–1) | Jiménez (1–3) | Troncoso (1) | 31,476 | 5–11
17 | April 26 | Dodgers | 10–4 | Marquis (3–1) | Kershaw (0–2) |  | 35,505 | 6–11
18 | April 27 | Padres | 12–7 | Grilli (1–1) | Young (2–1) |  | 18,246 | 7–11
19 | April 28 | Padres | 4–3 | Sánchez (1–0) | Corpas (0–2) | Bell (8) | 19,346 | 7–12
20 | April 29 | Padres | 7–5 | Cook (1–1) | Correia (0–2) | Street (2) | 20,289 | 8–12

May (12–17)

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21 | May 1 | @ Giants | 3–2 | Johnson (2–2) | Jiménez (1–4) | Wilson (6) | 30,791 | 8–13
22 | May 2 | @ Giants | 5–1 | Marquis (4–1) | Cain (2–1) |  | 30,166 | 9–13
23 | May 3 | @ Giants | 1–0 (10) | Medders (1–1) | Corpas (0–3) |  | 30,650 | 9–14
24 | May 4 | @ Padres | 9–6 | Rusch (1–0) | Moreno (1–3) | Street (3) | 14,717 | 10–14
25 | May 5 | @ Padres | 2–1 (10) | Bell (1–0) | Daley (0–1) |  | 13,646 | 10–15
26 | May 6 | Giants | 11–1 | Jiménez (2–4) | Johnson (2–3) |  | 22,105 | 11–15
27 | May 7 | Giants | 8–3 | Cain (3–1) | Marquis (4–2) |  | 23,453 | 11–16
28 | May 8 | Marlins | 8–3 | Nolasco (2–3) | Hammel (0–1) |  | 27,398 | 11–17
29 | May 9 | Marlins | 3–1 | Johnson (3–0) | de la Rosa (0–3) | Lindstrom (6) | 28,227 | 11–18
30 | May 10 | Marlins | 3–2 | Cook (2–1) | Volstad (2–2) | Street (4) | 30,197 | 12–18
31 | May 12 | Astros | 12–1 | Jiménez (3–4) | Paulino (0–3) |  | 23,233 | 13–18
32 | May 13 | Astros | 15–11 | Hampton (2–3) | Marquis (4–3) |  | 19,226 | 13–19
33 | May 14 | Astros | 5–3 | Rodríguez (4–2) | Hammel (0–2) | Hawkins (5) | 22,696 | 13–20
34 | May 15 | @ Pirates | 3–1 | Embree (1–1) | Capps (0–3) | Street (5) | 17,179 | 14–20
35 | May 16 | @ Pirates | 7–4 | Burnett (1–1) | Belisle (1–1) | Capps (7) | 24,496 | 14–21
36 | May 17 | @ Pirates | 11–4 | Duke (5–3) | Embree (1–2) |  | 14,545 | 14–22
37 | May 18 | @ Braves | 5–1 | Marquis (5–3) | Lowe (5–2) |  | 15,364 | 15–22
38 | May 19 | @ Braves | 8–1 | Jurrjens (4–2) | Hammel (0–3) |  | 16,749 | 15–23
39 | May 20 | @ Braves | 12–4 | Vázquez (4–3) | de la Rosa (0–4) |  | 19,259 | 15–24
40 | May 21 | @ Braves | 9–0 | Cook (3–1) | Medlen (0–1) |  | 25,481 | 16–24
41 | May 22 | @ Tigers | 4–3 | Porcello (5–3) | Jiménez (3–5) | Zumaya (1) | 28,264 | 16–25
42 | May 23 | @ Tigers | 4–3 | Marquis (6–3) | Galarraga (3–4) | Street (6) | 37,035 | 17–25
43 | May 24 | @ Tigers | 3–1 | Hammel (1–3) | Willis (1–1) | Street (7) | 34,606 | 18–25
44 | May 25 | Dodgers | 16–6 | Ohman (1–0) | de la Rosa (0–5) |  | 37,024 | 18–26
45 | May 26 | Dodgers | 7–1 | Milton (1–0) | Cook (3–2) |  | 25,384 | 18–27
46 | May 27 | Dodgers | 8–6 | Kershaw (3–3) | Jiménez (3–6) |  | 22,271 | 18–28
47 | May 29 | Padres | 3–0 | Marquis (7–3) | Young (4–3) | Street (8) | 23,239 | 19–28
48 | May 30 | Padres | 8–7 | Street (1–1) | Bell (2–1) |  | 32,064 | 20–28
49 | May 31 | Padres | 5–2 | Gaudin (2–3) | de la Rosa (0–6) | Bell (15) | 30,223 | 20–29

June (21–7)

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50 | June 1 | @ Astros | 4–1 | Oswalt (2–2) | Cook (3–3) | Hawkins (7) | 24,016 | 20–30
51 | June 2 | @ Astros | 3–2 (11) | Ortiz (3–2) | Fogg (0–1) |  | 24,041 | 20–31
52 | June 3 | @ Astros | 6–4 | Byrdak (2–1) | Marquis (7–4) | Sampson (3) | 22,032 | 20–32
53 | June 4 | @ Astros | 10–3 | Hammel (2–3) | Rodríguez (5–5) |  | 26,671 | 21–32
54 | June 5 | @ Cardinals | 11–4 | de la Rosa (1–6) | Wainwright (5–4) |  | 41,115 | 22–32
55 | June 6 | @ Cardinals | 10–1 | Cook (4–3) | Wellemeyer (5–6) |  | 44,002 | 23–32
56 | June 7 | @ Cardinals | 7–2 | Jiménez (4–6) | Piñeiro (5–6) |  | 42,288 | 24–32
57 | June 8 | @ Cardinals | 5–2 | Marquis (8–4) | Thompson (0–2) | Street (9) | 36,748 | 25–32
58 | June 9 | @ Brewers | 3–2 | Hammel (3–3) | Coffey (1–1) | Street (10) | 32,464 | 26–32
59 | June 10 | @ Brewers | 4–2 | de la Rosa (2–6) | Bush (3–3) | Street (11) | 34,823 | 27–32
60 | June 11 | @ Brewers | 5–4 | Cook (5–3) | Gallardo (6–3) | Street (12) | 35,467 | 28–32
61 | June 12 | Mariners | 6–4 | Jiménez (5–6) | Washburn (3–5) |  | 30,365 | 29–32
62 | June 13 | Mariners | 5–3 | Corpas (1–3) | Lowe (0–4) | Street (13) | 31,101 | 30–32
63 | June 14 | Mariners | 7–1 | Hammel (4–3) | Vargas (2–2) |  | 38,614 | 31–32
64 | June 16 | Rays | 12–4 | Niemann (6–4) | de la Rosa (2–7) |  | 28,582 | 31–33
65 | June 17 | Rays | 5–3 | Cook (6–3) | Price (1–1) | Street (14) | 26,460 | 32–33
66 | June 18 | Rays | 4–3 | Jiménez (6–6) | Garza (4–5) | Street (15) | 28,639 | 33–33
67 | June 19 | Pirates | 7–3 | Marquis (9–4) | Ohlendorf (6–6) |  | 31,248 | 34–33
68 | June 20 | Pirates | 9–7 | Street (2–1) | Chavez (0–3) |  | 32,137 | 35–33
69 | June 21 | Pirates | 5–4 | de la Rosa (3–7) | Maholm (4–4) | Street (16) | 44,131 | 36–33
70 | June 22 | @ Angels | 11–1 | Cook (7–3) | Palmer (6–1) |  | 39,557 | 37–33
71 | June 23 | @ Angels | 4–3 | Jepsen (2–2) | Jiménez (6–7) | Fuentes (20) | 42,233 | 37–34
72 | June 24 | @ Angels | 11–3 | Saunders (8–4) | Marquis (9–5) |  | 43,551 | 37–35
73 | June 26 | @ Athletics | 4–2 | Hammel (5–3) | Braden (5–7) | Street (17) | 20,872 | 38–35
74 | June 27 | @ Athletics | 11–9 | de la Rosa (4–7) | Cahill (5–6) | Street (18) | 18,624 | 39–35
75 | June 28 | @ Athletics | 3–1 | Cook (8–3) | Mazzaro (2–3) | Street (19) | 15,701 | 40–35
76 | June 29 | @ Dodgers | 4–2 (13) | McDonald (2–1) | Peralta (0–1) |  | 41,288 | 40–36
77 | June 30 | @ Dodgers | 3–0 | Marquis (10–5) | Billingsley (9–4) |  | 43,437 | 41–36

July (15–11)

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78 | July 1 | @ Dodgers | 1–0 | Troncoso (2–0) | Hammel (5–4) | Broxton (19) | 40,455 | 41–37
79 | July 3 | Diamondbacks | 5–0 | de la Rosa (5–7) | Scherzer (5–6) |  | 49,026 | 42–37
80 | July 4 | Diamondbacks | 11–7 | Schoeneweis (1–0) | Peralta (0–2) | Qualls (14) | 49,096 | 42–38
81 | July 5 | Diamondbacks | 4–3 | Haren (8–5) | Jiménez (6–8) | Qualls (15) | 27,547 | 42–39
82 | July 6 | Nationals | 1–0 | Marquis (11–5) | Stammen (1–4) | Street (20) | 25,205 | 43–39
83 | July 7 | Nationals | 5–4 | Embree (2–2) | Tavárez (3–7) | Street (21) | 25,314 | 44–39
84 | July 8 | Nationals | 10–4 | de la Rosa (6–7) | Detwiler (0–5) |  | 23,098 | 45–39
85 | July 9 | Braves | 7–6 | Rincón (2–0) | González (3–2) | Street (22) | 30,392 | 46–39
86 | July 10 | Braves | 4–1 | Lowe (8–7) | Jiménez (6–9) | Soriano (11) | 35,238 | 46–40
87 | July 11 | Braves | 4–3 | Jurrjens (7–7) | Marquis (11–6) | Soriano (12) | 38,065 | 46–41
88 | July 12 | Braves | 8–7 | Street (3–1) | Valdez (0–1) |  | 33,825 | 47–41
89 | July 16 | @ Padres | 10–1 | Cook (9–3) | Gaudin (4–8) |  | 22,758 | 48–41
90 | July 17 | @ Padres | 5–3 | Jiménez (7–9) | Geer (1–5) | Street (23) | 21,887 | 49–41
91 | July 18 | @ Padres | 3–1 | Burke (2–1) | Peralta (0–3) | Bell (24) | 28,652 | 49–42
92 | July 19 | @ Padres | 6–1 | Marquis (12–6) | Latos (0–1) |  | 20,747 | 50–42
93 | July 20 | Diamondbacks | 10–6 | de la Rosa (7–7) | Davis (4–10) |  | 40,444 | 51–42
94 | July 21 | Diamondbacks | 6–5 | Gutiérrez (2–2) | Rincón (2–1) | Qualls (18) | 30,248 | 51–43
95 | July 22 | Diamondbacks | 4–3 | Rincón (3–1) | Schoeneweis (1–2) | Street (24) | 30,451 | 52–43
96 | July 24 | Giants | 3–1 | Cain (12–2) | Hammel (5–5) | Wilson (25) | 40,524 | 52–44
97 | July 25 | Giants | 8–2 | de la Rosa (8–7) | Sánchez (3–9) |  | 42,201 | 53–44
98 | July 26 | Giants | 4–2 | Cook (10–3) | Sadowski (2–3) | Street (25) | 40,723 | 54–44
99 | July 27 | @ Mets | 7–3 | Feliciano (3–3) | Rincón (3–2) |  | 38,936 | 54–45
100 | July 28 | @ Mets | 4–0 | Pelfrey (8–6) | Marquis (12–7) |  | 39,126 | 54–46
– | July 29 | @ Mets | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 30
101 | July 30 | @ Mets | 7–0 | Santana (12–8) | Hammel (5–6) |  | 40,024 | 54–47
102 | July 30 | @ Mets | 4–2 | de la Rosa (9–7) | Niese (1–1) | Street (26) | 38,962 | 55–47
103 | July 31 | @ Reds | 5–3 | Morales (2–0) | Weathers (2–3) | Street (27) | 22,130 | 56–47

August (16–12)

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104 | August 1 | @ Reds | 6–2 | Jiménez (8–9) | Bailey (2–3) |  | 23,452 | 57–47
105 | August 2 | @ Reds | 6–4 (11) | Morales (3–0) | Masset (4–1) | Street (28) | 31,142 | 58–47
106 | August 4 | @ Phillies | 8–3 | Hammel (6–6) | Moyer (10–8) |  | 45,203 | 59–47
107 | August 5 | @ Phillies | 7–0 | Happ (8–2) | de la Rosa (9–8) |  | 45,129 | 59–48
108 | August 6 | @ Phillies | 3–1 | Lee (9–9) | Cook (10–4) | Lidge (21) | 45,316 | 59–49
109 | August 7 | Cubs | 6–2 | Jiménez (9–9) | Marshall (3–7) |  | 46,118 | 60–49
110 | August 8 | Cubs | 6–5 | Dempster (6–5) | Marquis (12–8) | Gregg (22) | 47,845 | 60–50
111 | August 9 | Cubs | 11–5 | Hammel (7–6) | Wells (8–5) |  | 40,217 | 61–50
112 | August 10 | Cubs | 11–5 | de la Rosa (10–8) | Gorzelanny (4–2) |  | 34,485 | 62–50
113 | August 11 | Pirates | 7–3 | Ohlendorf (10–8) | Chacín (0–1) |  | 35,212 | 62–51
114 | August 12 | Pirates | 8–0 | Jiménez (10–9) | Hart (3–2) |  | 29,430 | 63–51
115 | August 13 | Pirates | 10–1 | Marquis (13–8) | Maholm (6–7) |  | 27,619 | 64–51
116 | August 14 | @ Marlins | 6–5 | Johnson (12–2) | Hammel (7–7) | Núñez (13) | 15,965 | 64–52
– | August 15 | @ Marlins | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 16
117 | August 16 | @ Marlins | 10–3 | Volstad (9–9) | Cook (10–5) |  | 18,471 | 64–53
118 | August 16 | @ Marlins | 7–3 | de la Rosa (11–8) | VandenHurk (2–2) | Street (29) | 20,089 | 65–53
119 | August 18 | @ Nationals | 4–3 | Jiménez (11–9) | Burnett (2–3) | Street (30) | 18,192 | 66–53
120 | August 19 | @ Nationals | 5–4 | Marquis (14–8) | Balester (1–3) | Street (31) | 16,187 | 67–53
121 | August 20 | @ Nationals | 4–1 | Hammel (8–7) | Mock (2–5) | Street (32) | 18,036 | 68–53
122 | August 21 | Giants | 6–3 | Sánchez (6–10) | Cook (10–6) |  | 43,666 | 68–54
123 | August 22 | Giants | 14–11 | de la Rosa (12–8) | Miller (2–2) |  | 47,178 | 69–54
124 | August 23 | Giants | 4–2 | Jiménez (12–9) | Lincecum (12–4) | Street (33) | 48,704 | 70–54
125 | August 24 | Giants | 6–4 (14) | Eaton (3–5) | Miller (2–3) |  | 27,670 | 71–54
126 | August 25 | Dodgers | 5–4 (10) | Herges (3–1) | McDonald (3–3) |  | 31,472 | 72–54
127 | August 26 | Dodgers | 6–1 | Wolf (9–6) | Fogg (0–2) |  | 38,350 | 72–55
128 | August 27 | Dodgers | 3–2 | Padilla (9–6) | de la Rosa (12–9) | Broxton (28) | 33,441 | 72–56
129 | August 28 | @ Giants | 2–0 | Lincecum (13–4) | Jiménez (12–10) | Wilson (31) | 39,047 | 72–57
130 | August 29 | @ Giants | 5–3 | Zito (9–11) | Marquis (14–9) | Wilson (32) | 41,200 | 72–58
131 | August 30 | @ Giants | 9–5 | Medders (3–1) | Betancourt (1–3) |  | 42,571 | 72–59

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132 | September 1 | Mets | 8–3 | de la Rosa (13–9) | Pelfrey (9–10) |  | 26,190 | 73–59
133 | September 2 | Mets | 5–2 | Jiménez (13–10) | Stokes (1–4) | Morales (1) | 26,276 | 74–59
134 | September 3 | Mets | 8–3 | Misch (1–1) | Marquis (14–10) |  | 22,566 | 74–60
135 | September 4 | Diamondbacks | 5–4 | Betancourt (2–3) | Boyer (0–2) | Morales (2) | 31,401 | 75–60
136 | September 5 | Diamondbacks | 4–1 | Contreras (6–13) | Davis (7–12) | Morales (3) | 39,297 | 76–60
137 | September 6 | Diamondbacks | 13–5 | de la Rosa (14–9) | Petit (3–9) |  | 35,192 | 77–60
138 | September 7 | Reds | 4–3 | Betancourt (3–3) | Fisher (1–1) | Morales (4) | 40,357 | 78–60
139 | September 8 | Reds | 3–1 | Marquis (15–10) | Maloney (0–4) | Morales (5) | 23,154 | 79–60
140 | September 9 | Reds | 4–3 | Daley (1–1) | Cordero (2–5) |  | 23,721 | 80–60
141 | September 10 | Reds | 5–1 | Rincón (4–2) | Wells (1–4) |  | 24,175 | 81–60
142 | September 11 | @ Padres | 4–1 | Betancourt (4–3) | Bell (5–3) | Morales (6) | 18,022 | 82–60
143 | September 12 | @ Padres | 3–2 (10) | Gallagher (2–2) | Morales (3–1) |  | 19,897 | 82–61
144 | September 13 | @ Padres | 7–3 | Russell (2–0) | Marquis (15–11) |  | 19,739 | 82–62
145 | September 14 | @ Giants | 9–1 | Lincecum (14–5) | Hammel (8–8) |  | 31,307 | 82–63
146 | September 15 | @ Giants | 10–2 | Zito (10–12) | Jiménez (13–11) |  | 30,353 | 82–64
147 | September 16 | @ Giants | 4–3 | de la Rosa (15–9) | Cain (13–6) | Betancourt (2) | 38,696 | 83–64
148 | September 18 | @ Diamondbacks | 7–5 | Rosales (2–1) | Flores (0–1) | Gutiérrez (6) | 34,231 | 83–65
149 | September 19 | @ Diamondbacks | 10–4 | Hammel (9–8) | Scherzer (9–10) |  | 29,466 | 84–65
150 | September 20 | @ Diamondbacks | 5–1 | Jiménez (14–11) | Haren (14–9) |  | 29,397 | 85–65
151 | September 22 | Padres | 11–10 | Belisle (2–1) | Ramos (0–1) | Morales (7) | 30,695 | 86–65
152 | September 23 | Padres | 6–3 | Webb (1–0) | Marquis (15–12) | Bell (40) | 29,597 | 86–66
153 | September 24 | Padres | 5–4 | Russell (3–1) | Beimel (1–6) | Gregerson (1) | 37,049 | 86–67
154 | September 25 | Cardinals | 2–1 | Street (4–1) | Miller (4–1) |  | 48,847 | 87–67
155 | September 26 | Cardinals | 6–3 | Wainwright (19–8) | Jiménez (14–12) | Franklin (38) | 47,741 | 87–68
156 | September 27 | Cardinals | 4–3 | de la Rosa (16–9) | Lohse (6–9) | Street (34) | 42,032 | 88–68
157 | September 29 | Brewers | 7–5 (11) | Belisle (3–1) | Weathers (4–6) |  | 39,087 | 89–68
158 | September 30 | Brewers | 10–6 | Hammel (10–8) | Suppan (7–12) |  | 41,465 | 90–68

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159 | October 1 | Brewers | 9–2 | Cook (11–6) | Parra (11–11) |  | 38,098 | 91–68
160 | October 2 | @ Dodgers | 4–3 | Jiménez (15–12) | Wolf (11–7) | Street (35) | 54,131 | 92–68
161 | October 3 | @ Dodgers | 5–0 | Kuo (2–0) | Morales (3–2) |  | 54,531 | 92–69
162 | October 4 | @ Dodgers | 5–3 | Padilla (12–6) | Marquis (15–13) | Troncoso (6) | 51,396 | 92–70

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## Postseason[edit]

2009 Post-Season

National League Division Series

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1 | October 7 | @ Phillies | 5–1 | Lee (1–0) | Jiménez (0–1) |  | 46,452 | 0–1
2 | October 8 | @ Phillies | 5–4 | Cook (1–0) | Hamels (0–1) | Street (1) | 46,528 | 1–1
– | October 10 | Phillies | Postponed (snow/cold) Rescheduled for October 11
3 | October 11 | Phillies | 6–5 | Durbin (1–0) | Street (0–1) | Lidge (1) | 50,109 | 1–2
4 | October 12 | Phillies | 5–4 | Madson (1–0) | Street (0–2) | Lidge (2) | 49,940 | 1–3

## Player stats[edit]

| = Indicates team leader

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### Batting[edit]

#### Starters by position[edit]

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 | 93  | 289  | 66  | .228  | 16  | 52
1B  | Todd Helton | 151  | 544  | 177  | .325  | 15  | 86
2B  | Clint Barmes | 154  | 550  | 135  | .245  | 23  | 76
SS  | Troy Tulowitzki | 151  | 543  | 161  | .297  | 32  | 92
3B  | Ian Stewart | 147  | 425  | 97  | .228  | 25  | 70
LF  | Seth Smith | 133  | 335  | 98  | .293  | 15  | 55
CF  | Dexter Fowler | 135  | 433  | 115  | .266  | 4  | 34
RF  | Brad Hawpe | 145  | 501  | 143  | .285  | 23  | 86

#### Other batters[edit]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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Garrett Atkins | 126 | 354 | 80 | .226 | 9 | 48
Ryan Spilborghs | 133 | 352 | 85 | .241 | 8 | 48
Carlos González | 89 | 278 | 79 | .284 | 13 | 29
Yorvit Torrealba | 64 | 213 | 62 | .291 | 2 | 31
Omar Quintanilla | 58 | 58 | 10 | .172 | 0 | 2
Eric Young Jr. | 30 | 57 | 14 | .246 | 1 | 1
Matt Murton | 29 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 1 | 6
Paul Phillips | 17 | 45 | 14 | .311 | 1 | 9
Jason Giambi | 19 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 2 | 11
Jeff Baker | 12 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 3
Edwin Bellorin | 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0
Mike McCoy | 12 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching[edit]

#### Starting pitchers[edit]

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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Ubaldo Jiménez | 33 | 218.0 | 15 | 12 | 3.47 | 198
Jason Marquis | 33 | 216.0 | 15 | 13 | 4.04 | 115
Jorge De La Rosa | 33 | 185.0 | 16 | 9 | 4.38 | 193
Jason Hammel | 34 | 176.2 | 10 | 8 | 4.33 | 133
Aaron Cook | 27 | 158.0 | 11 | 6 | 4.16 | 78
Esmil Rogers | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3

#### Other pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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José Contreras | 7 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 | 17
Jhoulys Chacín | 9 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 13

#### Relief pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Huston Street | 64 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3.06 | 70
Matt Daley | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.24 | 55
Franklin Morales | 40 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4.50 | 41
Alan Embree | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.84 | 12
Manuel Corpas | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.88 | 24
Rafael Betancourt | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.78 | 29
Joel Peralta | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.20 | 22
Randy Flores | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 | 14
Juan Rincón | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.52 | 25
Joe Beimel | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.02 | 11
Josh Fogg | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.74 | 27
Matt Belisle | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.52 | 22
Jason Grilli | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.05 | 22
Glendon Rusch | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 13
Matt Herges | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 8
Ryan Speier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 2
Adam Eaton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 7

## Notes[edit]

* Manager Clint Hurdle was fired and replaced by bench coach Jim Tracy taking the team from the NL West cellar to Wild Card contention winning 20 of the next 25 games [10][11][12]
* In June tied the team record 11-game winning streak set in 2007[13]
* First ever team walk-off grand slam by Ryan Spilborghs to beat the Giants 6–4 in the 14th inning.[14]
* Only team in the 2009 season to have five starting pitchers with 10 or more wins (Jason Marquis, Aaron Cook, Ubaldo Jiménez, Jorge de la Rosa, Jason Hammel).[15]

## Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pacific Coast League | Tom Runnells and Stu Cole
AA | Tulsa Drillers | Texas League | Stu Cole and Ron Gideon
A | Modesto Nuts | California League | Jerry Weinstein
A | Asheville Tourists | South Atlantic League | Joe Mikulik
A-Short Season | Tri-City Dust Devils | Northwest League | Fred Ocasio
Rookie | Casper Ghosts | Pioneer League | Tony Diaz

Source:[16]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Carlos Gonzalez Stats".
2. ^ "Jason Marquis Stats".
3. ^ "Matt Belisle Stats".
4. ^ "Jason Hammel Stats".
5. ^ "Rafael Betancourt Stats".
6. ^ "Joe Beimel Stats".
7. ^ "Jason Giambi Stats".
8. ^ "José Contreras Stats".
9. ^ "2009 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
10. ^ Renck, Troy E. (June 24, 2009). "Rockies' record road streak falls in shaky eighth". Denver Post.
11. ^ Renck, Troy E. (June 23, 2009). "Hurdle knows the spark behind red-hot stretch". Denver Post.
12. ^ "Watch Newspapers - News for the Western San Juans". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
13. ^ "Rockies' win streak ends at 11 | ColoradoRockies.com: News". Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
14. ^ "Dodgers vs. Rockies - Box Score - August 25, 2009 - ESPN".
15. ^ "Milwaukee Brewers vs Colorado Rockies". Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
16. ^ "Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates".

## External links[edit]

* 2009 Colorado Rockies season at Baseball-Reference.com
* 2009 Colorado Rockies Schedule and Statistics at MLB.com

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