2012 Colorado Rockies season

Major League Baseball team season

2012 Colorado Rockies

League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Coors Field
City| Denver, Colorado
Record| 64–98 (.395)
Divisional place| 5th
Owners| Charles & Dick Monfort
General managers| Dan O'Dowd
Managers| Jim Tracy
Television| Root Sports Rocky Mountain
(Drew Goodman, George Frazier, Jeff Huson)
Radio| KOA (English)
(Jack Corrigan, Jerry Schemmel)
KMXA (Spanish)
(Tony Guevara)
| <- 2011 | Seasons | 2013 ->

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The Colorado Rockies' 2012 season was the franchise's 20th in Major League Baseball. It involved the Rockies' 18th season of playing their home games at Coors Field.

## Offseason

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* November 30, 2011: Chris Iannetta was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Tyler Chatwood.[1]
* November 30, 2011: Ramón Hernández was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
* December 7, 2011: Huston Street was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Nick Schmidt (minors) (December 9, 2011) to complete the trade.[3]
* December 8, 2011: Ian Stewart was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Casey Weathers (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Tyler Colvin and DJ LeMahieu.[4]
* December 16, 2011: Michael Cuddyer was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[5]
* January 16, 2012: Seth Smith was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman.[6]
* January 18, 2012: Jamie Moyer was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[7]
* January 21, 2012: Marco Scutaro was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Clayton Mortensen.[8]
* February 6, 2012: Jeremy Guthrie was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Colorado Rockies for Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom.[9]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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#### NL West standings

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

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San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68  | .580  | —  | 48‍–‍33  | 46‍–‍35
Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76  | .531  | 8  | 45‍–‍36  | 41‍–‍40
Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81  | .500  | 13  | 41‍–‍40  | 40‍–‍41
San Diego Padres | 76 | 86  | .469  | 18  | 42‍–‍39  | 34‍–‍47
Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98  | .395  | 30  | 35‍–‍46  | 29‍–‍52

#### NL Wild Card

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Division leaders  Team  | W | L | Pct.

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Washington Nationals | 98 | 64  | .605
Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65  | .599
San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68  | .580

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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB

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Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68  | .580  | +6
St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74  | .543  | —
Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76  | .531  | 2
Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79  | .512  | 5
Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81  | .500  | 7
Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81  | .500  | 7
Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83  | .488  | 9
San Diego Padres | 76 | 86  | .469  | 12
New York Mets | 74 | 88  | .457  | 14
Miami Marlins | 69 | 93  | .426  | 19
Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98  | .395  | 24
Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101  | .377  | 27
Houston Astros | 55 | 107  | .340  | 33

### Record vs. opponents

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2012 National League record

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Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2012

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

### Transactions

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* June 4, 2012: Jamie Moyer was released by the Colorado Rockies.[10]
* June 8, 2012: Jeff Francis was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[11]
* June 12, 2012: Esmil Rogers was sold by the Colorado Rockies to the Cleveland Indians.[12]
* July 20, 2012: Jeremy Guthrie was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Jonathan Sánchez.[13]
* July 27, 2012: Marco Scutaro was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Francisco Giants for Charlie Culberson.[14]

### Major League Debuts

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* Batters
* Josh Rutledge (Jul 13)
* Matt McBride (Aug 4)
* Rafael Ortega (Sep 30)
* Pitchers
* Christian Friedrich (May 9)
* Edwar Cabrera (Jun 27)
* Will Harris (Aug 13)
* Rob Scahill (Sep 11)[15]

### Roster

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2012 Colorado Rockies

Roster
Pitchers

* 34 Matt Belisle
* 63 Rafael Betancourt
* 49 Rex Brothers
* 46 Edwar Cabrera
* 45 Jhoulys Chacín
* 32 Tyler Chatwood
* 29 Jorge de la Rosa
* 47 Mike Ekstrom
* 61 Edgmer Escalona
* 26 Jeff Francis
* 53 Christian Friedrich
* 15 Jeremy Guthrie
* 48 Will Harris
* 56 Guillermo Moscoso
* 50 Jamie Moyer
* 44 Juan Nicasio
* 37 Adam Ottavino
* 88 Josh Outman
* 13 Drew Pomeranz
* 54 Zach Putnam
* 51 Matt Reynolds
* 30 Josh Roenicke
* 48 Esmil Rogers
* 35 Jonathan Sánchez
* 62 Rob Scahill
* 59 Carlos Torres
* 6 Alex White

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* 55 Ramón Hernández
* 41 Wil Nieves
* 20 Wilin Rosario

Infielders

* 36 Tommy Field
* 23 Jason Giambi
* 17 Todd Helton
* 18 Jonathan Herrera
* 9 DJ LeMahieu
* 7 Matt McBride
* 10 Chris Nelson
* 22 Jordan Pacheco
* 14 Josh Rutledge
* 19 Marco Scutaro
* 2 Troy Tulowitzki

Outfielders

* 8 Charlie Blackmon
* 12 Andrew Brown
* 21 Tyler Colvin
* 3 Michael Cuddyer
* 24 Dexter Fowler
* 5 Carlos González
* 47 Rafael Ortega
* 1 Eric Young, Jr.

|  | Manager

* 4 Jim Tracy

Coaches

* 36 Bob Apodaca (pitching)
* 25 Rich Dauer (third base)
* 31 Glenallen Hill (first base)
* 43 Carney Lansford (hitting)
* 40 Bo McLaughlin (pitching)
* 11 Tom Runnells (bench)
* 52 Jim Wright (pitching/bullpen)

### Game log

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Legend

| Rockies win
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Bold | Rockies team member
2012 Game Log

April (11-11)

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1 | April 6 | @ Astros | 5-3 | Guthrie (1-0) | Rodriguez (0-1) | Betancourt (1) | 43,464 | 1-0
2 | April 7 | @ Astros | 7-3 | Harrell (1-0) | Moyer (0-1) |  | 23,962 | 1-1
3 | April 8 | @ Astros | 3-2 | López (1-0) | Brothers (0-1) | Myers (1) | 14,195 | 1-2
4 | April 9 | Giants | 7-0 | Zito (1-0) | Chacín (0-1) |  | 49,282 | 1-3
5 | April 11 | Giants | 17-8 | Reynolds (1-0) | Mota (0-1) | Chatwood (1) | 30,337 | 2-3
6 | April 12 | Giants | 4-2 | Bumgarner (1-1) | Moyer (0-2) | Wilson (1) | 25,860 | 2-4
7 | April 13 | Diamondbacks | 7-6 | Brothers (1-1) | Shaw (0-1) | Betancourt (2) | 30,642 | 3-4
8 | April 14 | Diamondbacks | 8-7 | Chatwood (1-0) | Putz (0-1) |  | 29,856 | 4-4
9 | April 15 | Diamondbacks | 5-2 | Cahill (1-0) | Pomeranz (0-1) | Shaw (2) | 26,952 | 4-5
10 | April 16 | Padres | 7-1 | Luebke (1-1) | Guthrie (1-1) |  | 21,547 | 4-6
11 | April 17 | Padres | 5-3 | Moyer (1-2) | Bass (0-2) | Betancourt (3) | 24,525 | 5-6
12 | April 18 | Padres | 8-4 | Nicasio (1-0) | Richard (1-1) |  | 24,762 | 6-6
13 | April 20 | @ Brewers | 4-3 | Belisle (1-0) | Axford (0-1) | Betancourt (4) | 39,188 | 7-6
14 | April 21 | @ Brewers | 9-4 | Veras (2-0) | Rogers (0-1) |  | 43,565 | 7-7
15 | April 22 | @ Brewers | 4-1 | Guthrie (2-1) | Rodríguez (0-2) | Betancourt (5) | 42,611 | 8-7
- | April 23 | @ Pirates | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 25
16 | April 24 | @ Pirates | 5-4 | Watson (1-0) | Belisle (1-1) | Hanrahan (3) | 10,484 | 8-8
17 | April 25 | @ Pirates | 2-1 | Reynolds (2-0) | Resop (0-2) | Betancourt (6) |  | 9-8
18 | April 25 | @ Pirates | 5-1 | Morton (1-1) | Chacín (0-2) |  | 15,218 | 9-9
19 | April 27 | Mets | 18-9 | Reynolds (3-0) | Acosta (0-1) |  | 35,103 | 10-9
20 | April 28 | Mets | 7-5 | Gee (2-2) | Moscoso (0-1) | Francisco (5) | 38,798 | 10-10
21 | April 29 | Mets | 6-5 (11) | Francisco (1-1) | Belisle (1-2) | Ramírez (1) | 36,690 | 10-11
22 | April 30 | Dodgers | 6-2 | Nicasio (2-0) | Harang (1-2) |  | 25,227 | 11-11

May (10-18)

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23 | May 1 | Dodgers | 7-6 | Lilly (3-0) | Chacín (0-3) | Guerra (8) | 26,211 | 11-12
24 | May 2 | Dodgers | 8-5 | Betancourt (1-0) | Wright (1-1) |  | 30,276 | 12-12
25 | May 4 | Braves | 9-8 (11) | Durbin (2-0) | Escalona (0-1) | Kimbrel (9) | 33,184 | 12-13
26 | May 5 | Braves | 13-9 | Martínez (2-0) | Rogers (0-2) | Hernández (1) | 40,013 | 12-14
27 | May 6 | Braves | 7-2 | Beachy (3-1) | Nicasio (2-1) | Martínez (1) | 45,330 | 12-15
28 | May 7 | @ Padres | 3-2 | Vólquez (1-2) | Pomeranz (0-2) | Thayer (1) | 15,895 | 12-16
29 | May 8 | @ Padres | 3-1 | Suppan (2-0) | White (0-1) | Thayer (2) | 17,478 | 12-17
30 | May 9 | @ Padres | 6-2 | Friedrich (1-0) | Bass (1-4) |  | 20,059 | 13-17
31 | May 11 | @ Dodgers | 7-3 | Capuano (5-0) | Moyer (1-3) |  | 35,591 | 13-18
32 | May 12 | @ Dodgers | 2-1 | Harang (2-2) | Outman (0-1) | Jansen (3) | 33,735 | 13-19
33 | May 13 | @ Dodgers | 11-5 | Lilly (5-0) | White (0-2) |  | 49,124 | 13-20
34 | May 14 | @ Giants | 3-2 | Romo (2-0) | Brothers (1-2) | Casilla (8) | 41,254 | 13-21
35 | May 15 | @ Giants | 5-4 | Brothers (2-2) | Casilla (0-2) | Betancourt (7) | 41,332 | 14-21
36 | May 16 | Diamondbacks | 6-1 | Moyer (2-3) | Corbin (2-2) |  | 32,162 | 15-21
37 | May 17 | Diamondbacks | 9-7 | Ziegler (2-1) | Betancourt (1-1) | Putz (7) | 32,035 | 15-22
38 | May 18 | Mariners | 4-0 | Millwood (2-4) | White (0-3) |  | 34,887 | 15-23
39 | May 19 | Mariners | 10-3 | Vargas (5-3) | Friedrich (1-1) |  | 30,784 | 15-24
40 | May 20 | Mariners | 6-4 | Beavan (2-4) | Guthrie (2-2) |  | 36,662 | 15-25
41 | May 21 | @ Marlins | 7-4 | Buehrle (4-4) | Moyer (2-4) | Bell (6) | 25,155 | 15-26
42 | May 22 | @ Marlins | 7-6 | Nolasco (5-2) | Nicasio (2-2) | Bell (7) | 22,242 | 15-27
43 | May 23 | @ Marlins | 8-4 | White (1-3) | Zambrano (2-3) |  | 23,985 | 16-27
44 | May 25 | @ Reds | 6-3 | Friedrich (2-1) | Cueto (5-2) | Betancourt (8) | 29,597 | 17-27
45 | May 26 | @ Reds | 10-3 | Hoover (1-0) | Guthrie (2-3) |  | 35,314 | 17-28
46 | May 27 | @ Reds | 7-5 | Latos (4-2) | Moyer (2-5) | Chapman (3) | 29,368 | 17-29
47 | May 28 | Astros | 9-7 | Belisle (2-2) | Rodriguez (1-5) | Betancourt (9) | 34,546 | 18-29
48 | May 28 | Astros | 7-6 (10) | Roenicke (1-0) | Myers (0-2) |  | 35,786 | 19-29
49 | May 30 | Astros | 13-5 | Friedrich (3-1) | Harrell (4-4) |  | 28,102 | 20-29
50 | May 31 | Astros | 11-5 | Guthrie (3-3) | Norris (5-2) |  | 31,799 | 21-29

June (9-18)

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51 | June 1 | Dodgers | 13-3 | Ottavino (1-0) | Capuano (7-2) |  | 36,795 | 22-29
52 | June 2 | Dodgers | 6-2 | Harang (4-3) | Nicasio (2-3) |  | 36,175 | 22-30
53 | June 3 | Dodgers | 3-2 | White (2-3) | Eovaldi (0-2) | Betancourt (10) | 35,353 | 23-30
54 | June 5 | @ Diamondbacks | 4-0 | Friedrich (4-1) | Saunders (3-4) |  | 22,881 | 24-30
55 | June 6 | @ Diamondbacks | 10-0 | Kennedy (5-5) | Guthrie (3-4) |  | 22,322 | 24-31
56 | June 7 | @ Diamondbacks | 6-1 | Miley (7-2) | Outman (0-2) |  | 23,069 | 24-32
57 | June 8 | Angels | 7-2 | Wilson (7-4) | White (2-4) |  | 41,814 | 24-33
58 | June 9 | Angels | 11-5 | Haren (4-6) | Francis (0-1) |  | 37,801 | 24-34
59 | June 10 | Angels | 10-8 | Santana (3-7) | Friedrich (4-2) | Downs (6) | 37,722 | 24-35
60 | June 12 | Athletics | 8-5 | Colón (6-6) | Guthrie (3-5) | Cook (1) | 33,635 | 24-36
61 | June 13 | Athletics | 10-8 | Blevins (1-0) | Betancourt (1-2) | Cook (2) | 32,155 | 24-37
62 | June 14 | Athletics | 8-2 | Parker (3-3) | White (2-5) |  | 32,527 | 24-38
63 | June 15 | @ Tigers | 12-4 (10) | Belisle (3-2) | Valverde (3-2) |  | 41,878 | 25-38
64 | June 16 | @ Tigers | 4-1 | Fister (1-3) | Friedrich (4-3) |  | 41,800 | 25-39
65 | June 17 | @ Tigers | 5-0 | Scherzer (6-4) | Guthrie (3-6) |  | 40,619 | 25-40
66 | June 19 | @ Phillies | 7-2 | Hamels (10-3) | Outman (0-3) |  | 44,329 | 25-41
67 | June 20 | @ Phillies | 7-6 | Papelbon (1-2) | Betancourt (1-3) |  | 43,729 | 25-42
68 | June 21 | @ Phillies | 4-1 | Roenicke (2-0) | Worley (3-4) | Betancourt (11) | 43,805 | 26-42
69 | June 22 | @ Rangers | 4-1 | Oswalt (1-0) | Friedrich (4-4) | Nathan (16) | 46,964 | 26-43
70 | June 23 | @ Rangers | 11-7 | Brothers (3-2) | Lewis (6-6) |  | 42,516 | 27-43
71 | June 24 | @ Rangers | 4-2 | Harrison (10-3) | White (2-6) |  | 45,407 | 27-44
72 | June 25 | Nationals | 4-2 | Roenicke (3-0) | Strasburg (9-2) | Betancourt (12) | 40,177 | 28-44
73 | June 26 | Nationals | 12-5 | Gonzalez (10-3) | Friedrich (4-5) |  | 36,110 | 28-45
74 | June 27 | Nationals | 11-5 | Zimmermann (4-6) | Cabrera (0-1) |  | 36,045 | 28-46
75 | June 28 | Nationals | 11-10 (11) | Ottavino (2-0) | Stammen (3-1) |  | 33,957 | 29-46
76 | June 29 | Padres | 10-2 | Francis (1-1) | Marquis (3-8) |  | 42,785 | 30-46
77 | June 30 | Padres | 8-4 | Vólquez (5-7) | Guthrie (3-7) |  | 48,169 | 30-47

July (7-17)

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78 | July 1 | Padres | 2-0 | Wells (1-1) | Pomeranz (0-3) | Street (12) | 31,829 | 30-48
79 | July 2 | @ Cardinals | 9-3 | Lohse (8-2) | Chatwood (1-1) |  | 39,456 | 30-49
80 | July 3 | @ Cardinals | 3-2 | Francis (2-1) | Kelly (1-1) | Betancourt (13) | 41,701 | 31-49
81 | July 4 | @ Cardinals | 4-1 | Wainwright (7-8) | Guthrie (3-8) | Motte (18) | 42,338 | 31-50
82 | July 5 | @ Cardinals | 6-2 | Lynn (11-4) | Friedrich (4-6) | Motte (19) | 41,751 | 31-51
83 | July 6 | @ Nationals | 5-1 | Pomeranz (1-3) | Strasburg (9-4) | Betancourt (14) | 28,951 | 32-51
84 | July 7 | @ Nationals | 4-1 | Gonzalez (12-3) | Francis (2-2) | Clippard (14) | 28,032 | 32-52
85 | July 8 | @ Nationals | 4-3 | Brothers (4-2) | Clippard (2-3) | Betancourt (15) | 25,125 | 33-52
86 | July 13 | Phillies | 6-2 | Friedrich (5-6) | Lee (1-6) |  | 33,346 | 34-52
87 | July 14 | Phillies | 8-5 | Worley (5-5) | Guthrie (3-9) | Papelbon (19) | 35,151 | 34-53
88 | July 15 | Phillies | 5-1 | Hamels (11-4) | Pomeranz (1-4) |  | 25,685 | 34-54
89 | July 16 | Pirates | 5-4 | Brothers (5-2) | Grilli (1-3) |  | 36,907 | 35-54
90 | July 17 | Pirates | 6-2 | Bédard (5-10) | Friedrich (5-7) | Hanrahan (25) | 42,574 | 35-55
91 | July 18 | Pirates | 9-6 | McDonald (10-3) | Reynolds (3-1) | Hanrahan (26) | 30,842 | 35-56
92 | July 20 | @ Padres | 9-5 | Marquis (5-9) | Pomeranz (1-5) |  | 25,507 | 35-57
93 | July 21 | @ Padres | 8-6 (12) | Torres (1-0) | Thatcher (0-3) | Betancourt (16) | 37,174 | 36-57
94 | July 22 | @ Padres | 3-2 | Thayer (2-2) | Ottavino (2-1) | Street (16) | 25,198 | 36-58
95 | July 23 | @ Diamondbacks | 6-3 | Kennedy (8-8) | Sánchez (1-7) | Putz (18) | 20,056 | 36-59
96 | July 24 | @ Diamondbacks | 6-2 | Saunders (5-6) | Cabrera (0-2) |  | 20,432 | 36-60
97 | July 25 | @ Diamondbacks | 4-2 | Francis (3-2) | Cahill (8-9) | Betancourt (17) | 23,385 | 37-60
98 | July 27 | Reds | 3-0 | Arroyo (6-6) | Pomeranz (1-6) | Chapman (20) | 38,214 | 37-61
99 | July 28 | Reds | 9-7 | Cueto (13-5) | Friedrich (5-8) | Chapman (21) | 42,826 | 37-62
100 | July 29 | Reds | 7-2 | Latos (9-3) | Sánchez (1-8) |  | 29,430 | 37-63
101 | July 31 | Cardinals | 11-6 | Lohse (11-2) | Francis (3-3) |  | 31,297 | 37-64

August (16-13)

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102 | August 1 | Cardinals | 9-6 | Westbrook (10-8) | Belisle (3-3) |  | 29,547 | 37-65
103 | August 2 | Cardinals | 8-2 | Brothers (6-2) | Salas (1-4) |  | 29,659 | 38-65
104 | August 3 | Giants | 16-4 | Vogelsong (9-5) | Sánchez (1-9) |  | 30,176 | 38-66
105 | August 4 | Giants | 11-6 | Bumgarner (12-6) | Francis (3-4) |  | 35,242 | 38-67
106 | August 5 | Giants | 8-3 | Lincecum (6-11) | Chatwood (1-2) |  | 28,804 | 38-68
107 | August 6 | @ Dodgers | 2-0 | Ottavino (3-1) | Capuano (10-8) | Betancourt (18) | 32,659 | 39-68
108 | August 7 | @ Dodgers | 3-1 | Roenicke (4-0) | Harang (7-7) | Betancourt (19) | 55,024 | 40-68
109 | August 8 | @ Dodgers | 6-4 | Billingsley (8-9) | Torres (1-1) | Jansen (22) | 37,084 | 40-69
110 | August 10 | @ Giants | 3-0 | Chatwood (2-2) | Lincecum (6-12) | Betancourt (20) | 41,729 | 41-69
111 | August 11 | @ Giants | 9-3 | Cain (11-5) | Pomeranz (1-7) |  | 42,483 | 41-70
112 | August 12 | @ Giants | 9-6 | Hensley (4-3) | Belisle (3-4) |  | 41,492 | 41-71
113 | August 13 | Brewers | 9-6 | Francis (4-4) | Fiers (6-5) |  | 26,821 | 42-71
114 | August 14 | Brewers | 8-6 | Chatwood (3-2) | Wolf (3-9) | Betancourt (21) | 28,036 | 43-71
115 | August 15 | Brewers | 7-6 | Harris (1-0) | Henderson (0-2) |  | 23,411 | 44-71
116 | August 16 | Marlins | 5-3 | Ottavino (4-1) | Nolasco (9-12) | Betancourt (22) | 24,807 | 45-71
117 | August 17 | Marlins | 6-5 | LeBlanc (2-2) | Roenicke (4-1) | Cishek (8) | 25,614 | 45-72
118 | August 18 | Marlins | 6-5 | Eovaldi (4-8) | Chatwood (3-3) | Cishek (9) | 30,426 | 45-73
119 | August 19 | Marlins | 3-2 | Ottavino (5-1) | Johnson (7-10) | Betancourt (23) | 43,961 | 46-73
120 | August 20 | @ Mets | 3-1 | Brothers (7-2) | Edgin (1-1) | Betancourt (24) | 23,833 | 47-73
121 | August 21 | @ Mets | 6-2 | Chacín (1-3) | Young (3-7) |  | 27,633 | 48-73
122 | August 22 | @ Mets | 5-2 | Torres (2-1) | Ramírez (2-3) | Betancourt (25) | 22,204 | 49-73
123 | August 23 | @ Mets | 1-0 | Brothers (8-2) | Parnell (2-3) | Belisle (1) | 22,544 | 50-73
124 | August 24 | @ Cubs | 5-3 | Russell (6-1) | Belisle (3-5) | Mármol (16) | 31,255 | 50-74
125 | August 25 | @ Cubs | 4-3 | Torres (3-1) | Corpas (0-1) | Betancourt (26) | 35,296 | 51-74
126 | August 26 | @ Cubs | 5-0 (8) | Volstad (1-9) | Chacín (1-4) | Camp (2) | 32,346 | 51-75
127 | August 27 | Dodgers | 10-0 | Francis (5-4) | Beckett (5-12) | Belisle (2) | 30,148 | 52-75
128 | August 28 | Dodgers | 8-4 | Chatwood (4-3) | Capuano (11-10) |  | 28,368 | 53-75
129 | August 29 | Dodgers | 10-8 | Blanton (9-12) | Pomeranz (1-8) | Belisario (1) | 25,155 | 53-76
130 | August 31 | Padres | 5-4 | Richard (12-12) | White (2-7) | Gregerson (3) | 27,366 | 53-77

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131 | September 1 | Padres | 9-1 | Chacín (2-4) | Vólquez (9-10) |  | 30,152 | 54-77
132 | September 2 | Padres | 11-10 | Moscoso (1-1) | Brach (1-4) | Betancourt (27) | 30,678 | 55-77
133 | September 3 | @ Braves | 6-1 | Medlen (7-1) | Chatwood (4-4) |  | 24,848 | 55-78
134 | September 4 | @ Braves | 6-0 | Torres (4-1) | Hanson (12-8) |  | 16,686 | 56-78
135 | September 5 | @ Braves | 1-0 | Minor (8-10) | White (2-8) | Kimbrel (33) | 16,714 | 56-79
136 | September 6 | @ Braves | 1-0 | Hudson (14-5) | Chacín (2-5) | Kimbrel (34) | 19,313 | 56-80
137 | September 7 | @ Phillies | 3-2 | Papelbon (4-6) | Harris (1-1) |  | 42,028 | 56-81
- | September 8 | @ Phillies | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 9
138 | September 9 | @ Phillies | 3-2 | Papelbon (5-6) | Belisle (3-6) |  | 41,813 | 56-82
139 | September 9 | @ Phillies | 7-4 | Rosenberg (1-2) | Roenicke (4-2) | Papelbon (32) | 40,394 | 56-83
140 | September 10 | Giants | 6-5 | Moscoso (2-1) | Vogelsong (12-8) | Betancourt (28) | 25,817 | 57-83
141 | September 11 | Giants | 9-8 | Kontos (2-1) | Torres (4-2) | López (7) | 26,631 | 57-84
142 | September 12 | Giants | 8-3 | Lincecum (9-14) | Francis (5-5) |  | 24,182 | 57-85
143 | September 14 | @ Padres | 7-4 | Moscoso (3-1) | Cashner (3-4) | Betancourt (29) | 25,018 | 58-85
144 | September 15 | @ Padres | 4-3 | Kelly (2-1) | Pomeranz (1-9) | Gregerson (8) | 27,651 | 58-86
145 | September 16 | @ Padres | 12-11 | Thatcher (1-4) | Belisle (3-7) |  | 22,948 | 58-87
146 | September 17 | @ Giants | 2-1 | Bumgarner (15-10) | Moscoso (3-2) | Romo (12) | 41,280 | 58-88
147 | September 18 | @ Giants | 6-3 | Lincecum (10-14) | Francis (5-6) |  | 41,718 | 58-89
148 | September 19 | @ Giants | 7-1 | Cain (15-5) | Chatwood (4-5) |  | 41,292 | 58-90
149 | September 20 | @ Giants | 9-2 | Zito (13-8) | de la Rosa (0-1) |  | 41,157 | 58-91
150 | September 21 | Diamondbacks | 15-5 | Miley (16-10) | White (2-9) |  | 42,359 | 58-92
151 | September 22 | Diamondbacks | 8-7 | Bergesen (2-0) | Torres (4-3) | Putz (31) | 33,689 | 58-93
152 | September 23 | Diamondbacks | 10-7 | Albers (3-1) | Belisle (3-8) | Putz (32) | 32,448 | 58-94
153 | September 24 | Diamondbacks | 4-2 | Chatwood (5-5) | Cahill (12-12) | Betancourt (30) | 22,277 | 59-94
154 | September 25 | Cubs | 10-5 (7) | Torres (5-3) | Rusin (1-3) |  | 26,660 | 60-94
155 | September 26 | Cubs | 6-0 | Pomeranz (2-9) | Berken (0-2) |  | 27,057 | 61-94
156 | September 27 | Cubs | 7-5 | Chacín (3-5) | Volstad (3-11) | Betancourt (31) | 30,288 | 62-94
157 | September 28 | @ Dodgers | 8-0 | Kershaw (13-9) | Francis (5-7) |  | 37,133 | 62-95
158 | September 29 | @ Dodgers | 3-0 | Blanton (10-13) | Chatwood (5-6) | League (15) | 40,724 | 62-96
159 | September 30 | @ Dodgers | 7-1 | Beckett (7-14) | de la Rosa (0-2) |  | 35,607 | 62-97

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160 | October 1 | @ Diamondbacks | 7-5 (13) | Outman (1-3) | Bergesen (2-1) | Roenicke (1) | 24,123 | 63-97
161 | October 2 | @ Diamondbacks | 5-3 | Ziegler (6-1) | Betancourt (1-4) |  | 22,466 | 63-98
162 | October 3 | @ Diamondbacks | 2-1 | Francis (6-7) | Kennedy (15-12) | Belisle (3) | 24,344 | 64-98

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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  | Wilin Rosario | 117  | 396  | 107  | .270  | 28  | 71
1B  | Todd Helton | 69  | 240  | 57  | .238  | 7  | 37
2B  | Marco Scutaro | 95  | 377  | 102  | .271  | 4  | 30
SS  | Josh Rutledge | 73  | 277  | 76  | .274  | 8  | 37
3B  | Jordan Pacheco | 132  | 475  | 147  | .309  | 5  | 54
LF  | Carlos González | 135  | 518  | 157  | .303  | 22  | 85
CF  | Dexter Fowler | 143  | 454  | 136  | .300  | 13  | 53
RF  | Michael Cuddyer | 101  | 358  | 93  | .260  | 16  | 58

#### Other batters

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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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Tyler Colvin | 136 | 420 | 122 | .290 | 18 | 72
Chris Nelson | 111 | 345 | 104 | .301 | 9 | 53
DJ LeMahieu | 81 | 229 | 68 | .297 | 2 | 22
Jonathan Herrera | 86 | 225 | 59 | .262 | 3 | 12
Ramón Hernández | 52 | 184 | 40 | .217 | 5 | 28
Troy Tulowitzki | 47 | 181 | 52 | .287 | 8 | 27
Eric Young, Jr. | 98 | 174 | 55 | .316 | 4 | 15
Charlie Blackmon | 42 | 113 | 32 | .283 | 2 | 9
Andrew Brown | 46 | 112 | 26 | .232 | 5 | 11
Jason Giambi | 60 | 89 | 20 | .225 | 1 | 8
Matt McBride | 31 | 78 | 16 | .205 | 2 | 11
Wil Nieves | 16 | 47 | 14 | .298 | 1 | 5
Rafael Ortega | 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0
Tommy Field | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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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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Jeff Francis | 24 | 113.0 | 6 | 7 | 5.58 | 76
Alex White | 23 | 98.0 | 2 | 9 | 5.51 | 64
Drew Pomeranz | 22 | 96.2 | 2 | 9 | 4.93 | 83
Jeremy Guthrie | 19 | 90.2 | 3 | 9 | 6.35 | 45
Christian Friedrich | 16 | 84.2 | 5 | 8 | 6.17 | 74
Jhoulys Chacín | 14 | 69.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.43 | 45
Juan Nicasio | 11 | 58.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.28 | 54
Jamie Moyer | 10 | 53.2 | 2 | 5 | 5.70 | 36
Jonathan Sánchez | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 3 | 9.53 | 9
Jorge De La Rosa | 3 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 9.28 | 6
Edwar Cabrera | 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 11.12 | 5

#### Other pitchers

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

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Tyler Chatwood | 19 | 64.2 | 5 | 6 | 5.43 | 41
Josh Outman | 27 | 40.2 | 1 | 3 | 8.19 | 40

#### Relief pitchers

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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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Rafael Betancourt | 60 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 2.81 | 57
Matt Belisle | 80 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3.71 | 69
Rex Brothers | 75 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 83
Matt Reynolds | 71 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.40 | 51
Josh Roenicke | 63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.25 | 54
Adam Ottavino | 53 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.56 | 81
Carlos Torres | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5.26 | 42
Guillermo Moscoso | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.12 | 47
Esmil Rogers | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.06 | 29
Edgmer Escalona | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.04 | 21
Will Harris | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.15 | 19
Mike Ekstrom | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.32 | 9
Rob Scahill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 4
Zach Putnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pacific Coast League | Stu Cole
AA | Tulsa Drillers | Texas League | Duane Espy
A | Modesto Nuts | California League | Lenn Sakata
A | Asheville Tourists | South Atlantic League | Joe Mikulik
A-Short Season | Tri-City Dust Devils | Northwest League | Fred Ocasio
Rookie | Grand Junction Rockies | Pioneer League | Tony Diaz

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Asheville

## References

[edit]

* 2012 Colorado Rockies season at Baseball Reference
* 2012 Colorado Rockies season Official Site

1. ^ "Tyler Chatwood Stats".
2. ^ "Ramon Hernandez Stats".
3. ^ "Huston Street Stats".
4. ^ "Tyler Colvin Stats".
5. ^ "Michael Cuddyer Stats".
6. ^ "Josh Outman Stats".
7. ^ "Jamie Moyer Stats".
8. ^ "Marco Scutaro Stats".
9. ^ "Jeremy Guthrie Stats".
10. ^ "Jamie Moyer Stats".
11. ^ "Jeff Francis Stats".
12. ^ "Esmil Rogers Stats".
13. ^ "Jonathan Sanchez Stats".
14. ^ "Marco Scutaro Stats".
15. ^ "2012 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
16. ^ "Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates".

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