Colorado Rockies (87-75) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (93-69)
RHP Jon Gray (10-4, 3.67 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Greinke (17-7, 3.20 ERA)
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 • Chase Field • 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: TBS • Radio: ESPN Radio (English)

The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4 in last night’s AL Wild Card game, which leaves one more Wild Card game to be played. Tonight, the Colorado Rockies will face off against the Arizona Diamondbacks to determine who plays the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.

Rockies Lineup

  1. Charlie Blackmon – CF
  2. DJ LeMahieu – 2B
  3. Carlos Gonzalez – RF
  4. Nolan Arenado – 3B
  5. Trevor Story – SS
  6. Gerardo Parra – LF
  7. Mark Reynolds – 1B
  8. Jonathan Lucroy – C
  9. Jon Gray – RHP

Diamondbacks Lineup

  1. David Peralta – LF
  2. Ketel Marte – SS
  3. Paul Goldschmidt – 1B
  4. J.D. Martinez – RF
  5. Jake Lamb – 3B
  6. A.J. Pollock – CF
  7. Daniel Descalso – 2B
  8. Jeff Mathis – C
  9. Zack Greinke – RHP

The Rockies have a tough nut to crack in Zack Greinke who went 17-7 with a 3.20 ERA, 3.31 FIP, 1.072 WHIP, and 6.3 WAR this season. In 202.1 innings he struck out 215 batters and walked 45 sandwiched around a well-deserved All Star appearance. He will be making his 10th postseason start tonight. Overall in postseason play, he is 3-3 with a 3.55 ERA and 1.011 WHIP, striking out 54 batters in 58.1 innings. Here is how the starting Rockies have hit against him in their careers:

  • Blackmon: 13-for-49, 5 2B, 11 Ks
  • LeMahieu: 14-for-45, 3 2B, 1 HR, 11 Ks
  • Gonzalez: 14-for-42, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 11 Ks
  • Arenado: 13-for-47, 6 2B, 1 3B, 6 Ks
  • Story: 8-for-24, 1 2B, 4 HR, 6 Ks
  • Parra: 12-for-41, 1 2B, 6 Ks
  • Reynolds: 7-for-36, 1 2B, 4 HR, 14 Ks
  • Lucroy: 7-for-11, 1 3B, 1 K

After finishing 6th in Rookie of the Year voting last season, Jon Gray has improved this season going 10-4 with a 3.67 ERA, 3.18 FIP, 1.296 WHIP and 2.9 WAR. In 110.1 innings he struck out 112 and walked 30, all good numbers for someone who pitches half their games at Coors Field. Here is how the starting Diamondbacks have hit against him in their careers:

  • Peralta: 6-for-13, 1 3B, 3 Ks
  • Marte: 2-for-6, 1 K
  • Goldschmidt: 0-for-11, 5 Ks
  • Martinez: 2-for-6, 2 HR, 2 Ks
  • Lamb: 4-for-13, 2 2B, 3 Ks
  • Pollock: 3-for-7, 3 2B, 2 Ks
  • Descalso: 2-for-7, 3 Ks
  • Mathis: 1-for-2, 1 K