Rox Pile
Fansided

Colorado Rockies: 3 keys to winning the Wild Card game in Arizona

By Kevin Henry

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Pitcher Jon Gray #55 of the Colorado Rockies pitches during the first inning of the MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on September 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Pitcher Jon Gray #55 of the Colorado Rockies pitches during the first inning of the MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on September 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 3
Next
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 29: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates as he crosses the plater after hitting a 2 RBI home run in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on September 29, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 29: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates as he crosses the plater after hitting a 2 RBI home run in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on September 29, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

More Story time

We all remember Trevor Story’s first game in Major League Baseball, right? Two home runs off Greinke in the 2016 MLB opener at Chase Field. It would be the start of a magical season for Story that was cut short by a thumb injury.

Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies /

Colorado Rockies

In his career, Story is hitting .333 (8-for-24) against Greinke with four homers and nine RBI. His 24 at-bats are the most against any Arizona pitcher, so he has seen plenty of Arizona’s ace over the last two years. It’s also very clear he is comfortable in the box against Greinke, a factor that could play big even if any postseason jitters were to set in.

Story had his best month of the season in September, posting a .262 average with six homers and 22 RBI. It was also interesting to see that Story drew the fewest walks of his season in September with just five while striking out 34 times (tied for the third-highest month of the season). Story is swinging away right now … but making more things happen with the bat than at any other time of the season.

Down the stretch, Story was put in the cleanup spot by Colorado manager Bud Black. Will we see that against the right-handed Greinke? Knowing past history, it wouldn’t be a complete surprise, even with the right-on-right matchup.

Home/Colorado Rockies News