2015 Colorado Rockies season

The 2015 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 23rd in Major League Baseball. Walt Weiss returned for his third consecutive season as manager. It was the 21st season the Rockies played their home games at Coors Field.

Offseason November 24, 2014: Juan Nicasio was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Noel Cuevas (December 16, 2014) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade. December 11, 2014: Josh Rutledge was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Jairo Diaz. December 16, 2014: Daniel Descalso was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. January 5, 2015: Nick Hundley was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. January 30, 2015: David Hale was traded by the Atlanta Braves with Gus Schlosser to the Colorado Rockies for José Briceño and Chris O'Dowd (minors). February 4, 2015: Kyle Kendrick was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. March 22, 2015: Jhoulys Chacín was released by the Colorado Rockies.

Regular season The Rockies played eight extra-inning games during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 2015.

Season standings

National League West

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Transactions July 28, 2015: Troy Tulowitzki was traded with LaTroy Hawkins to the Toronto Blue Jays for José Reyes, Miguel Castro, Jeff Hoffman, and Jesús Tinoco. August 20, 2015: Drew Stubbs was released by the Colorado Rockies. August 27, 2015: Rafael Betancourt was released by the Colorado Rockies.

Major League Debuts Batters Dustin Garneau (Aug 20) Tom Murphy (Sep 12) Pitchers Scott Oberg (Apr 14) Ken Roberts (May 3) Jon Gray (Aug 4) Jason Gurka (Aug 29)

Roster 2015 Colorado Rockies Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches (bullpen catcher) (special asst.) (third base) (hitting) (pitching) (bullpen) (catching) (bench) (first base)

Game log

Legend Rockies win Rockies loss PostponementBoldRockies team member

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 6 || @ Brewers || 10–0 || Kendrick (1–0) || Lohse (0–1) || || 46,032 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 7 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Lyles (1–0) || Garza (0–1) || Hawkins (1) || 30,222 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 8 || @ Brewers || 5–4 (10) || Hawkins (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || Axford (1) || 28,720 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 10 || Cubs || 5–1 || Bergman (1–0) || Wood (0–1) || || 49,303 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 11 || Cubs || 9–5 || Hammel (1–0) || Kendrick (1–1) || || 43,812 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 12 || Cubs || 6–5 || Ramirez (1–0) || Hawkins (1–1) || Rondón (2) || 41,363 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 13 || @ Giants || 2–0 || Butler (1–0) || Heston (1–1) || Betancourt (1) || 42,019 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 14 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Oberg (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || Ottavino (1) || 41,051 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 15 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Matzek (1–0) || Lincecum (0–1) || Ottavino (2) || 41,188 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 17 || @ Dodgers || 7–3 || Kershaw (1–1) || Kendrick (1–2) || || 48,950 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 18 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || Greinke (2–0) || Lyles (1–1) || Peralta (3) || 45,912 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 19 || @ Dodgers || 7–0 || McCarthy (2–0) || Butler (1–1) || || 44,666 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 20 || Padres || 14–3 || Despaigne (2–0) || de la Rosa (0–1) || || 22,586 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 21 || Padres || 7–6 || Maurer (1–0) || Logan (0–1) || Kimbrel (5) || 22,600 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 22 || Padres || 5–4 || Ottavino (1–0) || Kelley (0–2) || || 22,705 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 23 || Padres || 2–1 || Lyles (2–1) || Ross (1–1) || Axford (2) || 31,672 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 24 || Giants || 6–4 || Butler (2–1) || Heston (2–2) || Ottavino (3) || 31,453 || 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 25 || Giants || 5–4 (11) || Machi (1–0) || Brown (0–1) || || 36,474 || 10–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 26 || Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Matzek (2–0) || Anderson (0–1) || Axford (3) || 17,444 || 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 28 || @ Diamondbacks || 12–5 || Chafin (1–0) || Kendrick (1–3) || || 18,792 || 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 29 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–1 || Collmenter (2–3) || Lyles (2–2) || || 19,633 || 11–10

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 1 || @ Padres || 14–3 || Kennedy (1–1) || Butler (2–2) || || 30,186 || 11–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 2 || @ Padres || 4–2 || Morrow (2–0) || de la Rosa (0–2) || Kimbrel (7) || 28,058 || 11–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 3 || @ Padres || 8–6 || Shields (3–0) || Kendrick (1–4) || Kimbrel (8) || 34,197 || 11–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 4 || Diamondbacks || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 5 || Diamondbacks || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 6 || Diamondbacks || 13–7 || Collmenter (3–3) || Matzek (2–1) || || 22,621 || 11–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 6 || Diamondbacks || 5–1 || Ray (1–0) || Lyles (2–3) || || 22,621 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 8 || Dodgers || 2–1 (5) || Anderson (2–1) || Butler (2–3) || || 32,974 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 9 || Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain/snow) Rescheduled for June 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 10 || Dodgers || 9–5 || Báez (1–0) || Oberg (1–1) || || 30,710 || 11–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 12 || @ Angels || 5–2 || Wilson (2–2) || Betancourt (0–1) || Street (11) || 28,150 || 11–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 13 || @ Angels || 2–1 (11) || Ramos (2–0) || Friedrich (0–1) || || 30,129 || 11–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 14 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Betancourt (1–1) || García (2–1) || Axford (4) || 42,650 || 12–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 15 || @ Dodgers || 6–4 || Kershaw (2–2) || Butler (2–4) || Nicasio (1) || 46,662 || 12–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 16 || @ Dodgers || 7–1 || de la Rosa (1–2) || Greinke (5–1) || || 48,378 || 13–20 |- align="center" bgcolor= "ffbbbb" | 34 || May 17 || @ Dodgers || 1–0 || Bolsinger (2–0) || Kendrick (1–5) || Jansen (1) || 44,990 || 13–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 18 || Phillies || 4–3 || Hamels (4–3) || Lyles (2–4) || Papelbon (10) || 24,061 || 13–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 19 || Phillies || 6–5 || Oberg (2–1) || De Fratus (0–1) || Axford (5) || 21,249 || 14–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 20 || Phillies || 4–2 || González (2–1) || Butler (2–5) || Papelbon (11) || 21,714 || 14–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 21 || Phillies || 7–3 || Bergman (2–0) || Williams (3–4) || || 25,418 || 15–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 22 || Giants || 11–8 || Vogelsong (3–2) || Kendrick (1–6) || Casilla (11) || 31,226 || 15–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 23 || Giants || 10–8 || Heston (4–3) || Lyles (2–5) || Casilla (12) || 32,956 || 15–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 23 || Giants || 5–3 || Hale (1–0) || Petit (1–1) || Axford (6) || 30,180 || 16–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 24 || Giants || 11–2 || Bettis (1–0) || Hudson (2–4) || || 34,404 || 17–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 25 || @ Reds || 5–4 || Betancourt (2–1) || Chapman (2–3) || Axford (7) || 20,516 || 18–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 26 || @ Reds || 2–1 || Chapman (3–3) || Brown (0–2) || || 22,523 || 18–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 27 || @ Reds || 6–4 || Kendrick (2–6) || Leake (2–4) || Axford (8) || 23,917 || 19–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 29 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Bettis (2–0) || Hamels (5–4) || || 22,227 || 20–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 30 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Butler (3–5) || Harang (4–5) || Axford (9) || 23,510 || 21–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 31 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Rusin (1–0) || Williams (3–5) || Oberg (1) || 22,166 || 22–26

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 1 || Dodgers || 11–4 || Kershaw (4–3) || Kendrick (2–7) || || 25,564 || 22–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || June 2 || Dodgers || 6–3 || de la Rosa (2–2) || Thomas (0–1) || Axford (10) || 28,148 || 23–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 2 || Dodgers || 9–8 || Ravin (1–0) || Betancourt (2–2) || Jansen (5) || 24,972 || 23–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 3 || Dodgers || 7–6 || Axford (1–0) || García (2–2) || || 24,575 || 24–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 5 || Marlins || 6–2 || Koehler (4–3) || Butler (3–6) || Ramos (6) || 32,091 || 24–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 6 || Marlins || 10–5 || Rusin (2–0) || Phelps (2–3) || || 30,373 || 25–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 7 || Marlins || 3–2 (10) || Dyson (3–2) || Logan (0–2) || Ramos (7) || 35,139 || 25–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 8 || Cardinals || 11–3 || Hale (2–0) || Lackey (4–4) || || 32,043 || 26–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 9 || Cardinals || 4–3 || de la Rosa (3–2) || Wacha (8–2) || Axford (11) || 33,731 || 27–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 10 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Martínez (7–2) || Bettis (2–1) || Rosenthal (20) || 30,698 || 27–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 11 || @ Marlins || 6–0 || Phelps (3–3) || Rusin (2–1) || || 18,003 || 27–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 12 || @ Marlins || 5–1 || Ureña (1–2) || Kendrick (2–8) || || 20,355 || 27–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 13 || @ Marlins || 4–1 || Latos (2–4) || Hale (2–1) || Ramos (8) || 26,647 || 27–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 14 || @ Marlins || 4–1 || de la Rosa (4–2) || Haren (6–3) || Axford (12) || 20,879 || 28–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 15 || @ Astros || 6–3 || Keuchel (8–2) || Bettis (2–2) || Gregerson (16) || 21,820 || 28–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 16 || @ Astros || 8–5 || Harris (3–0) || Rusin (2–2) || Gregerson (17) || 22,245 || 28–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 17 || Astros || 8–4 || Oberholtzer (2–1) || Kendrick (2–9) || || 33,041 || 28–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 18 || Astros || 8–4 || McHugh (7–3) || Hale (2–2) || || 30,770 || 28–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 19 || Brewers || 9–5 || Jungmann (2–1) || de la Rosa (4–3) || || 35,841 || 28–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 20 || Brewers || 5–1 || Bettis (3–2) || Lohse (3–9) || || 35,180 || 29–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 21 || Brewers || 10–4 || Rusin (3–2) || Garza (4–9) || || 41,487 || 30–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 23 || Diamondbacks || 10–5 || Kendrick (3–9) || Anderson (3–2) || || 30,079 || 31–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 24 || Diamondbacks || 8–7 || Hudson (2–2) || Axford (1–1) || Ziegler (11) || 30,367 || 31–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 25 || Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Miller (1–0) || Hudson (2–3) || Axford (13) || 30,568 || 32–40