DENVER -- Rookie Trevor Story
kept reporters milling around his locker for about an hour Sunday while
doing what a team spokesman described as his first "monster workout" of
the week.
He hit seven home runs in his first six major league games without pumping any real iron.
Story isn't your typical, buffed slugger with the six-pack abs and bulging biceps. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound shortstop generates his tremendous bat speed and powerful punch at the plate with a strong core and terrific technique honed through five minor league seasons.
"He uses his lower half well. That's usually where it comes from," Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. "The guys that hit from the ground up tend to have more power, and that's what he does very well. He really uses his backside. Yeah, that's where he generates. He's a strong kid."
Story capped his amazing first week in the majors by hitting his seventh home run Sunday and helping the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 6-3.
In doing so, Story set the Major League record for home runs in a team's first six games of a season, ahead of Larry Walker (6, 1997), Mike Schmidt (6, 1976) and Willie Mays (6, 1964), according to Elias Sports Bureau research.
"It has been fun so far," Story said.
Story's homer was one of five solo shots by the Rockies. Carlos Gonzalez went deep twice, and Nolan Arenado and Ryan Raburn also connected for Colorado, which salvaged the finale of its three-game series.
Story, whose home run streak ended Friday, after he had become the first player in the majors to homer in the first four games of his career, sent a pitch from Brandon Maurer 425 feet into the left field bleachers in leading off the bottom of the eighth. The shortstop has 12 RBIs through six games.
Chad Bettis (1-0) allowed two runs, one of them earned, on six hits in seven innings. He struck out six and didn't walk a batter.
Bettis retired 13 consecutive batters at one point, a streak that ended with Alexei Ramirez's single in the seventh. Ramirez was thrown out by rookie catcher Tony Wolters, who picked up his first major league hit Sunday, while trying to steal on the next pitch.
San Diego scored a franchise-record 29 runs over the first two games at Coors Field, after becoming the first team in the majors to get shut out three times to start a season.
Cory Spangenberg's RBI double off Boone Logan in the eighth made it 4-3 before Miguel Castro came in to get the last two outs of the inning. Jake McGee pitched the ninth for his second save in two tries.
Gonzalez, who went back-to-back with Arenado in the first inning off James Shields (0-2), followed Story's homer with a 428-foot shot.
Batting second, before Gonzalez and Arenado, who received Silver Sluggers this weekend, Story is getting good pitches to hit. And "whenever he gets a pitch around the strike zone, he just hits it out of the ballpark," Gonzalez said. "Hopefully he can continue to do that for the entire year, and we're going to see a special season."
Shields gave up four earned runs on six hits -- half of them homers -- with two walks and two strikeouts.
"I made three bad pitches," he said.
San Diego manager Andy Green said the Padres went back to study Story's minor league at-bats to try to find some clues about how to keep him in the ballpark, but he didn't unearth any answers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: Placed 3B Yangervis Solarte on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring and recalled INF/OF Alexi Amarista from Triple-A El Paso. Solarte left Friday's game in the fourth inning after getting hurt while running down the line on a long single to the gap in left-center. He needed help leaving the field.
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (abdominal strain) was scheduled to make his first rehab start for Class A Modesto on Sunday, after his start Saturday was scrubbed due to rain.
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Andrew Cashner (0-1, 11.25) starts for the Padres when they open a four-game series at Philadelphia on Monday. RHP Aaron Nola (0-0, 1.29) gets the start for the Phillies.
Rockies: After a day off Monday, the Rockies return to action Tuesday, when RHP Tyler Chatwood (1-0, 1.42) takes the mound against the San Francisco Giants and RHP Jeff Samardzija (0-0, 5.06).
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
He hit seven home runs in his first six major league games without pumping any real iron.
Story isn't your typical, buffed slugger with the six-pack abs and bulging biceps. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound shortstop generates his tremendous bat speed and powerful punch at the plate with a strong core and terrific technique honed through five minor league seasons.
"He uses his lower half well. That's usually where it comes from," Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. "The guys that hit from the ground up tend to have more power, and that's what he does very well. He really uses his backside. Yeah, that's where he generates. He's a strong kid."
Story capped his amazing first week in the majors by hitting his seventh home run Sunday and helping the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 6-3.
In doing so, Story set the Major League record for home runs in a team's first six games of a season, ahead of Larry Walker (6, 1997), Mike Schmidt (6, 1976) and Willie Mays (6, 1964), according to Elias Sports Bureau research.
"It has been fun so far," Story said.
Story's homer was one of five solo shots by the Rockies. Carlos Gonzalez went deep twice, and Nolan Arenado and Ryan Raburn also connected for Colorado, which salvaged the finale of its three-game series.
Story, whose home run streak ended Friday, after he had become the first player in the majors to homer in the first four games of his career, sent a pitch from Brandon Maurer 425 feet into the left field bleachers in leading off the bottom of the eighth. The shortstop has 12 RBIs through six games.
Chad Bettis (1-0) allowed two runs, one of them earned, on six hits in seven innings. He struck out six and didn't walk a batter.
Bettis retired 13 consecutive batters at one point, a streak that ended with Alexei Ramirez's single in the seventh. Ramirez was thrown out by rookie catcher Tony Wolters, who picked up his first major league hit Sunday, while trying to steal on the next pitch.
San Diego scored a franchise-record 29 runs over the first two games at Coors Field, after becoming the first team in the majors to get shut out three times to start a season.
Cory Spangenberg's RBI double off Boone Logan in the eighth made it 4-3 before Miguel Castro came in to get the last two outs of the inning. Jake McGee pitched the ninth for his second save in two tries.
Gonzalez, who went back-to-back with Arenado in the first inning off James Shields (0-2), followed Story's homer with a 428-foot shot.
Batting second, before Gonzalez and Arenado, who received Silver Sluggers this weekend, Story is getting good pitches to hit. And "whenever he gets a pitch around the strike zone, he just hits it out of the ballpark," Gonzalez said. "Hopefully he can continue to do that for the entire year, and we're going to see a special season."
Shields gave up four earned runs on six hits -- half of them homers -- with two walks and two strikeouts.
"I made three bad pitches," he said.
San Diego manager Andy Green said the Padres went back to study Story's minor league at-bats to try to find some clues about how to keep him in the ballpark, but he didn't unearth any answers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: Placed 3B Yangervis Solarte on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring and recalled INF/OF Alexi Amarista from Triple-A El Paso. Solarte left Friday's game in the fourth inning after getting hurt while running down the line on a long single to the gap in left-center. He needed help leaving the field.
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (abdominal strain) was scheduled to make his first rehab start for Class A Modesto on Sunday, after his start Saturday was scrubbed due to rain.
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Andrew Cashner (0-1, 11.25) starts for the Padres when they open a four-game series at Philadelphia on Monday. RHP Aaron Nola (0-0, 1.29) gets the start for the Phillies.
Rockies: After a day off Monday, the Rockies return to action Tuesday, when RHP Tyler Chatwood (1-0, 1.42) takes the mound against the San Francisco Giants and RHP Jeff Samardzija (0-0, 5.06).
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
4:10PM,EDT,April 10,2016
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Diego - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Jay grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Spangenberg flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Blackmon lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| González homered to left (368 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado homered to left center (471 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Parra grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Myers bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Upton Jr. singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Bethancourt singled to left center, Upton Jr. to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Ramírez fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Rosales doubled to deep right, Upton Jr. scored, Bethancourt to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Shields grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Paulsen grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Wolters walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Bettis flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Jay singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Spangenberg singled to left, Jay to second, Jay to third, Spangenberg to second on error by left fielder Parra. | 1 | 2 |
| Kemp struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Myers hit sacrifice fly to right, Jay scored, Spangenberg to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Upton Jr. struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Blackmon bunt grounded out to catcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Story grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| González lined out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Bethancourt flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Rosales flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Arenado singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Parra grounded into fielder's choice to first, Arenado out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| LeMahieu grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Parra out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Shields struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Jay grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Spangenberg grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Paulsen struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Wolters singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Bettis singled to right, Wolters to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Blackmon grounded into fielder's choice to first, Wolters scored, Bettis out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| Blackmon stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Story walked. | 2 | 3 |
| González grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Kemp grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Myers struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Upton Jr. flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Arenado grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 3 |
| Parra grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Bethancourt flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Ramírez singled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Ramírez caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Rosales struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Paulsen grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| Wolters flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Raburn hit for Bettis. | 2 | 3 |
| Raburn homered to left (413 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Blackmon popped out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Logan relieved Bettis. | 2 | 4 |
| Blash hit for Shields. | 2 | 4 |
| Blash walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Jay struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| Spangenberg doubled to deep left, Blash scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Castro relieved Logan. | 3 | 4 |
| Kemp grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Spangenberg stole third. | 3 | 4 |
| Myers grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Maurer pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Maurer relieved Shields. | 3 | 4 |
| Story homered to left center (429 feet). | 3 | 5 |
| González homered to right (420 feet). | 3 | 6 |
| Arenado grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| Parra lined out to left. | 3 | 6 |
| LeMahieu doubled to deep right. | 3 | 6 |
| Paulsen intentionally walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Wolters walked, LeMahieu to third, Paulsen to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Adames hit for Castro. | 3 | 6 |
| Adames struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| McGee relieved Castro. | 3 | 6 |
| Upton Jr. grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| Bethancourt flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| Ramírez singled to right. | 3 | 6 |
| Rosales grounded out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 27,587 (54.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:38 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - Jim Joyce |
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