MLB Note - Colorado Rockies Valaika, Pat
Sep 17, 2017 - 9:23 AM PH Pat Valaika hit a grand slam, his fourth pinch-hit homer this season and first pinch hit grand slam. It was the 11th pinch-hit grand slam in Rockies history and firat since Ryan Raburn at Atlanta on July 15, 2016. Todd Helton hit the last pinch-hit grand slam for the Rockies at Coors Field on April 29, 2012, against the New York Mets. Valaika has 15 pinch-hit RBI, which is tied for the most pinch-hit RBI by a rookie since 1958, the first season with official rookie rules. Greg Walker had 15 pinch-hit RBI as a rookie with the Chicago White Sox in 1983.No one has shouted yet.
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