Colorado Rockies and New York Yankees play in game 2 of series

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New York Yankees (30-20, first in the AL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (9-42, fifth in the NL West)

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New York Yankees (30-20, first in the AL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (9-42, fifth in the NL West)

Denver; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (6-0, 1.29 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Rockies: Kyle Freeland (0-6, 5.68 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -301, Rockies +241; over/under is 11 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the New York Yankees.

Colorado has a 6-20 record at home and a 9-42 record overall. The Rockies have gone 2-10 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

New York is 30-20 overall and 12-11 on the road. The Yankees have the seventh-best team ERA in baseball at 3.43.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hunter Goodman has seven home runs, 11 walks and 31 RBIs while hitting .281 for the Rockies. Ezequiel Tovar is 14 for 28 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Cody Bellinger has eight doubles, a triple and eight home runs for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 13 for 37 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 2-8, .228 batting average, 5.97 ERA, outscored by 29 runs

Yankees: 7-3, .231 batting average, 2.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

INJURIES: Rockies: Chase Dollander: 15-Day IL (forearm), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Ryan Feltner: 15-Day IL (back), Thairo Estrada: 60-Day IL (wrist), Victor Vodnik: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Austin Gomber: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Oswaldo Cabrera: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (side), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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