Rockies meet the Astros with 1-0 series lead
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Colorado Rockies (38-94, fifth in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (72-60, first in the AL West)
Houston; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Chase Dollander (2-10, 6.91 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (11-7, 3.32 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 153 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies face the Houston Astros with a 1-0 series lead.
Houston has gone 38-28 at home and 72-60 overall. Astros hitters have a collective .401 slugging percentage to rank 10th in the AL.
Colorado has a 38-94 record overall and a 17-49 record on the road. The Rockies have a 26-43 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
The matchup Wednesday is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve has 20 doubles, a triple and 22 home runs for the Astros. Christian Walker is 9 for 39 with a double, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
Mickey Moniak has 15 doubles, six triples and 18 home runs for the Rockies. Brenton Doyle is 13 for 37 with four doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .216 batting average, 5.29 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
Rockies: 5-5, .242 batting average, 5.59 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: Astros: John Rooney: 15-Day IL (concussion / nasal), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (neck), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rockies: Dugan Darnell: 60-Day IL (hip), Thairo Estrada: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Seth Halvorsen: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Agnos: 15-Day IL (hand), German Marquez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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