Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies meet in game 2 of series

By: The Associated Press Posted: 3:02 AM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 2, 2024

Colorado Rockies (1-4) vs. Chicago Cubs (2-2)

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Colorado Rockies (1-4) vs. Chicago Cubs (2-2)

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Colorado Rockies (1-4) vs. Chicago Cubs (2-2)

Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Kyle Freeland (0-1, 38.57 ERA, 4.71 WHIP, two strikeouts); Cubs: Javier Assad (0-0)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cubs -203, Rockies +169; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Colorado Rockies, leading the series 1-0.

Chicago went 83-79 overall and 45-36 in home games last season. The Cubs batted .254 as a team in the 2023 season with a .751 OPS.

Colorado went 59-103 overall and 22-59 on the road a season ago. The Rockies slugged .405 with a .715 OPS as a team in the 2023 season.

INJURIES: Cubs: Justin Steele: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (back), Caleb Kilian: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Patrick Wisdom: 10-Day IL (back)

Rockies: Lucas Gilbreath: 15-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Bard: 15-Day IL (knee), German Marquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Antonio Senzatela: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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