Astros look to keep home win streak going, host the Rockies

By: The Associated Press Posted: 3:02 AM CDT Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2024

Colorado Rockies (27-52, fifth in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (39-40, second in the AL West)

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Colorado Rockies (27-52, fifth in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (39-40, second in the AL West)

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Colorado Rockies (27-52, fifth in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (39-40, second in the AL West)

Houston; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Ryan Feltner (1-6, 6.02 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (3-6, 6.36 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -278, Rockies +225; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to keep their five-game home win streak alive when they take on the Colorado Rockies.

Houston is 39-40 overall and 23-19 in home games. The Astros have an 18-10 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Colorado has a 27-52 record overall and an 11-28 record in road games. Rockies hitters have a collective .395 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the NL.

The teams play Wednesday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 16 doubles, a triple and 16 home runs for the Astros. Jose Altuve is 14-for-40 with four doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

Brenton Doyle has 11 doubles, two triples and six home runs for the Rockies. Hunter Goodman is 10-for-38 with a double and five home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 8-2, .284 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

Rockies: 3-7, .270 batting average, 6.67 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Jake Bloss: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Victor Caratini: 10-Day IL (hip), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Kyle Tucker: 10-Day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rockies: Charlie Blackmon: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Adael Amador: 10-Day IL (oblique), Josh Rogers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Elias Diaz: 10-Day IL (calf), Kris Bryant: 10-Day IL (rib), Jordan Beck: 10-Day IL (wrist), Lucas Gilbreath: 60-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Bard: 60-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.