Braves visit the Rockies to start 3-game series
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Atlanta Braves (60-54, third in the NL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (42-74, fifth in the NL West)
Denver; Friday, 8:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Grant Holmes (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Rockies: Tanner Gordon (0-3, 6.75 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -167, Rockies +140; over/under is 11 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies host the Atlanta Braves to begin a three-game series.
Colorado is 25-31 at home and 42-74 overall. The Rockies have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the NL at .242.
Atlanta is 60-54 overall and 28-28 in road games. The Braves have a 44-8 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Friday’s game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brenton Doyle has 18 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 56 RBI for the Rockies. Jacob Stallings is 7-for-23 with two doubles, three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
Marcell Ozuna has 21 doubles and 33 home runs for the Braves. Austin Riley is 15-for-41 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .218 batting average, 5.17 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Braves: 4-6, .237 batting average, 5.87 ERA, outscored by 23 runs
INJURIES: Rockies: Peter Lambert: day-to-day (undisclosed), Ryan Feltner: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Freeland: day-to-day (finger), German Marquez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nolan Jones: 10-Day IL (back), Lucas Gilbreath: 60-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Bard: 60-Day IL (knee), Antonio Senzatela: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Braves: Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Michael Harris II: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Ozzie Albies: 10-Day IL (wrist), Raymond Kerr: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 60-Day IL (knee), Angel Perdomo: 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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