Rockies and Orioles meet to determine series winner

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Baltimore Orioles (78-59, second in the AL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (51-86, fifth in the NL West)

Denver; Sunday, 3:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Cole Irvin (6-5, 4.79 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Rockies: Cal Quantrill (8-9, 4.63 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 103 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Orioles -161, Rockies +137; over/under is 11 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Colorado Rockies and the Baltimore Orioles are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Colorado has a 32-36 record at home and a 51-86 record overall. The Rockies have a 33-11 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Baltimore is 78-59 overall and 39-29 on the road. The Orioles have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .315.

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brenton Doyle leads Colorado with 22 home runs while slugging .479. Brendan Rodgers is 12-for-41 with three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.

Anthony Santander leads Baltimore with 39 home runs while slugging .521. Ramon Urias is 8-for-30 with two home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .260 batting average, 5.59 ERA, outscored by six runs

Orioles: 4-6, .183 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Rockies: Lucas Gilbreath: 15-Day IL (shoulder), German Marquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Victor Vodnik: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bryant: 10-Day IL (back), Dakota Hudson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Bard: 60-Day IL (knee), Antonio Senzatela: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Dean Kremer: day-to-day (wrist), Ryan Mountcastle: 10-Day IL (wrist), Zach Eflin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (lat), Jacob Webb: 15-Day IL (elbow), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (concussion), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hand), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Coulombe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (ucl sprain), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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