Rockies aim to avoid series sweep against the Red Sox

By: The Associated Press Posted: 3:01 AM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2025

Colorado Rockies (21-71, fifth in the NL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (48-45, fourth in the AL East)

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Colorado Rockies (21-71, fifth in the NL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (48-45, fourth in the AL East)

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Colorado Rockies (21-71, fifth in the NL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (48-45, fourth in the AL East)

Boston; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Antonio Senzatela (3-12, 6.57 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (5-1, 3.66 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -306, Rockies +244; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox face the Colorado Rockies looking to sweep their three-game series.

Boston has gone 27-20 at home and 48-45 overall. The Red Sox have the fifth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .432.

Colorado has an 11-35 record in road games and a 21-71 record overall. The Rockies have an 8-55 record in games when they have allowed a home run.

The teams play Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 23 doubles, 10 triples, seven home runs and 47 RBIs for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 17 for 40 with four doubles, four home runs and 16 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Hunter Goodman has 18 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs while hitting .280 for the Rockies. Mickey Moniak is 10 for 27 with three doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 8-2, .332 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 49 runs

Rockies: 3-7, .245 batting average, 5.97 ERA, outscored by 26 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Zack Kelly: 15-Day IL (oblique), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Guerrero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rockies: Ezequiel Tovar: 10-Day IL (oblique), 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.