Astros try to end road losing streak, face the Rockies

Houston Astros (6-6, second in the AL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (5-6, third in the NL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Cristian Javier (0-1, 12.96 ERA, 2.28 WHIP, three strikeouts); Rockies: Michael Lorenzen (0-1, 14.73 ERA, 2.86 WHIP, six strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -168, Rockies +141; over/under is 11 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros hit the road against the Colorado Rockies looking to break a three-game road slide.

Colorado has a 5-6 record overall and a 3-2 record in home games. Rockies pitchers have a collective 3.93 ERA, which ranks eighth in the NL.

Houston has a 6-6 record overall and a 1-4 record on the road. Astros hitters have a collective .472 slugging percentage to rank second in the majors.

Wednesday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: T.J. Rumfield has a .389 batting average to lead the Rockies, and has a double, a triple and two home runs. Troy Johnston is 11 for 34 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jose Altuve leads the Astros with a .341 batting average, and has four doubles, two home runs, 12 walks and six RBIs. Christian Walker is 14 for 40 with three home runs and 13 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 5-5, .241 batting average, 4.08 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Astros: 6-4, .294 batting average, 6.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Rockies: Tyler Freeman: day-to-day (back), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (biceps)

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