Pittsburgh's Reynolds puts 12-game hit streak on the line against Rockies
Pittsburgh Pirates (29-47, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (31-47, fourth in the NL West)
Denver; Monday, 5:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Tyler Anderson (3-7, 4.93 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 69 strikeouts) Rockies: Kyle Freeland (0-2, 7.76 ERA, 1.99 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)
LINE: Rockies -128, Pirates +111; over/under is 11 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Bryan Reynolds and the Pirates will take on the Rockies Monday.
The Rockies are 25-16 in home games in 2020. The Colorado offense has compiled a .243 batting average as a team this season, good for ninth in the National League. Yonathan Daza leads the team with a mark of .322.
The Pirates have gone 13-26 away from home. Pittsburgh has hit 58 home runs this season, last in the MLB. Bryan Reynolds leads the club with 13, averaging one every 20.7 at-bats.
The Rockies won the last meeting 4-3. Daniel Bard earned his third victory and Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and two RBIs for Colorado. Richard Rodriguez registered his first loss for Pittsburgh.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan McMahon leads the Rockies with 31 extra base hits and is slugging .492.
Reynolds leads the Pirates with 44 RBIs and is batting .309.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .241 batting average, 4.84 ERA, outscored by six runs
Pirates: 6-4, .262 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
INJURIES: Rockies: Jordan Sheffield: (lat), Scott Oberg: (blood clots), Peter Lambert: (elbow), Austin Gomber: (forearm), Mychal Givens: (back), Matt Adams: (elbow).
Pirates: Jose Soriano: (elbow), Luis Oviedo: (quad), Sam Howard: (knee), Blake Cederlind: (elbow), Trevor Cahill: (calf), Steven Brault: (lat strain).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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