Rockies aim to break 4-game road slide, play the Yankees

Colorado Rockies (55-88, fifth in the NL West) vs. New York Yankees (81-62, second in the AL East)

New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Gabriel Hughes (0-6, 6.19 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Yankees: Cam Schlittler (12-6, 2.04 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 210 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -355, Rockies +273; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies will try to break their four-game road slide in a matchup with the New York Yankees.

New York has a 37-31 record at home and an 81-62 record overall. The Yankees have the 10th-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .406.

Colorado has a 25-47 record in road games and a 55-88 record overall. The Rockies have the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play at .254.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cody Bellinger has 22 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 7 for 22 with two home runs over the last 10 games.

Jake McCarthy has 29 doubles, eight triples and 15 home runs for the Rockies. TJ Rumfield is 15 for 34 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .270 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs

Rockies: 3-7, .268 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm)

Rockies: McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Willi Castro: 10-Day IL (foot), Jose Quintana: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sean Sullivan: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Kyle Freeland: 15-Day IL (neck), Welinton Herrera: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chase Dollander: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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