Rockies and Orioles play to decide series winner

Baltimore Orioles (69-70, fourth in the AL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (53-86, fifth in the NL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Trevor Rogers (9-9, 4.38 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Rockies: Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8, 5.23 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)

LINE: Orioles -158, Rockies +129; over/under is 11 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Colorado has a 53-86 record overall and a 28-39 record at home. Rockies hitters are batting a collective .253, the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play.

Baltimore has a 35-36 record on the road and a 69-70 record overall. The Orioles have gone 37-58 in games when they have given up at least one home run.

The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake McCarthy has 28 doubles, seven triples and 14 home runs for the Rockies. Connor Norby is 10 for 37 with a double and a home run over the past 10 games.

Pete Alonso has 24 doubles and 32 home runs for the Orioles. Jackson Holliday is 12 for 45 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 3-7, .252 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

Orioles: 7-3, .227 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs

INJURIES: Rockies: Kyle Karros: 7-Day IL (concussion), Ryan Feltner: day-to-day (illness), Kyle Freeland: 15-Day IL (neck), Sean Sullivan: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Welinton Herrera: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chase Dollander: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Franklin: 10-Day IL (hand), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Helsley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

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