Rockies bring 1-0 series lead over Rangers into game 2

Texas Rangers (22-25, third in the AL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (19-29, fifth in the NL West)

Denver; Tuesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker (1-4, 4.34 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Rockies: Sammy Peralta (0-0)

LINE: Rangers -130, Rockies +109; over/under is 10 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies bring a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Texas Rangers.

Colorado has a 10-13 record at home and a 19-29 record overall. The Rockies have an 11-23 record in games when they have given up a home run.

Texas is 11-15 on the road and 22-25 overall. The Rangers are 9-18 in games when they have given up at least one home run.

The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mickey Moniak has nine doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 28 RBIs for the Rockies. Hunter Goodman is 12 for 41 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jake Burger has six doubles and eight home runs for the Rangers. Justin Foscue is 7 for 25 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .230 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

Rangers: 5-5, .203 batting average, 2.59 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Rockies: Jordan Beck: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Chase Dollander: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jimmy Herget: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Feltner: 15-Day IL (tricep), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: MacKenzie Gore: day-to-day (lat), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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