Rockies bring 1-0 series lead over Rays into game 2
Tampa Bay Rays (3-5) vs. Colorado Rockies (2-6)
Denver; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Tyler Alexander (0-0, 9.00 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, four strikeouts); Rockies: Ryan Feltner (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, four strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rays -152, Rockies +128; over/under is 12 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Colorado had a 59-103 record overall and a 37-44 record at home last season. The Rockies averaged 3.1 extra base hits per game, including one home run.
Tampa Bay went 99-63 overall and 46-35 in road games a season ago. The Rays averaged 8.8 hits per game last season while batting a collective .260.
INJURIES: Rockies: Lucas Gilbreath: 15-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Bard: 15-Day IL (knee), German Marquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Antonio Senzatela: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Brandon Lowe: day-to-day (side), Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (hip), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hand), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (finger), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Taj Bradley: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Shane Baz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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