Rockies square off against the Red Sox in series rubber match

Boston Red Sox (32-45, fifth in the AL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (31-49, fifth in the NL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Ranger Suarez (3-3, 2.93 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Rockies: Kyle Freeland (1-7, 7.36 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -167, Rockies +136; over/under is 10 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox meet on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Colorado has a 17-22 record in home games and a 31-49 record overall. The Rockies are ninth in the NL with 86 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

Boston has a 20-20 record in road games and a 32-45 record overall. The Red Sox have the eighth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .243.

The matchup Wednesday is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Troy Johnston has 22 doubles and three home runs for the Rockies. T.J. Rumfield is 13 for 40 with two doubles, a triple and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with a .281 batting average, and has 12 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, 29 walks and 45 RBIs. Wilyer Abreu is 12 for 37 with three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 5-5, .284 batting average, 4.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

Red Sox: 4-6, .234 batting average, 3.38 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Rockies: Jordan Beck: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Blas Castano: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Tanner Gordon: 15-Day IL (hip), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chase Dollander: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brenton Doyle: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Welinton Herrera: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Quintana: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Jovani Moran: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (forearm), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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