Rockies take 4-game losing streak into matchup with the Astros

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Colorado Rockies (37-94, fifth in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (72-59, first in the AL West)

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Tanner Gordon (4-5, 7.11 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (10-5, 2.36 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 170 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -341, Rockies +270; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies enter the matchup against the Houston Astros as losers of four straight games.

Houston has a 72-59 record overall and a 38-27 record at home. Astros hitters are batting a collective .254, which ranks second in the AL.

Colorado is 37-94 overall and 16-49 on the road. The Rockies have gone 17-77 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

The matchup Tuesday is the fourth time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve leads the Astros with 22 home runs while slugging .456. Carlos Correa is 13 for 39 with a double, a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 52 extra base hits (23 doubles, four triples and 25 home runs). Brenton Doyle is 15 for 37 with four doubles, four home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .204 batting average, 5.69 ERA, outscored by 26 runs

Rockies: 5-5, .251 batting average, 5.79 ERA, outscored by 17 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (neck), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rockies: Dugan Darnell: 60-Day IL (hip), Thairo Estrada: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Seth Halvorsen: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Agnos: 15-Day IL (hand), German Marquez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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