Rockies come into matchup with the Astros on losing streak

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Colorado Rockies (6-10, fourth in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (6-11, fifth in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Michael Lorenzen (1-1, 8.36 ERA, 2.14 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Astros: Colton Gordon (0-0)

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies are looking to stop their four-game losing streak with a victory over the Houston Astros.

Houston has a 6-11 record overall and a 5-2 record in home games. Astros hitters have a collective .441 slugging percentage to rank third in the majors.

Colorado has gone 2-8 on the road and 6-10 overall. The Rockies have a 4-2 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The matchup Tuesday is the fourth time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Walker has six doubles, three home runs and 13 RBIs while hitting .283 for the Astros. Cam Smith is 12 for 37 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

T.J. Rumfield leads the Rockies with a .308 batting average, and has a double, a triple, two home runs, five walks and eight RBIs. Troy Johnston is 10 for 37 with a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 1-9, .274 batting average, 8.00 ERA, outscored by 25 runs

Rockies: 4-6, .242 batting average, 4.64 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Astros: Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (knee), Tatsuya Imai: 15-Day IL (arm), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (biceps)

Rockies: Kyle Freeland: day-to-day (shoulder), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), 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.