Rockies look to break 5-game slide, take on the Astros

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Colorado Rockies (6-11, fourth in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (7-11, fifth in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Jose Quintana (0-0); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -187, Rockies +155; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies, on a five-game losing streak, take on the Houston Astros.

Houston has a 6-2 record at home and a 7-11 record overall. The Astros have the second-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .360.

Colorado has a 6-11 record overall and a 2-9 record on the road. The Rockies have hit 19 total home runs to rank ninth in MLB play.

The teams play Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The Rockies lead the season series 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has a .317 batting average to lead the Astros, and has five doubles and six home runs. Christian Walker is 12 for 37 with four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

T.J. Rumfield has a double, a triple and two home runs for the Rockies. Troy Johnston is 11 for 36 with three doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 2-8, .282 batting average, 7.36 ERA, outscored by 17 runs

Rockies: 4-6, .258 batting average, 3.88 ERA, outscored by one run

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.