{"id":712919,"date":"2026-04-08T08:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/712919\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:29:15","slug":"astros-try-to-end-road-losing-streak-face-the-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/712919\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros try to end road losing streak, face the Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (6-6, second in the AL West) vs. Colorado Rockies<\/a> (5-6, third in the NL West)<\/p>\n

Denver; Wednesday, 3:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Cristian Javier<\/a> (0-1, 12.96 ERA, 2.28 WHIP, three strikeouts); Rockies: Michael Lorenzen<\/a> (0-1, 14.73 ERA, 2.86 WHIP, six strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Astros -168, Rockies +141; over\/under is 11 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros hit the road against the Colorado Rockies looking to break a three-game road slide.<\/p>\n

Colorado has a 5-6 record overall and a 3-2 record in home games. Rockies pitchers have a collective 3.93 ERA, which ranks eighth in the NL.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 6-6 record overall and a 1-4 record on the road. Astros hitters have a collective .472 slugging percentage to rank second in the majors.<\/p>\n

Wednesday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: T.J. Rumfield has a .389 batting average to lead the Rockies, and has a double, a triple and two home runs. Troy Johnston<\/a> is 11 for 34 with two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jose Altuve<\/a> leads the Astros with a .341 batting average, and has four doubles, two home runs, 12 walks and six RBI. Christian Walker<\/a> is 14 for 40 with three home runs and 13 RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 5-5, .241 batting average, 4.08 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 6-4, .294 batting average, 6.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockies: Tyler Freeman<\/a>: day-to-day (back), RJ Petit<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), McCade Brown<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Pierson Ohl<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Jeff Criswell<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Astros: Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (biceps)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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