
The Colorado Rockies host the Houston Astros at 8:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Mike Burrows (1-1, 5.91 ERA) will start for the Astros, who are 6-5 this season and first in the AL West. Kyle Freeland (0-1, 2.89 ERA) is the expected starter for the Rockies, who are 4-6 and fourth in the NL West.
How to watch Houston Astros vs. Colorado Rockies
Astros vs. Rockies odds
Injury reports
Astros
Zach Dezenzo: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Josh Hader: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Rockies
José Quintana: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), RJ Petit: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Kris Bryant: 60 Day IL (Back), Jeff Criswell: 60 Day IL (Elbow), McCade Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Pierson Ohl: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Freeman: day-to-day (Undisclosed)
Stats to know
- Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .353/.540/.794 this season with four home runs (4th in MLB), 10 RBIs (10th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.334 (2nd in MLB). He has a 14% strikeout rate and a 26% walk rate in 50 plate appearances, and he has scored 10 total runs. Alvarez has recorded one steal on one attempt.
- In 49 plate appearances, Jose Altuve is hitting .378/.531/.649 with a 1.179 OPS and one steal on two attempts. He has hit two long balls, driven in six runs and scored 12 times.
- T.J. Rumfield has hit two home runs this season. He has also tallied seven RBIs and has scored five runs. In 36 plate appearances, he has recorded a .364 BA, .417 OBP and .636 SLG with an 8.3% walk rate and a 19.4% strikeout rate.
- In 32 plate appearances, Troy Johnston has posted an 18.8% strikeout rate and a 3.1% walk rate while slashing .333/.355/.600 with two home runs, five RBIs and four runs scored.
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