{"id":591101,"date":"2026-04-07T11:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/591101\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:14:08","slug":"colorado-rockies-and-houston-astros-play-in-game-2-of-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/591101\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros play in game 2 of series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (6-5) vs. Colorado Rockies<\/a> (4-6)<\/p>\n

Denver; Tuesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Mike Burrows<\/a> (1-1, 5.91 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Rockies: Kyle Freeland<\/a> (0-1, 2.89 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, eight strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Astros -186, Rockies +155; over\/under is 10 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n

Colorado had a 43-119 record overall and a 25-56 record at home last season. The Rockies slugged .386 as a team in the 2025 season while hitting 1.0 home run per game.<\/p>\n

Houston is 6-5 overall and 1\/3 in road games. The Astros are 5-3 in games when they record at least eight hits.<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: T.J. Rumfield has a .364 batting average to lead the Rockies, and has a double, a triple and two home runs. Troy Johnston<\/a> is 10 for 30 with two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> leads the Astros with four home runs while slugging .794. Cam Smith<\/a> is 11 for 34 with three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .232 batting average, 4.23 ERA, outscored by two runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 6-4, .304 batting average, 6.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockies: Tyler Freeman<\/a>: day-to-day (undisclosed), McCade Brown<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), RJ Petit<\/a>: 15-Day IL (elbow), 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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