The Colorado Rockies will look for Connor Norby to prolong an 11-game hitting streak against the Washington Nationals, on Thursday at 1:05 p.m. ET, at Nationals Park. Jake Irvin (2-8, 5.82 ERA) will start for the Nationals, who are 62-73 this season and fourth in the NL East. Gabriel Hughes (0-5, 6.54 ERA) is starting for the Rockies, who are 52-81 and fifth in the NL West.
How to watch Colorado Rockies vs. Washington NationalsRockies vs. Nationals odds
Favorite Moneyline: Nationals -125
Underdog Moneyline: Rockies +105
Total: 9.5
Total Over Odds: -105
Total Under Odds: -115
Injury reportsNationals
James Wood: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Drew Millas: 10 Day IL (Finger), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Richard Lovelady: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Mitchell Parker: 60 Day IL (Elbow), PJ Poulin: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Connelly Early: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jorbit Vivas: day-to-day (Undisclosed)
Rockies
Kyle Freeland: 15 Day IL (Neck), Sean Sullivan: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Chase Dollander: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kris Bryant: 60 Day IL (Back), José Quintana: 60 Day IL (Elbow), McCade Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), RJ Petit: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Welinton Herrera: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Karros: 7 Day IL (Concussion)
Stats to know
Washington’s C.J. Abrams is slashing .274/.349/.521 this season with 29 home runs (11th in MLB), 92 RBIs (4th in MLB) and an OPS of .870 (15th in MLB). He has a 23.2% strikeout rate and an 8.6% walk rate in 547 plate appearances, and he has scored 79 total runs. Abrams has recorded 26 steals on 31 attempts.
In 551 plate appearances, Daylen Lile has hit 17 long balls, tallied 72 RBIs and scored 67 runs. He is batting .247/.296/.416 and has posted a 19.4% strikeout rate and a 5.6% walk rate. Lile has recorded 13 steals on 19 attempts.
Jake McCarthy has hit 13 home runs this season. He has also tallied 68 RBIs and has scored 63 runs. In 466 plate appearances, he has recorded a .294 BA, .334 OBP and .480 SLG with a 5.2% walk rate and a 17% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 24 steals on 28 attempts.
In 521 plate appearances, TJ Rumfield has slashed .288/.374/.440 this season. He has hit 13 long balls and driven in 60 runs with a strikeout rate of 14.2% and a walk rate of 10.6%. and has scored 55 runs.
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