{"id":567586,"date":"2026-04-06T09:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567586\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:08:08","slug":"astros-visit-the-rockies-to-start-3-game-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567586\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros visit the Rockies to start 3-game series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (6-4) vs. Colorado Rockies<\/a> (3-6)<\/p>\n

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Cody Bolton<\/a> (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, five strikeouts); Rockies: Ryan Feltner<\/a> (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, four strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Astros -206, Rockies +171; over\/under is 10 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies open a three-game series at home against the Houston Astros on Monday.<\/p>\n

Colorado had a 43-119 record overall and a 25-56 record in home games last season. The Rockies batted .237 as a team in the 2025 season with a .679 OPS.<\/p>\n

Houston went 87-75 overall and 41-40 in road games a season ago. The Astros averaged 2.7 extra base hits per game, including 1.1 home runs.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockies: Tyler Freeman<\/a>: day-to-day (undisclosed), McCade Brown<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), RJ Petit: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Quintana: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Feltner: day-to-day (glute), 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), Enyel De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (knee), 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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