Colorado Rockies (38-94, fifth in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (72-60, first in the AL West)

Houston; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Chase Dollander (2-10, 6.91 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (11-7, 3.32 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 153 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies face the Houston Astros with a 1-0 series lead.

Houston has gone 38-28 at home and 72-60 overall. Astros hitters have a collective .401 slugging percentage to rank 10th in the AL.

Colorado has a 38-94 record overall and a 17-49 record on the road. The Rockies have a 26-43 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The matchup Wednesday is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve has 20 doubl

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