Colorado Rockies (38-95, fifth in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (73-60, first in the AL West)

Houston; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Kyle Freeland (3-13, 5.31 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Astros: Jason Alexander (4-1, 4.59 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 38 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Houston is 39-28 at home and 73-60 overall. Astros hitters have a collective .401 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the AL.

Colorado has a 38-95 record overall and a 17-50 record on the road. The Rockies are 18-78 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Thursday’s game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Astros are up 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve h

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