Colorado Rockies (51-81, fifth in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (62-72, fourth in the NL East)
Washington; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Tanner Gordon (0-4, 5.75 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 64 strikeouts); Nationals: Matt Waldron (1-2, 7.54 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 31 strikeouts)
LINE: Nationals -127, Rockies +107; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals host the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.
Washington has a 28-37 record at home and a 62-72 record overall. The Nationals have the top team slugging percentage in the NL at .430.
Colorado has a 51-81 record overall and a 24-43 record in road games. The Rockies have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .321.
The matchup Wednesday is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Nationals have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: CJ Abrams has a .276 batting average to lead the Nationals, and has 26 doubles, three triples and 29 home runs. Keibert Ruiz is 12 for 32 with a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Hunter Goodman has 16 doubles, a triple and 35 home runs for the Rockies. Willi Castro is 10 for 36 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 2-8, .199 batting average, 3.79 ERA, outscored by two runs
Rockies: 2-8, .217 batting average, 6.88 ERA, outscored by 31 runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Drew Millas: 10-Day IL (finger), Connelly Early: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Wood: 10-Day IL (oblique), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Richard Lovelady: 60-Day IL (tricep), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Rockies: Kyle Freeland: 15-Day IL (neck), Kyle Karros: 7-Day IL (concussion), Sean Sullivan: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Welinton Herrera: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chase Dollander: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
