Rockies face the Marlins with 1-0 series lead
Colorado Rockies (10-50, fifth in the NL West) vs. Miami Marlins (23-35, fifth in the NL East)
Miami; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Chase Dollander (0-0); Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (2-7, 8.47 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 40 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Marlins -180, Rockies +150; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Miami Marlins.
Miami is 23-35 overall and 14-18 in home games. The Marlins have gone 11-4 in games when they did not allow a home run.
Colorado is 10-50 overall and 4-28 in road games. The Rockies are 4-11 in games decided by one run.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Stowers leads the Marlins with 10 home runs while slugging .488. Jesus Sanchez is 13 for 36 with two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
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Hunter Goodman has 11 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Rockies. Tyler Freeman is 9 for 31 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 4-6, .258 batting average, 3.43 ERA, outscored by two runs
Rockies: 2-8, .208 batting average, 4.18 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
INJURIES: Marlins: Derek Hill: 10-Day IL (wrist), Rob Brantly: 60-Day IL (lat), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rockies: Ezequiel Tovar: day-to-day (side), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Chase Dollander: 15-Day IL (forearm), Ryan Feltner: 15-Day IL (back), Austin Gomber: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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