Rockies visit the Braves on 3-game road win streak
Colorado Rockies (13-55, fifth in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (29-38, fourth in the NL East)
Atlanta; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: German Marquez (2-8, 7.00 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Braves: Bryce Elder (2-3, 4.08 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)
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BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies will try to keep a three-game road win streak going when they take on the Atlanta Braves.
Atlanta has a 17-14 record in home games and a 29-38 record overall. The Braves have a 25-14 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
Colorado is 13-55 overall and 6-28 in road games. The Rockies have a 3-12 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The teams meet Friday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads the Braves with 14 home runs while slugging .468. Austin Riley is 13 for 43 with three doubles, a home run and two RBIs over the last 10 games.
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Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 11 home runs while slugging .510. Tyler Freeman is 12 for 28 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 2-8, .216 batting average, 4.12 ERA, outscored by five runs
Rockies: 4-6, .260 batting average, 5.87 ERA, outscored by 18 runs
INJURIES: Braves: Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (arm), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (finger), Ignacio Alvarez: 60-Day IL (wrist), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)
Rockies: Ezequiel Tovar: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tanner Gordon: 15-Day IL (oblique), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (lumbar), 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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