Rockies face the Rangers looking to stop road losing streak

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Colorado Rockies (7-34, fifth in the NL West) vs. Texas Rangers (21-21, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Kyle Freeland (0-5, 6.41 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter (2-2, 5.09 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -228, Rockies +188; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies hit the road against the Texas Rangers looking to end a four-game road slide.

Texas has a 21-21 record overall and a 13-8 record at home. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.35 ERA, which ranks fourth in the AL.

Colorado is 7-34 overall and 2-18 on the road. The Rockies are 1-9 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Langford leads the Rangers with seven home runs while slugging .492. Josh Smith is 13 for 38 with two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Hunter Goodman has nine doubles, a triple, six home runs and 24 RBIs for the Rockies. Ryan McMahon is 13 for 32 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .234 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Rockies: 1-9, .239 batting average, 7.14 ERA, outscored by 53 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Corey Seager: day-to-day (hamstring), Kevin Pillar: 10-Day IL (back), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Rockies: Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Ryan Feltner: 15-Day IL (back), Aaron Schunk: 10-Day IL (groin), Thairo Estrada: 60-Day IL (wrist), Victor Vodnik: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Austin Gomber: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ezequiel Tovar: 10-Day IL (hip), Tyler Freeman: 10-Day IL (oblique), 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.