Chicago Cubs (4-3) vs. Colorado Rockies (5-2)
Denver; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Mark Leiter Jr. (0-0); Rockies: Antonio Senzatela (0-0, 2.70 ERA, 3.00 WHIP, zero strikeouts)
LINE: Rockies -135, Cubs +115; over/under is 11 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies host the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
Colorado went 74-87 overall and 48-33 at home last season. The Rockies scored 4.6 runs per game in the 2021 season while allowing 4.9.
Chicago went 71-91 overall and 32-49 on the road last season. The Cubs averaged 7.7 hits per game last season and totaled 210 home runs.
INJURIES: Rockies: Robert Stephenson: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Lucas Gilbreath: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Ryan Rolison: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Peter Lambert: 10-Day IL (forearm), Scott Oberg: 60-Day IL (arm)
Cubs: Alec Mills: 10-Day IL (back), Andrelton Simmons: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Wade Miley: 10-Day IL (elbow), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Codi Heuer: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brad Wieck: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Bote: 60-Day IL (undisclosed)
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