Washington Nationals (65-92, fourth in the NL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (71-85, fourth in the NL West)
Denver; Tuesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Patrick Corbin (9-15, 5.87 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 134 strikeouts) Rockies: Kyle Freeland (6-8, 4.50 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 102 strikeouts)
LINE: Rockies -139, Nationals +119; over/under is 12 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals travel to face the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.
The Rockies are 46-33 in home games in 2020. Colorado is averaging 4.4 RBIs per game this season. C.J. Cron leads the team with 89 total runs batted in.
The Nationals are 30-49 on the road. Washington has a collective on-base percentage of .332, led by Juan Soto with a mark of .452.
The Nationals won the last meeting 5-4. Josiah Gray notched his second victory and Luis Garcia went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Washington. German Marquez took his 11th loss for Colorado.
TOP PERFORMERS: Charlie Blackmon leads the Rockies with 136 hits and has 78 RBIs.
Josh Bell leads the Nationals with 51 extra base hits and is slugging .473.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 3-7, .247 batting average, 4.95 ERA, outscored by nine runs
Nationals: 5-5, .257 batting average, 4.43 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Rockies: Scott Oberg: (blood clots), Chi Chi Gonzalez: (oblique), Austin Gomber: (back), Connor Joe: (hamstring), Chris Owings: (thumb).
Nationals: Stephen Strasburg: (neck), Joe Ross: (forearm), Kyle McGowin: (elbow), Will Harris: (hand), Luis Avilan: (elbow), Gerardo Parra: (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
