Chicago Cubs (75-71, second in the NL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (55-92, fifth in the NL West)
Denver; Friday, 8:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Javier Assad (7-5, 3.14 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 111 strikeouts); Rockies: Austin Gomber (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cubs -145, Rockies +122; over/under is 10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
Colorado has a 55-92 record overall and a 32-37 record in home games. The Rockies have a 35-11 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Chicago is 75-71 overall and 37-38 in road games. Cubs hitters have a collective .315 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the NL.
The matchup Friday is the fourth time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brenton Doyle has 22 home runs, 44 walks and 67 RBI while hitting .266 for the Rockies. Ryan McMahon is 9-for-34 with two home runs and two RBI over the last 10 games.
Ian Happ has 34 doubles, two triples and 23 home runs for the Cubs. Nico Hoerner is 13-for-39 with three doubles and three RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .194 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by 20 runs
Cubs: 5-5, .253 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs
INJURIES: Rockies: Dakota Hudson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cal Quantrill: 15-Day IL (tricep), Lucas Gilbreath: 15-Day IL (shoulder), German Marquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 10-Day IL (back), Daniel Bard: 60-Day IL (knee), Antonio Senzatela: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cubs: Justin Steele: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Lopez: 15-Day IL (groin), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (finger), Julian Merryweather: 15-Day IL (knee), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Luke Little: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 15-Day IL (forearm), Colten Brewer: 60-Day IL (hand), Yency Almonte: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
