Los Angeles Dodgers (67-33, first in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (46-56, fourth in the NL West)
Denver; Sunday, 3:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Tony Gonsolin (11-1, 2.26 ERA, .88 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Rockies: German Marquez (6-8, 5.25 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 91 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -185, Rockies +157; over/under is 11 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies.
Colorado has a 30-26 record at home and a 46-56 record overall. Rockies hitters have a collective .406 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the NL.
Los Angeles has a 67-33 record overall and a 32-18 record on the road. The Dodgers are 49-7 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Sunday’s game is the 13th time these teams match up this season. The Dodgers have a 7-5 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Charlie Blackmon has 17 doubles, four triples and 16 home runs for the Rockies. Brendan Rodgers is 18-for-41 with four doubles over the last 10 games.
Trea Turner has 27 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 74 RBI while hitting .310 for the Dodgers. Mookie Betts is 12-for-43 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 3-7, .254 batting average, 5.14 ERA, outscored by 22 runs
Dodgers: 7-3, .270 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs
INJURIES: Rockies: Antonio Senzatela: day-to-day (leg), Jhoulys Chacin: 15-Day IL (toe), Tyler Kinley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Helcris Olivarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Rolison: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Scott Oberg: 60-Day IL (arm)
Dodgers: Justin Turner: day-to-day (abdomen), Brusdar Graterol: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Taylor: 10-Day IL (foot), Daniel Hudson: 60-Day IL (acl), Edwin Rios: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Walker Buehler: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kevin Pillar: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tommy Kahnle: 60-Day IL (forearm), Blake Treinen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Victor Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Duffy: 60-Day IL (hand), Jimmy Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dustin May: 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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