Rangers visit the Rockies to open 3-game series

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Texas Rangers (22-24, second in the AL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (18-29, fifth in the NL West)

Denver; Monday, 8:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (3-3, 4.50 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Rockies: Jose Quintana (1-2, 3.97 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -154, Rockies +129; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies open a three-game series at home against the Texas Rangers on Monday.

Colorado has gone 9-13 in home games and 18-29 overall. The Rockies have the fifth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .395.

Texas is 22-24 overall and 11-14 on the road. The Rangers have gone 9-18 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Monday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Troy Johnston has 13 doubles and two home runs for the Rockies. Hunter Goodman is 12 for 41 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Josh Jung has 13 doubles, five home runs and 20 RBIs for the Rangers. Jake Burger is 10 for 34 with a double, two home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .231 batting average, 5.52 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Rangers: 5-5, .194 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Rockies: Chase Dollander: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jimmy Herget: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Feltner: 15-Day IL (tricep), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Corey Seager: day-to-day (back), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Nathan Eovaldi: day-to-day (side), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.