Astros vs Rockies: Fireworks in Coors Air

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome in. This is MLB News Today, where the game meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Houston Astros roll into Denver to face the Colorado Rockies this Wednesday at 310 PM. Eastern. Both teams sit around 500. With the Astros at 6 wins, 6 losses, 2nd in the American League West, and the Rockies 5 and 6, 3rd in. The National League West. Houston's favorite at minus 168, with the over under at 11 runs. Houston's trying to snap a 3-game roadskid in this third matchup of the season. Pitching up, Astros send Christian Javier to the mound, 0-1 with a 12-96 ERA. Rockies counter with Michael Lorenzen, also 0-1, but a rough 14-73. Colorado staff holds an OK-393 ERA at home, while Houston's bats slug at 472, 2nd best in baseball. Rockies lean on TJ Rumpfield hitting 389, packing doubles,

1:00triples, and homers. Astros star, Jose Outuwe leads at 341, with doubles, bombs, walks, and ribbies. Over the last 10, Houston's 6 and 4 hitting 294 and outscore and foes by 16. Rockies 5 and 5, edge deponents by 3. Injuries hit hard on both sides. Rockies missing Chris Bryant on the 60-day backlist, plus elbows and shoulders galore. Astros down Hunter Brown, Josh Hader on 15-day stints, and a pile of elbow cases on longer terms. This one's got fireworks potential in Thin Cores air, as these squads chase early momentum before the standings tighten up.