Red Sox aim to stop skid in matchup with the Rockies

Boston Red Sox (53-46, third in the AL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (37-64, fifth in the NL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Cooper Criswell (3-4, 4.50 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Rockies: Ty Blach (3-5, 5.46 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Red Sox -161, Rockies +135; over/under is 10 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox head into the matchup against the Colorado Rockies as losers of four straight games.

Colorado is 37-64 overall and 23-28 at home. The Rockies are sixth in the NL with 111 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

Boston has a 29-21 record in road games and a 53-46 record overall. The Red Sox have the fifth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .427.

Tuesday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brenton Doyle has 17 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 46 RBI for the Rockies. Mike Toglia is 9-for-38 with a double, six home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

Ceddanne Rafaela has 16 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 53 RBI for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 17-for-43 with six doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 5-5, .251 batting average, 5.66 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Red Sox: 4-6, .288 batting average, 4.83 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Rockies: German Marquez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nolan Jones: 10-Day IL (back), Kris Bryant: 10-Day IL (rib), Jordan Beck: 10-Day IL (wrist), Lucas Gilbreath: 60-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Bard: 60-Day IL (knee), Antonio Senzatela: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Kenley Jansen: day-to-day (heart), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (rib), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bryan Mata: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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