Rockies begin 3-game series against the Cubs

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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

PROBABLE PITCHING VALUES: 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 home series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

Colorado has a 55-92 record overall and a 32-37 record at home. The Rockies have a 35-11 record in games in which they outscore their opponents.

Chicago's record is 75-71 overall and 37-38 on the road. The Cubs' hitters have a combined on-base percentage of .315, the seventh-best percentage in the NL.

Friday's clash will be the fourth time this season that these teams have met.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brenton Doyle has 22 home runs, 44 walks and 67 RBIs with a .266 batting average for the Rockies. Ryan McMahon has hit 9 for 34 with two home runs and two RBIs in the last 10 games.

Ian Happ has 34 doubles, two triples and 23 home runs for the Cubs. Nico Hoerner has hit 13 of 39 with three doubles and three RBIs in his last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .194 batting average, 4.13 ERA, 20 runs less

Cubs: 5-5, .253 batting average, 3.34 ERA, 21 runs more than opponents

INJURIES: Rockies: Dakota Hudson: 60-day IL (elbow), Cal Quantrill: 15-day IL (triceps), 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 produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.