The Colorado Rockies (61-80) are on the road to face the Chicago White Sox (72-69) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday to open a two-game Interleague series. The Rockies just wrapped up a productive six-game homestand (4-2). They won two out of three in their last series against the Diamondbacks, dropping the finale 12-6 on Sunday at Coors Field. Ryan McMahon was 2 for 4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs. The White Sox just wrapped up a productive seven-game road trip (5-2). They won three of four against the Athletics in their last series, dropping the finale 10-3 on Sunday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Eloy Jimenez went 2 for 4 with a double and one run.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The teams have split their games this season 1-1, as the Rockies evened the season series with a 6-5 victory in their most recent meeting on July 27 at Coors Field. Reliever Robert Stephenson was credited with the win after throwing one scoreless inning.
ON THE MOUND
Chad Kuhl (6-8, 5.38 ERA) is slated for the start for Colorado. The RHP allowed five runs over 4.1 innings in his last start, a 10-7 road win over the Brewers on September 6. He gave up six hits while striking out five and walking two in the no-decision. Right-hander Michael Kopech (4-9, 3.78 ERA) gets the start for Chicago. He has made one prior start against the Rockies this season, holding opposing hitters scoreless over 5.1 innings in a 2-1 road win on July 26. He gave up six hits and walked three, while striking out four in the win.In his last start on Wednesday, Kopech took a no-decision on the road against the Mariners. He threw 3.2 innings and gave up four runs on four hits, striking out four and walking two in the 9-6 win.
AT THE PLATE
The Colorado offense is averaging 4.5 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of ././.. C.J. Cron leads the team in OPS at .799. The first baseman is slashing .265/.318/.481 with 28 home runs, 96 RBIs, and 74 runs over 134 games. Over the last five games, though, Colorado has averaged 8.2 runs a game. Against right-handed pitchers like Kopech this season, the Rockies have a .690 OPS. Cron also is the team’s most productive hitter against right-handers with a .842 OPS in 350 at-bats. Chicago is slashing ././. for the season and averaging 4.3 runs per game. Jose Abreu leads the team with a .834 OPS. The first baseman has 14 home runs, 66 RBIs, and 77 runs scored with a slash line of .309/.382/.452. Chicago is averaging 8.2 runs per game in the last five. The Sox have a .685 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .829 OPS over 423 at-bats, Abreu also has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Colorado is 21-46 away from Coors Field in 2022, scoring 3.0 runs per game while allowing 5.1 runs. Chicago has gone 34-36 at home this season, averaging 4.3 runs per game while surrendering 5.1. Colorado is 2-1 in three games between the teams at Guaranteed Rate Field with an average scoreline of 3.7-2.7.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Rockies are fifth in the NL West, 36 games behind the division-leading Dodgers. The White Sox are third in the AL Central, two games behind the Guardians. They are sixth in the Wild Card race, seven games out of a postseason position.
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