Colorado Rockies (52-81, fifth in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (62-73, fourth in the NL East)

Washington; Thursday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Gabriel Hughes (0-5, 6.54 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Nationals: Jake Irvin (2-8, 5.82 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)

LINE: Nationals -121, Rockies +106; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies take a 2-1 advantage into the next game of the series against the Washington Nationals.

Washington has a 28-38 record in home games and a 62-73 record overall. Nationals hitters are batting a collective .248, the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play.

Colorado is 52-81 overall and 25-43 on the road. Rockies hitters have a collective .323 on-base percentage, the eighth-best percentage in the majors.

The teams meet Thursday for the seventh time this season. The season series is tied 3-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with a .274 batting average, and has 26 doubles, three triples, 29 home runs, 47 walks and 92 RBIs. Daylen Lile is 10 for 40 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jake McCarthy leads the Rockies with a .294 batting average, and has 27 doubles, seven triples, 13 home runs, 24 walks and 68 RBIs. Connor Norby is 12 for 32 with two home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 2-8, .195 batting average, 4.61 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Rockies: 3-7, .241 batting average, 6.20 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

INJURIES: Nationals: Drew Millas: 10-Day IL (finger), Jorbit Vivas: day-to-day (undisclosed), Connelly Early: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Wood: 10-Day IL (oblique), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Richard Lovelady: 60-Day IL (tricep), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Rockies: Kyle Freeland: 15-Day IL (neck), Kyle Karros: 7-Day IL (concussion), Sean Sullivan: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Welinton Herrera: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chase Dollander: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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