April 6, 2026 1:15 pm EDT

The Colorado Rockies match up against the Houston Astros, after Mickey Moniak went deep twice in a 4-1 victory over the Phillies, at 8:40 p.m. ET on Monday. Cody Bolton (0-0, 3.00 ERA) gets the start for the Astros, who are 6-4 this season and first in the AL West. Ryan Feltner (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is starting for the Rockies, who are 3-6 and fourth in the NL West.

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Injury reportsAstros

Zach Dezenzo: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Enyel De Los Santos: 15 Day IL (Knee), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Josh Hader: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Rockies

José Quintana: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), RJ Petit: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Kris Bryant: 60 Day IL (Back), Jeff Criswell: 60 Day IL (Elbow), McCade Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Pierson Ohl: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Feltner: day-to-day (Glute), Tyler Freeman: day-to-day (Undisclosed)

Stats to know
Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .400/.578/.900 this season with four home runs (3rd in MLB), 10 RBIs (8th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.478 (1st in MLB). He has a 13.3% strikeout rate and a 26.7% walk rate in 45 plate appearances, and he has scored 10 total runs. Alvarez has recorded one steal on one attempt.
In 42 plate appearances, Christian Walker has hit two long balls, tallied 11 RBIs (4th in MLB) and scored seven runs. He is batting .324/.405/.649 and has posted a 16.7% strikeout rate and an 11.9% walk rate.
T.J. Rumfield is hitting for a .345 BA, .406 OBP and .586 SLG with a 21.9% strikeout rate and a 9.4% walk rate. His OPS is .992 and he has scored four runs. In 32 plate appearances, he has hit two home runs and driven in five runs.
In 38 plate appearances, Ezequiel Tovar has posted a 28.9% strikeout rate and a 2.6% walk rate while slashing .270/.289/.405 with one home run, five RBIs and three runs scored. He has stolen one base on one attempt.

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