April 7, 2026Updated 3:15 pm EDT

The Houston Astros visit the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday at Coors Field, at 8:40 p.m. ET. Mike Burrows (1-1, 5.91 ERA) gets the start for the Astros, who are 6-5 this season and first in the AL West. Kyle Freeland (0-1, 2.89 ERA) is starting for the Rockies, who are 4-6 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), 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), Tyler Freeman: day-to-day (Undisclosed)

Stats to know
Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .353/.540/.794 this season with four home runs (4th in MLB), 10 RBIs (10th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.334 (2nd in MLB). He has a 14% strikeout rate and a 26% walk rate in 50 plate appearances, and he has scored 10 total runs. Alvarez has recorded one steal on one attempt.
In 49 plate appearances, Jose Altuve has hit two long balls, tallied six RBIs and scored 12 runs (1st in MLB). He is batting .378/.531/.649 and has posted a 14.3% strikeout rate and a 24.5% walk rate. Altuve has recorded one steal on two attempts.
Colorado’s T.J. Rumfield is slashing .364/.417/.636 this season with two home runs, seven RBIs and an OPS of 1.053 (13th in MLB). He has a 19.4% strikeout rate and an 8.3% walk rate in 36 plate appearances, and he has scored five total runs.
In 32 plate appearances, Troy Johnston has hit two long balls, tallied five RBIs and scored four runs. He is batting .333/.355/.600 and has posted an 18.8% strikeout rate and a 3.1% walk rate.

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