Travis Bazzana hits his first major league homer in the Guardians' 6-4 win over the Twins
Travis Bazzana hits his first major league homer in Guardians' win over Twins

The Philadelphia Phillies host the Colorado Rockies in a three-game series starting Friday at 6:40 p.m. EDT. The Rockies have a record of 15-23, while the Phillies are at 17-21.

Colorado Rockies (15-23, fourth in the NL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (17-21, third in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Chase Dollander (3-2, 3.38 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Phillies: Jesus Luzardo (3-3, 5.09 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)
LINE: Phillies -222, Rockies +183; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Colorado Rockies to begin a three-game series.
Philadelphia has a 17-21 record overall and a 10-11 record in home games. The Phillies rank seventh in the NL with 41 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
Colorado is 15-23 overall and 7-12 in road games. The Rockies have the sixth-best team batting average in MLB play at .252.
The teams square off Friday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harper has nine doubles, a triple and nine home runs while hitting .275 for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is 10 for 37 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
T.J. Rumfield has six doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 RBIs while hitting .275 for the Rockies. Mickey Moniak is 12 for 37 with two doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 8-2, .267 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
The game starts at 6:40 p.m. EDT on Friday.
Chase Dollander will pitch for the Rockies, and Jesus Luzardo will pitch for the Phillies.
The Phillies are favored at -222, while the Rockies are at +183, with an over/under of 7.5 runs.
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Rockies: 3-7, .256 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Zach Pop: 15-Day IL (calf), Kyle Backhus: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Lazar: 60-Day IL (oblique)
Rockies: McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Feltner: 15-Day IL (tricep), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jeff Criswell: 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.