On deck: Astros at Colorado Rockies
When/where: Today and Wednesday at 7:10 p.m.; Coors Field. TV/radio: ATTSW; 790 AM, 740 AM, 850 AM (Spanish), 101.7 FM (Spanish).
Pitchers: Today, RHP Jose Urquidy (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP German Marquez (8-3, 4.29); Wednesday, LHP Wade Miley (6-4, 3.39) vs. RHP Peter Lambert (2-0, 6.57).
Astros (53-32) update: A threegame sweep of Seattle has helped boost their AL West lead back to 6½ games over the Rangers and seven games over the A’s. … Yuli Gurriel is hitting .319 (22for-69) with four home runs, five doubles and nine RBIs in his last 17 games. With 10th-inning walkoff hits on Friday and Saturday, he became the first Astro with walkoff hits in consecutive games since Geoff Blum in June 2009 and the first with walkoff hits in consecutive extra-inning games since Craig Biggio in August 1991. … With 139 career homers, George Springer is tied with Bob Watson for seventh on the team’s alltime list. Sixth-place Cesar Cedeno hit 163. … Will Harris has a 1.19 ERA this year and in his five Astros seasons has amassed 279 strikeouts, 10th all-time among the franchise’s relievers and three shy of ninth-place Jim Ray. Rockies (44-40) update: Colorado stands 12 games back of the Dodgers in the NL West but is tied with the Phillies for the league’s No. 2 wild card. … National League All-Star reserve outfielder Charlie Blackmon, whose 1.036 OPS ranks fourth in the majors, is slashing .462/.514/.992 at home, where he has hit 16 of his 20 home runs. … Home stats also helped outfielder David Dahl snare a spot as an NL All-Star reserve. He’s slashing .373/.428/ .627 at Coors Field. … Nolan Arenado, who will start at third base for the NL All-Stars, entered the week tied for third in the majors with 65 RBIs. He’s slashing .320/ .384/.581. … Shortstop Trevor Story, another NL All-Star reserve, has been on a rehab assignment after going on the 10day IL with a sprained right thumb. It’s possible he’ll return in this series.