Houston Chronicle

On deck: Astros at Colorado Rockies

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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.

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