After going 19-7 in the month of June, the Houston Astros are now in the top spot in the AL West. Tonight they will travel to Coors Field to open a 3-game set with the worst team in baseball, the 19-65 Colorado Rockies. If the altitude doesn’t play a factor, the ‘Stros should cruise to an easy victory. Chase Dollander is expected on the hill for the Rockies and how this guy is still in the Bigs is puzzling. Dollander is 2-8 with a 6.06 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and Altuve and company should be licking their chops. The rookie southpaw, Colton Gordon, is expected to get the nod for the Astros. Gordon is everything Houston hoped he would be. He is 3-1 with a 3.98 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. In his last turn against the very talented Philadelphia Phillies, Gordon allowed just 4 hits, no runs and the Astros went on to a 2-0 victory. Houston has won the last 5 meetings with Colorado and is the better team by far, 1 through 9.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS