Colorado Rockies (69-78, fourth in Western NL) vs. Washington Nationals (60-87, fifth in Eastern NL)

Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCH LIKELY: Rockies: Kyle Freeland (5-8, 4.77 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 90 strikeouts) Nationals: Patrick Corbin (8-14, 5.98 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 122 strikeouts )

FANDUAL SPORTS BOOK LINE: Nationals -118, Rockies +100; over / under is 9 races

BOTTOM LINE: Trevor Story and the Rockies face the national championships on Saturday.

The Nationals are 34-42 in home games in 2020. The Washington pitching staff average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, Patrick Corbin leads them with a 7.1.

The Rockies have gone 24-51 away from home. Colorado has hit 170 home runs as a team this season. CJ Cron leads them with 27, averaging one every 15.4 at bat.

The Rockies won the last game 9-8. Lucas Gilbreath claimed his second victory and Brendan Rodgers went 2 for 4 with a homerun and three RBIs for Colorado. Kyle Finnegan recorded his eighth loss for Washington.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Bell leads the nationals with 27 home runs and hits .256.

Trevor Story leads the Rockies with 60 more hits and hits .249.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 3-7, 0.268 batting average, 5.30 ERA, two-point lead

Rockies: 6-4, 0.247 batting average, 5.70 ERA, outscored by eight points

INJURIES: Nationals: Stephen Strasburg: (neck), Joe Ross: (forearm), Kyle McGowin: (elbow), Will Harris: (hand), Luis Avilan: (elbow), Gerardo Parra: (knee).

Rockies: Scott Oberg: (blood clots), Peter Lambert: (elbow), Chi Chi Gonzalez: (oblique), Austin Gomber: (back), Connor Joe: (hamstrings), Chris Owings: (thumb).