Michael Wacha (8-1, 2.18 ERA) is on the hill for the St. Louis Cardinals (38-20) as they square off against Jorge De La Rosa (2-2, 6.15 ERA) and the Colorado Rockies (26-30) in the second of a three-game series at Coors Field. The Rockies won the last game 11-3 and Colorado leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 8:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 9 and can be seen on FSN-MW and ROOT-RM.
De La Rosa is 6-4 with a 4.69 ERA in his appearances against the Cardinals, and goes up against a quality St. Louis offense which is batting .263 this season. Troy Tulowitzki (.310, 30 Rs, 7 HRs, 32 RBIs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 4 with two runs, one home run, and three RBIs. Against the Rockies, Wacha is 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA, 2.57 WHIP, and seven strikeouts.
St. Louis takes on Colorado as a -136 favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at nine runs. The Rockies have an overall money line of -214 and a record as the underdog of 20-19. Colorado has gone 6-2 in its last 10 as underdog. The Rockies are one of the best in the MLB in terms of home runs with 65.
As for their opponent, St. Louis is coming in with an overall money line of +1,735 and an impressive record of 29-9 as the favorite. Offensively, the Cardinals have really sputtered in the last 10 games. They have decreased their season average of 4.0 runs per game by averaging 2.8 during that stretch. The Cardinals are tough outs for opponents, ranking fifth in the NL with 9.0 hits per game. St. Louis is excellent at drawing walks with 3.1 per game, ranking fifth in the NL. The Cardinals allow 2.8 runs per game, but have improved upon those numbers in the past 10 games, allowing 1.7 runs per game during that span.
The Rockies have the edge in the season series, 1-0. The Rockies have a 22-22 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Wacha takes the mound. De La Rosa (LHP) will be on the hill against the Cardinals, who have a 7-6 record against left-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – STL, O/U – Over
Notes
When leading after 7 innings, St. Louis is 13-5, while Colorado is 10-11.
The Rockies are coming into this game after allowing zero walks during their last outing. The Cardinals have a 1-3 record when opponents give up that many walks.
When they are outhit, the Rockies are 4-19. The Cardinals have a 9-13 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 25th in home runs, St. Louis has hit 43 this season. Colorado ranks fifth with 65 home runs.
Colorado and St. Louis both rank in the top five of the league in hits. Colorado sits at second with 9.47 hits per game and St. Louis ranks fifth with 8.96.
Ranking 12th, St. Louis is in the top half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.718). Colorado ranks in the top five at third with an OPS of .762.
The Cardinals are 15-13 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Rockies are 11-20 when they allow at least one homer.
