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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / NL Central

Colorado Rockies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumStats updated Aug 8, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score26
Colorado Rockies
57–99 · 5th NL West · T-Score 26
8
8–6
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
76–80 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 43
6
T-Score43
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsThe starters are close overall, but Liberatore owns the better strikeout and control profile.
LineupRockiesThe confirmed Colorado order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against left-handed pitching.
BullpenCardinalsSt. has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formCardinalsSt. has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthCardinalsSt. leads 43–26 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

COL
Kyle Freeland LHP
Kyle Freeland
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.38
208th
WHIP
1.47
178th
K/9
7.29
152nd
BB/9
1.96
14th
P-Score42i
FIP
5.01
HR/9
1.89
206th
OPS/R
0.942
IP
128.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA5.82
Road ERA6.96
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.74
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
STL
Matthew Liberatore LHP
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.36
176th
WHIP
1.49
184th
K/9
8.92
72nd
BB/9
3.31
122nd
P-Score46i
FIP
4.71
HR/9
1.63
185th
OPS/R
0.822
IP
149.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA5.77
Road ERA5.27
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.96
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Liberatore owns a 8.9 K/9 compared with Freeland's 7.3.
·Liberatore enters with a 5.36 ERA compared with Freeland's 6.38.
·Freeland walks 1.4 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Liberatore allows the lower home-run rate: 1.63 vs 1.89 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricFreelandLiberatoreNote
ERA−135134Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP5.014.71
WAR0.90.9Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Freeland arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam23%91.4
Knuckle Curve22%82.5
Cutter21%87.7
Changeup14%86.2
Sweeper10%82.7
Sinker10%91.1
Liberatore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam30%94.3
Slider27%86.1
Curveball18%79.6
Changeup13%88.6
Sinker8%94.3
Cutter4%90.5
Sweeper0%85.2
Splitter0%87.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rockies vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
14th
in MLB
0.708OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs LHP (Kyle Freeland)
11th
in MLB
0.712OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Liberatore (BvP)
1Jake McCarthyLLF65.83015.879No MLB historyNo history
2Kyle KarrosR3B71.77312.824No MLB historyNo history
3Cole CarriggSCF62.79610.793No MLB historyNo history
4Hunter GoodmanRC76.84039.856No MLB historyNo history
5TJ RumfieldL1B68.84315.801No MLB historyNo history
6Willi CastroS2B58.74815.704No MLB historyNo history
7Jordan BeckRLF24.5421.770No MLB historyNo history
8Tyler FreemanRRF36.6313.568No MLB historyNo history
9Ezequiel TovarRSS38.60111.546No MLB historyNo history
1Jake McCarthy LF · L.297 / .830 · 15 HRvs hand .879 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score2Kyle Karros 3B · R.258 / .773 · 12 HRvs hand .824 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score3Cole Carrigg CF · S.271 / .796 · 10 HRvs hand .793 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score4Hunter Goodman C · R.245 / .840 · 39 HRvs hand .856 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score5TJ Rumfield 1B · L.300 / .843 · 15 HRvs hand .801 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score6Willi Castro 2B · S.260 / .748 · 15 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score7Jordan Beck LF · R.195 / .542 · 1 HRvs hand .770 · No MLB history · No history24H-Score8Tyler Freeman RF · R.247 / .631 · 3 HRvs hand .568 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.215 / .601 · 11 HRvs hand .546 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs LHP Kyle Freeland
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Freeland (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B68.70917.664No MLB historyNo history
2Jordan WalkerRRF80.80628.904No MLB historyNo history
3Iván HerreraRDH71.74618.787No MLB historyNo history
4Alec BurlesonL1B81.81323.559No MLB historyNo history
5José FermínRLF49.6766.747No MLB historyNo history
6Masyn WinnRSS49.6295.745No MLB historyNo history
7Blaze JordanR3B49.6583.823No MLB historyNo history
8Nathan ChurchLCF46.67010.586No MLB historyNo history
9Everson PereiraRRF50.7485.831No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .709 · 17 HRvs hand .664 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score2Jordan Walker RF · R.274 / .806 · 28 HRvs hand .904 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score3Iván Herrera DH · R.247 / .746 · 18 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score4Alec Burleson 1B · L.282 / .813 · 23 HRvs hand .559 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score5José Fermín LF · R.251 / .676 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6Masyn Winn SS · R.235 / .629 · 5 HRvs hand .745 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score7Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .823 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Nathan Church CF · L.252 / .670 · 10 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score9Everson Pereira RF · R.235 / .748 · 5 HRvs hand .831 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCOLCOL·STLSTL
AVG.254 4th.242 19th
OPS.739 5th.697 26th
Home runs170 20th161 23rd
Runs727 7th704 13th
OBP.323 7th.315 17th
SLG.416 4th.382 26th
PitchingCOLCOL·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA5.57vs4.29
COLSTL
WHIP1.53vs1.36
COLSTL
K/97.0vs8.0
COLSTL
HR Allowed215vs155
COLSTL
BullpenCOLCOL·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA5.59vs3.88
no league rank
Saves33vs46
COLSTL
ResultsCOLCOL·STLSTL
+10528th
Run differential
+20919th
57–99 Record76–80
3–7 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Colorado Rockies (3–7)
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
St. Louis Cardinals (5–5)
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rockies?+
Kyle Freeland (6.81 ERA, 3–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore (4.97 ERA, 5–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Rockies and Cardinals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cardinals 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Kyle Freeland is at 42; Matthew Liberatore is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.