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Colorado Rockies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 8, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score26
Colorado Rockies
58–104 · 5th NL West · T-Score 26
8
8–6
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 41
6
T-Score41
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsThe starters are close overall, but Liberatore owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handRockiesColorado has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
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.

Starting pitchers

COL
Kyle Freeland LHP
Kyle Freeland
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.81
217th
WHIP
1.49
200th
K/9
7.73
157th
BB/9
1.91
15th
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.74
212th
OPS/R
–
IP
108.1
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
4.97
175th
WHIP
1.49
183rd
K/9
8.86
73rd
BB/9
3.40
117th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.57
188th
OPS/R
–
IP
108.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.96
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Liberatore enters with a 4.97 ERA compared with Freeland's 6.81.
·Freeland walks 1.5 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Liberatore owns a 8.9 K/9 compared with Freeland's 7.7.
·Liberatore owns a 2.96 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 5.74 for Freeland.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Freeland arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam24%91.3
Knuckle Curve22%82.4
Cutter21%87.6
Changeup13%86.2
Sweeper10%82.7
Sinker10%91.1
Liberatore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam30%94.3
Slider27%86.1
Curveball18%79.6
Changeup13%88.5
Sinker8%94.2
Cutter4%90.5
Sweeper0%85.2
Splitter0%87.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rockies vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
11th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs LHP (Kyle Freeland)
20th
in MLB
0.697OPS
.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 McCarthyLLF61.80915.879No MLB historyNo history
2Kyle KarrosR3B68.76113.824No MLB historyNo history
3Cole CarriggSCF61.81812.793No MLB historyNo history
4Hunter GoodmanRC73.83941.856No MLB historyNo history
5TJ RumfieldL1B66.84316.801No MLB historyNo history
6Willi CastroS2B55.74815.704No MLB historyNo history
7Jordan BeckRRF24.5521.770No MLB historyNo history
8Tyler FreemanRRF30.6313.568No MLB historyNo history
9Ezequiel TovarRSS37.61713.546No MLB historyNo history
1Jake McCarthy LF · L.291 / .809 · 15 HRvs hand .879 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score2Kyle Karros 3B · R.253 / .761 · 13 HRvs hand .824 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score3Cole Carrigg CF · S.279 / .818 · 12 HRvs hand .793 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score4Hunter Goodman C · R.245 / .839 · 41 HRvs hand .856 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5TJ Rumfield 1B · L.300 / .843 · 16 HRvs hand .801 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score6Willi Castro 2B · S.260 / .748 · 15 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score7Jordan Beck RF · R.200 / .552 · 1 HRvs hand .770 · No MLB history · No history24H-Score8Tyler Freeman RF · R.247 / .631 · 3 HRvs hand .568 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.219 / .617 · 13 HRvs hand .546 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs LHP Kyle Freeland
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Freeland (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.664No MLB historyNo history
2Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.904No MLB historyNo history
3Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.787No MLB historyNo history
4Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.559No MLB historyNo history
5José FermínRLF45.6646.747No MLB historyNo history
6Masyn WinnRSS47.6255.745No MLB historyNo history
7Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.823No MLB historyNo history
8Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.586No MLB historyNo history
9Everson PereiraRRF46.7485.831No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .664 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .904 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score3Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score4Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .559 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score5José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score6Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .745 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .823 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Everson Pereira RF · R.235 / .748 · 5 HRvs hand .831 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCOLCOL·STLSTL
AVG.254 4th.239 23rd
OPS.739 5th.691 29th
Home runs180 19th167 24th
Runs752 7th720 16th
OBP.322 7th.313 22nd
SLG.417 5th.378 29th
PitchingCOLCOL·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA5.59vs4.26
COLSTL
WHIP1.52vs1.36
COLSTL
K/97.0vs8.0
COLSTL
HR Allowed227vs158
COLSTL
BullpenCOLCOL·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA5.59vs3.88
no league rank
Saves33vs46
COLSTL
ResultsCOLCOL·STLSTL
+19627th
Run differential
+25322nd
58–104 Record77–85
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 40; Matthew Liberatore is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.