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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Colorado Rockies 10

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:10 PM ET · Coors FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 6, 4:35 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score34
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 34
7
7–10
FINAL · 9 innings
Colorado Rockies
58–104 · 5th NL West · T-Score 23
10
T-Score23
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Matthew LiberatoreSTL
StarterLoss
4.1452369
Mason AdamsCOL
Starter
4.2831778
Brennan BernardinoCOL
ReliefWin
0.200009
Jordan RomanoCOL
ReliefSave
0.2000110
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
STLSt. Louis Cardinals0100220027——
COLColorado Rockies00006040010——
Top hitters
Iván Herrera2-for-5 · 1 HR · 3 RBI
Joshua Báez2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Hunter Goodman1-for-5 · 2 RBI · 1 R
Thomas Saggese2-for-2 · 1 RBI · 1 R · 1 BB
Cole Carrigg2-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRockiesThe starters are close overall, but Adams owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handRockiesColorado has produced the stronger offense 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 34–23 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

STL
Matthew Liberatore LHP
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.57
174th
WHIP
1.47
181st
K/9
9.32
74th
BB/9
3.17
117th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.62
188th
OPS/R
–
IP
139.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
7.46
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
COL
Mason Adams RHP
Mason Adams
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.95
106th
WHIP
1.61
185th
K/9
11.20
45th
BB/9
3.95
155th
P-Score39i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.63
207th
OPS/R
–
IP
13.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.95
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 3)
How the starters differ
·Adams enters with a 3.95 ERA compared with Liberatore's 5.57.
·Adams owns a 11.2 K/9 compared with Liberatore's 9.3.
·Liberatore allows the lower home-run rate: 1.62 vs 2.63 per nine.
·The WHIP gap favors Liberatore, 1.47 to 1.61.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

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
Adams arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%93.2
Sinker26%92.3
Curveball18%82.0
Sweeper13%85.7
Changeup5%88.0
Cutter5%88.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Mason Adams)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rockies vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
11th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Mason Adams
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Adams (BvP)
1César PrietoL3B—.2350.261No MLB historyNo history
2Iván HerreraRDH64.73519.697No MLB historyNo history
3Alec BurlesonL1B75.81626.9390-for-1Very small sample
4Jordan WalkerRRF76.79329.7690-for-1Very small sample
5Leo BernalSC64.8075.899No MLB historyNo history
6Joshua BáezRLF56.7887.613No MLB historyNo history
7Nolan GormanL3B42.5809.598No MLB historyNo history
8Thomas SaggeseRSS47.6464.5951-for-1Very small sample
9José FermínRLF44.6646.605No MLB historyNo history
1César Prieto 3B · L.079 / .235 · 0 HRvs hand .261 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample75H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample76H-Score5Leo Bernal C · S.284 / .807 · 5 HRvs hand .899 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Joshua Báez LF · R.230 / .788 · 7 HRvs hand .613 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score7Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184 / .580 · 9 HRvs hand .598 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Thomas Saggese SS · R.235 / .646 · 4 HRvs hand .595 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample47H-Score9José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .605 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Liberatore (BvP)
1Jake McCarthyLLF59.80915.8792-for-3Very small sample
2Connor NorbyR2B49.7197.6230-for-1Very small sample
3Hunter GoodmanRC70.83941.8561-for-2Very small sample
4TJ RumfieldL1B63.84316.8012-for-2Very small sample
5Mickey MoniakLLF58.75823.559No MLB historyNo history
6Zac VeenLLF—.7473.000No MLB historyNo history
7Troy JohnstonLRF51.7414.5831-for-2Very small sample
8Adael AmadorS2B—.8444.9781-for-2Very small sample
9Ezequiel TovarRSS36.61713.5461-for-2Very small sample
1Jake McCarthy LF · L.291 / .809 · 15 HRvs hand .879 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample59H-Score2Connor Norby 2B · R.243 / .719 · 7 HRvs hand .623 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample49H-Score3Hunter Goodman C · R.245 / .839 · 41 HRvs hand .856 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample70H-Score4TJ Rumfield 1B · L.300 / .843 · 16 HRvs hand .801 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score5Mickey Moniak LF · L.238 / .758 · 23 HRvs hand .559 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Zac Veen LF · L.232 / .747 · 3 HRvs hand .000 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Troy Johnston RF · L.277 / .741 · 4 HRvs hand .583 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score8Adael Amador 2B · S.277 / .844 · 4 HRvs hand .978 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample—H-Score9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.219 / .617 · 13 HRvs hand .546 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample36H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·COLCOL
AVG.239 24th.254 4th
OPS.691 28th.739 5th
Home runs167 24th180 19th
Runs720 16th752 7th
OBP.313 22nd.322 7th
SLG.378 29th.417 4th
PitchingSTLSTL·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.26vs5.59
STLCOL
WHIP1.36vs1.52
STLCOL
K/98.0vs7.0
STLCOL
HR Allowed158vs227
STLCOL
BullpenSTLSTL·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.06vs5.48
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.48
no league rank
Saves46vs33
STLCOL
ResultsSTLSTL·COLCOL
+31619th
Run differential
+25427th
77–85 Record58–104
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (5–5)
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
Colorado Rockies (4–6)
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore (5.57 ERA, 5–13) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rockies?+
Mason Adams (3.95 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:10 PM ET at Coors Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Cardinals and Rockies performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rockies 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Matthew Liberatore is at 46; Mason Adams is at 39. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.