Jake McCarthy leads the Colorado Rockies into a matchup versus the St. Louis Cardinals, a game after homering twice in an 8-6 victory over the Cardinals, at 2:15 p.m. ET on Sunday. Michael McGreevy (4-9, 3.59 ERA) will start for the Cardinals, who are 58-59 this season and third in the NL Central. Michael Lorenzen (3-10, 6.94 ERA) is expected to start for the Rockies, who are 46-71 and fifth in the NL West.
How to watch Colorado Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Rockies vs. Cardinals odds
- Favorite Moneyline: Cardinals -169
- Underdog Moneyline: Rockies +140
- Total: 9
- Total Over Odds: -120
- Total Under Odds: +100
Injury reports
Cardinals
Ramón Urías: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Rajcic: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Rockies
Jeff Criswell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jaden Hill: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Sean Sullivan: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Chase Dollander: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kris Bryant: 60 Day IL (Back), José Quintana: 60 Day IL (Elbow), McCade Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), RJ Petit: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Welinton Herrera: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
- St. Louis’ Alec Burleson is slashing .283/.348/.473 this season with 18 home runs, 77 RBIs (7th in MLB) and an OPS of .821. He has a 16.3% strikeout rate and an 8.6% walk rate in 491 plate appearances, and he has scored 61 total runs.
- In 484 plate appearances, Jordan Walker has hit 23 long balls, tallied 82 RBIs (4th in MLB) and scored 69 runs. He is batting .283/.341/.492 and has posted a 24.6% strikeout rate and a 7.6% walk rate. Walker has recorded 14 steals on 19 attempts.
- McCarthy has hit 13 home runs this season. He has also tallied 67 RBIs and has scored 55 runs. In 394 plate appearances, he has recorded a .305 BA, .341 OBP and .516 SLG with a 4.6% walk rate and a 17.3% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 19 steals on 22 attempts.
- In 459 plate appearances, TJ Rumfield has slashed .299/.377/.464 this season. He has hit 13 long balls and driven in 59 runs with a strikeout rate of 14.4% and a walk rate of 9.8%. and has scored 50 runs.
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