Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Picks and Predictions for Saturday, August 8th, 2026

Rockies vs Cardinals Game Information

The Colorado Rockies continue their road trip in Saint Louis Saturday night with a 7:15 PM matchup inside Busch Stadium against the Saint Louis Cardinals. Colorado is one of the worst teams in baseball, nearly 30 games below .500, riding a 4-game skid into Saturday. The Saint Louis Cardinals stay home Saturday at an even .500 this season, having won 4 of the last 5, including 2 in a row. Stay in the action with our MLB Picks.

Rockies Preview

The Colorado Rockies offense has been solid this season, with a .255 batting average and 554 runs on 998 hits. Colorado has a .323 OBP and a .421 team slugging percentage. The Colorado pitching has been horrendous this season with a 5.51 team ERA. Jake McCarthy leads Colorado with a .293 batting average. Hunter Goodman has a .254 batting average and leads the team with 33 home runs and 66 RBIs.

Cardinals Preview

The Saint Louis offense has been up and down this season with a .240 batting average, having scored 499 runs on 924 hits. Saint Louis has a .315 OBP and a .379 team slugging percentage. The Saint Louis pitching has been shaky with a 4.12 team ERA this season. Alec Burleson leads Saint Louis with a .287 batting average. Jordan Walker has a .285 batting average and leads the team with 22 home runs and 81 RBI's.

Rockies vs Cardinals Pitching Matchup

Kyle Freeland will get the ball for Colorado on Saturday in Game 2 of this matchup. Freeland is 7 games below .500 this season with a 6.81 ERA across 108.1 innings. Matthew Liberatore will counter for Saint Louis. Liberatore is 3 games below .500 with a 4.97 ERA through 108.2 innings.

Rockies vs Cardinals Pick

The Cardinals are the far better team in this matchup, and it will show from early on Saturday. Saint Louis has the edge on the mound and has been better than Colorado at home than the Rockies are on the road this season which will carry the Cardinals to the win at home against one of the worst teams in baseball

• Pick: St. Louis Cardinals
• Secondary:  Over
• Lean: Jordan Walker Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction:  St. Louis Cardinals win 8-3.

Game Written Before completion of the game on Friday

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