MLB Game Preview: Colorado Rockies (30-88) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (61-59)

Game Overview

• Date & Time: Tuesday, August 12 – 7:45 PM ET
• Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis
• Series Status: Game 2 of 3 (Cardinals lead 1–0)
• Broadcast: Fubo, Bally Sports Midwest

Pitching Matchup

Team	Starter	Record	ERA	WHIP	K/BB	Notes
Rockies	Kyle Freeland	2–12	5.53	1.51	78/34	0–3 career vs. STL; struggled with illness in last outing
Cardinals	Matthew Liberatore	6–9	3.98	1.29	85/36	2.45 ERA vs. COL in 4 career starts

• Edge: Liberatore — better form, home field, and favorable matchup history

Team Form & Key Stats

St. Louis Cardinals

• Record: 61–59 (4th in NL Central)
• Home Record: 35–25
• Last 10: 6–4 (.252 AVG, 4.24 ERA, -8 run diff)
• Strengths:
  • 45–21 when recording 8+ hits
  • Balanced lineup despite injuries
• Top Performers:

• Alec Burleson: .282 AVG, 14 HR, 52 RBI
• Jordan Walker: 11-for-35, HR in last 10 games
• Brendan Donovan: 24 doubles, 9 HR, day-to-day with groin strain

Colorado Rockies

• Record: 30–88 (5th in NL West)
• Road Record: 14–46
• Last 10: 2–8 (.280 AVG, 10.66 ERA, -53 run diff)
• Weaknesses:
  • Worst road record in MLB
  • Pitching collapse: 20–1 loss to TOR last week
• Top Performers:

• Hunter Goodman: .278 AVG, 22 HR, 64 RBI
• Jordan Beck: .277 AVG, 14 HR, 5 triples
• Ezequiel Tovar: 15-for-41, 8 doubles in last 10 games

Betting Insights

• Trend: Rockies are 2–8 ATS in last 10; Cardinals are 5–5 ATS but surging in wild-card race
• Lean: Cardinals ML and Over 8.5 — STL bats vs. Freeland’s command issues, plus favorable hitting weather

Angle

• Momentum: Cardinals have won 4 of last 5; Rockies on 8-game skid
• X-Factor: STL’s right-handed bats vs. Freeland’s elevated HR/9
• Projection: Cardinals 6, Rockies 3 — expect early damage and bullpen control from St. Louis