The St. Louis Cardinals host the Colorado Rockies on August 9, 2026. First pitch from Busch Stadium is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on CARD.
The Cardinals are -164 on the moneyline and -1.5 on the run line. The Rockies are +138 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 9 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Rockies vs Cardinals prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Rockies vs Cardinals Prediction
- Rockies vs Cardinals Pick: Jordan Walker Over 2.5 HRR
My Rockies vs Cardinals best bet is on Jordan Walker. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Rockies vs Cardinals Odds
| Rockies Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -156 | 9 -115o / -105u | +138 |
| Cardinals Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +130 | 9 -115o / -105u | -164 |
- Rockies vs Cardinals moneyline: Rockies +138, Cardinals -164
- Rockies vs Cardinals over/under: 9 (-115 / -105)
- Rockies vs Cardinals spread: Rockies +1.5 (-156), Cardinals -1.5 (+130)
Rockies vs Cardinals Probable Pitchers
| Michael Lorenzen (RHP, COL) | Stat | Michael McGreevy (RHP, STL) |
|---|---|---|
| 3-10 | W-L | 4-9 |
| 0.8 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 1.3 |
| 6.94 / 5.86 | ERA / xERA | 3.59 / 5.63 |
| 4.99 / 4.77 | FIP / xFIP | 4.22 / 4.16 |
| 7.1% | K-BB% | 10.5% |
| 44.6% | GB% | 44.4% |
| .371 | BABIP | .272 |
| 87 | Stuff+ | 81 |
| 100 | Location+ | 112 |
Rockies vs Cardinals MLB Betting Preview
The Cardinals will host the Rockies on Sunday afternoon in the last of a three-game interleague set at Busch Stadium. Michael Lorenzen will start for Colorado, while Michael McGreevy will start for St. Louis.
Lorenzen has been brutal this season, having allowed 83 earned runs across his 108 innings (6.94 ERA).
Rockies vs Cardinals Pick, Betting Analysis
I want to fade Lorenzen, and I think Jordan Walker is a good candidate to back.
Lorenzen throws a six-pitch mix, but you’ll mostly see a changeup (20% usage), four-seam (19% usage), or sinker (19% usage).
Walker has crushed changeups this season (.522 SLG, .429 wOBA), while everyone has crushed Lorenzen’s fastball mix (.419 xwOBA allowed on four-seam, .389 xwOBA allowed on sinker).
Lorenzen is a soft-tossing righty with a brutal batted-ball profile, while Walker leads baseball in average bat speed (79 MPH). This is not a good matchup for the former.
Pick: Jordan Walker Over 2.5 HRR
