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Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals: Can the Rockies end their losing streak?
The St. Louis Cardinals are hosting the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium on Thursday.
The Rockies have lost the last five games
The Colorado Rockies are at the bottom of the NL West with a 21-40 record, the third-worst in the league. They have lost the last five games and are coming off a sweep against the Cincinnati Reds. The Rockies have a 5.40 ERA, a .279 batting average, a .355 on-base percentage, and 1.54 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Ezequiel Tovar leads the team with 74 hits, Brenton Doyle is on top with 36 runs, and Ryan McMahon leads with 10 homeruns.
The Cardinals have split the last ten games
The St. Louis Cardinals are third in the NL Central with a 29-31 record. They lost the last two series in Philadelphia and Houston by 2-1 but are coming off a 4-2 win in the last one against the Astros. St. Louis has a 4.14 ERA, a .248 batting average, a .312 on-base percentage, and 1.29 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Nolan Arenado leads the team with 57 hits, Paul Goldschmidt is on top with 29 runs and Nolan Gorman is tied for ninth place in the MLB with 14 homeruns.
Betting Trends
St. Louis has won the last five home games, is 13-2 SU in the last 15 home games against Colorado and is 2-4 SU in the last 6 games overall. The Cardinals have played under the total run line in 7 of their last 10 games overall, 4 of the last 6 games against Colorado, 6 of the last 7 games against teams from the NL and 4 of the last 5 games against teams from the NL West. The Rockies have lost their last five games overall, are 3-6 SU in the last 9 games against the Cardinals and 1-5 SU in the last 6 games against teams from the NL. They have played under the total run line in 4 of their last 6 games overall and in 4 of the last 5 games on the road while have played over the total run line in the last 6 games played on Thursday.
Prediction and Conclusion
The St. Louis Cardinals are coming back home after playing the last nine games on the road. They are still two games under .500 percent, and the series against the Rockies looks like a real opportunity to get to a winning record. Colorado has lost the last five games and is coming to a place where they have lost 13 of the last 15 games. The Cardinals will go out with Sonny Gray, who has had a solid season, going 7-3 with a 3.00 ERA, 77 K, 57 IP, and 1.05 WHIP. The Rockies will also have one of their best pitchers on the mound. Cal Quantrill is 4-4 for the season, with a 3.84 ERA, 50 K, 68 IP, and 1.29 WHIP. Colorado will definitely push to end their losing streak, but that will not happen in the opener in St. Louis, as Gray will lead the Cardinals to a win today.
