At Busch Stadium on Sunday, the Colorado Rockies (23-41) play the St. Louis Cardinals (30-33), with first pitch at 2:15 PM ET.
The favored Cardinals (-185 on the moneyline to win) take the field at home against the Rockies (+154). The St. Louis Cardinals will give the start to Andre Pallante (1-2, 6.16 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Rockies will turn to Ty Blach (2-3, 4.54 ERA).
Yesterday, the Rockies picked up a 6-5 victory over the Cardinals, with Victor Vodnik (1.2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 K) registering the win for the Rockies. Ezequiel Tovar went 4-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI to lead the offense. Andrew Kittredge (1.0 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss for the Cardinals.
Before watching this Cardinals vs. Rockies matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Sunday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Cardinals (-185, bet $185 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rockies (+154, bet $100 to win $154)
- Over/under: 8.5
Cardinals vs. Rockies: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, June 9, 2024
- Game Time: 2:15 PM ET
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV Channel: Rockies
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
- This season, the Cardinals have been favored 30 times and won 15, or 50%, of those games.
- This season St. Louis has won two of its four games when favored by at least -185 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 64.9%.
- St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 27 of 62 opportunities.
- The Cardinals have an ATS record of 30-31-0 in 61 games with a spread this season.
Andre Pallante (Cardinals probable starter)
- The Cardinals are sending Pallante (1-2) to the mound to make his third start of the season.
- In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, the right-hander tossed three innings against the Houston Astros, allowing six earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- He has a 6.16 ERA and 5.2 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .295 against him over his 11 appearances this season.
- The opposing Rockies offense has a collective .247 batting average, and is 10th in the league with 540 total hits and 21st in MLB action with 263 runs scored. It has the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.382) and ranks 26th in home runs (53) in all of MLB.
Cardinals batting stats
- The Cardinals have hit 60 homers this season, which ranks 22nd in the league.
- The offense for St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .371 this season, 23rd in MLB.
- The Cardinals have a team batting average of .234 this season, which ranks 18th among MLB teams.
- St. Louis has scored the fourth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 249 (4.0 per game).
- The Cardinals have the 21st-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.306).
- St. Louis ranks 15th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.
Rockies stats and trends
Rockies betting records
- The Rockies have been underdogs in 64 games this season and have come away with the win 23 times (35.9%) in those contests.
- Colorado has a win-loss record of 12-19 when favored by +154 or worse by bookmakers this year.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockies have a 39.4% chance of pulling out a win.
- Colorado and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 33 of its 64 opportunities.
- The Rockies have posted a record of 31-32-0 against the spread this season.
Ty Blach (Rockies probable starter)
- Blach (2-3) takes the mound first for the Rockies in his seventh start of the season. He has a 4.54 ERA in 39 2/3 innings pitched, with 19 strikeouts.
- His last appearance was on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds, when the left-hander tossed five innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up 10 hits.
- The 33-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.54, with 4.3 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season. Opponents have a .301 batting average against him.
- Blach is trying to pick up his third quality start of the year in this outing.
- Blach will try to go five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 4.4 innings per outing.
- In two of his nine total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
- He will face a Cardinals offense that ranks 27th in the league with 249 total runs scored while batting .234 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .371 slugging percentage (23rd in MLB play) and has hit a total of 60 home runs (22nd in the league).
Rockies batting stats
- The Rockies are fifth-worst in MLB play with 53 home runs.
- So far this season, Colorado is 17th in the majors with a .382 slugging percentage.
- The Rockies rank eighth in the majors with a .247 batting average.
- Colorado scores the 21st-most runs in baseball (263 total, 4.1 per game).
- The Rockies are 19th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .308.