A seesaw finish carried the St. Louis Cardinals past the Colorado Rockies, with Iván Herrera's late home run supplying the final lead change at Coors Field.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Pallante anchored St. Louis early with a sharp start, while Colorado's offense found its rhythm after the break. TJ Rumfield and Cole Carrigg provided the biggest swings for the Rockies, but the late response belonged to the Cardinals.
Colorado opened with Hunter Goodman's sacrifice fly bringing Jake McCarthy home. Nolan Gorman then tied the game for St. Louis with a single that scored Leo Bernal, and Thomas Saggese's double brought Joshua Báez across for the go-ahead run. Alec Burleson's single and Jordan Walker's sacrifice double play extended the Cardinals' lead.
The Rockies answered in the sixth. Cole Carrigg hit an inside-the-park home run, Adael Amador's single brought Connor Norby home to tie the game, and Zac Veen's sacrifice bunt brought Troy Johnston across for the lead. TJ Rumfield later homered to extend Colorado's advantage, but Jordan Romano could not hold it in the ninth.
Iván Herrera's home run in the ninth scored Thomas Saggese and José Fermín, giving St. Louis the lead it kept. The Cardinals' late rally defined a game that kept changing shape until the final swing.
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Colorado Rockies, 7-6.
- Ivan Herrera went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .246 on the season).
- TJ Rumfield went 3-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 triple, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .295 on the season).
- Cole Carrigg went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 triple, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .265 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:685464) allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.2 innings, striking out 1, to earn the win (1-0) (1.59 ERA).
- Jordan Romano allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, and took the loss (0-2) (5.00 ERA).
- Riley O'Brien allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (36) (4.11 ERA).
Colorado Rockies fell to 54-87; St. Louis Cardinals improved to 71-71.