A late rally carried the Colorado Rockies past the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field. The Cardinals struck first, but Colorado erased the deficit in the fifth and created separation with another surge in the seventh.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Connor Norby set the tone for Colorado's turnaround by reaching base and later scoring during the Rockies' pivotal rally. Hunter Goodman and Cole Carrigg also delivered key hits, while Jake McCarthy and Ezequiel Tovar helped keep the pressure on.
The turning point came in the fifth. Jake McCarthy's walk brought Adael Amador home and tied the game, then Connor Norby's single brought McCarthy home and gave Colorado the lead. TJ Rumfield's double added to the rally, and the Rockies extended the margin in the seventh when Hunter Goodman's single brought home Ezequiel Tovar and Jake McCarthy. Cole Carrigg followed with a run-scoring single, and Zac Veen's sacrifice bunt brought Goodman across.
St. Louis received early power from Joshua Báez and Ivan Herrera, who homered during the Cardinals' attack. Nolan Gorman's double and Thomas Saggese's sacrifice fly narrowed Colorado's advantage, and José Fermín and Ivan Herrera scored in the ninth, but the Cardinals could not complete the comeback. Matthew Liberatore took the loss, while Brennan Bernardino earned the win and Jordan Romano recorded the save.
Colorado extended its winning streak, while St. Louis' losing streak continued. The game belonged to the late rally: Colorado absorbed every Cardinals push and answered with the swings that mattered most.
Colorado Rockies defeated St. Louis Cardinals, 10-7.
- Ivan Herrera went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .248 on the season).
- Joshua Baez went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .229 on the season).
- Jake McCarthy went 1-for-3 with 2 runs scored (batting .290 on the season).
- Matthew Liberatore allowed 5 runs on 4 hits over 4.1 innings, striking out 3, and took the loss (5-14) (5.57 ERA).
- Brennan Bernardino allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.2 innings, to earn the win (4-3) (2.51 ERA).
- Jordan Romano allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.2 innings, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (4) (4.88 ERA).
Colorado Rockies improved to 55-87; St. Louis Cardinals fell to 71-72.