The St. Louis Cardinals will wrap a 3 game series Thursday afternoon in Denver, Co against the Colorado Rockies. St. Louis comes into Thursday 11 games above .500 following a blowout loss in game one of this series that ended a long win streak. Mike Mikolas got the start for the Cardinals and was obliterated giving up ten runs on 14 hits across 2.2 innings of work. The St. Louis bullpen struggled as well allowing six more runs on eight hits over the final 5.1 innings of the game. Look for all the other MLB picks for Thursday.
Offensively St. Louis struggled from the plate with only eight hits in 35 at bats, while going 3-8 with runners in scoring position to leave eight men on base. Andre Knizer and Paul DeJong provided the only life in the Saint Louis lineup driving in two runs each.
The Colorado Rockies continue a homestead on Thursday 14 games below .500 after the win in game one of this series. Ryan Feltner took the mound for the Rockies giving up five runs on four hits across 5.2 innings of work to pick up his second victory of the year. The Colorado bullpen closed the door allowing no runs on four hits over the final 3.1 innings of the game.