Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals 8/18/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Thursday MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the Colorado Rockies and the St. Louis Cardinals from Busch Stadium. The Rockies (51-68) are in the midst of a four-game losing streak and are stuck in the NL West Division basement. Last night, Colorado went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and struck out 11 times during a 5-1 road loss against St. Louis.

Twenty-seven year old righty Antonio Senzatela (3-6 4.67 ERA) will take the mound for the Rockies in this matchup. Last time out, Senzatela allowed three runs in six innings during a 5-3 home victory versus Arizona.

The St. Louis Cardinals have won 39 of their 60 home games and hold a 2.5 game lead over Milwaukee for the top spot in the NL Central Division. On Wednesday, St. Louis SP Jordan Montgomery (6-3) struck out eight batters and allowed one run in five plus innings to earn the win. 2B Nolan Gorman had two hits and drove in three runs for the Cardinals (65-51).

Veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright (8-8 3.27 ERA) has continued to pitch well at age forty. In his last start, Wainwright limited Milwaukee to one run across nine frames during a 3-2 home loss in ten innings.