Rockies at Cardinals 7/31/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/06/2019 at 4:33 PM ET

The Colorado Rockies continue their series on the road Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Rockies defeated the Oakland A’s on Sunday 3-2 for their fourth straight win and completed a three-game sweep of Oakland. German Marquez pitched well for Colorado, while Tom Murphy hit a home run in the victory. Colorado trails first place Los Angeles by one game in the National League West.

The St. Louis Cardinals short two-game winning streak was snapped on Sunday by the Chicago Cubs 5-2. John Gant took the loss to fall to 3-4 after allowing four hits and three runs over 4 1/3 innings. Marcell Ozuna homered in the first for St. Louis after hitting a grand slam on Saturday.
Nolan Arenado leads the Rockies with a .306 batting average and team highs in home runs with 27 and RBIs with 75. Charlie Blackmon leads the team in hits with 116. Colorado has a team batting average of .257 while opposing hitters are averaging.255 at the plate against Rockies pitching. On Tuesday, the Rockies will send Jon Gray to the mound. The right-hander this season is 8-7 with an ERA of 5.16, 131 Ks and 32 BBs.

Jose Martinez leads St. Louis with a .294 batting average and a team high in RBIs with 59. Matt Carpenter is the Cardinals leader in home runs with 25. St. Louis has a team batting average of .247 while opposing hitters are averaging .245 at the plate against Cardinals pitching. On Tuesday, the Cardinals will send Jack Flaherty to the mound. The right-hander this season is 4-5 with an ERA of 3.28, 104 Ks and 30 BBs.

St. Louis is struggling at home having lost 7 of their most recent 10 games at Busch Stadium. At the same time, Colorado has won 7 of its last 10 on the road and is 19-7 overall in its last 26 played. Rockies are the much hotter team and Colorado keeps it going tonight. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Rockies win at nice underdog price 8-3.

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