mlb Game Recap
Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Recap - Rockies Over Cardinals 6-5
Ezequiel Tovar swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 4 runs as his Rockies defeated St. Louis 6-5 at Busch Stadium.
Bettors who backed the Rockies were rewarded as +175 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 8.5.
Victor Vodnik earned the victory for the Rockies, throwing 1.2 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Ezequiel Tovar in the win.
St. Louis's starting pitcher Kyle Gibson worked 6 innings, giving up 8 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 7 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Brendan Donovan in a losing cause.
Colorado outhit their counterparts 12-5 in the game.
The game was closed out by Tyler Kinley who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.