Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/8/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Cardinals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+110) St. Louis (-132)

The Colorado Rockies (45-70) are on their way to Busch Stadium on Saturday where they will play the St. Louis Cardinals (57-58). The odds on this game have Colorado at +110 and St. Louis opens at -132. The total has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Kyle Freeland and Matthew Liberatore.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are earning 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have earned 554 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .323. The Rockies have compiled 210 doubles as a squad and have hit 130 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 531 RBI's and 998 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average sits at .255. Colorado has a slugging % of .421 and have struck out 999 times, while being walked on 354 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Rockies pitchers have allowed 161 home runs and also 662 runs (30th in the league). Colorado has yielded 1,161 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and 619 earned runs. The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.51 over the course of the season (30th in the league), and the staff has rung up 800 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 369 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.81 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Rockies have sent 343 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 179 base runners for the year with 30.2% of those runners crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have 43 holds over the course of the season (28th in baseball). Rockies pitchers have entered the game with runners on 114 times as well as having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 26 saves this year and have not converted 20 of their 46 save opportunities. The Rockies relievers have a save percentage of 56.5% and have come into the game in 90 save situations.

The Rockies have turned 66.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,105 innings, which has them sitting 30th in MLB. The Colorado Rockies have a total of 3,035 putouts for the season, in addition to 974 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 26th in pro baseball, and have earned 95 double plays.

Freeland has pitched in 1,368 frames and has accumulated 1,037 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.72 (718 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.423. He has allowed 1,532 base knocks (10.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 415 free passes. Freeland (68-100 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.65 and he has faced 5,952 batters in the majors.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .315 and a batting average of .240 on the season. They have struck out on 890 occasions (27th in baseball) and have recorded 924 base hits. St. Louis has 118 long balls on the campaign and 486 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .379 and they are earning 4.34 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have put up 158 two-baggers, while walking 371 times as well as putting up 499 runs.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.340 in addition to having a FIP of 4.12 as a squad for the season. They are sitting at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 986. The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 509 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.12 (470 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.70 (880 strikeouts vs 389 bases on balls). They have relinquished 114 homers and they yield 4.46 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.2% of 183 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 144 times in high leverage situations and also on 126 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 130 save situations, the Cardinals have recorded 74 holds and 21 blown saves. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save percentage of 60.4%, and they have sent 385 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year.

In 9,237 innings on the field, the Cardinals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (18th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 105 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in baseball). The Cardinals have 1,080 assists, 51 errors and have a tally of 3,079 putouts for the season.

During his career, Liberatore has allowed 468 base hits while totaling 379 K's in 442 innings pitched. Liberatore (21-32 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.72 ERA while giving up 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 232 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.402 and a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.49 and he has gone up against 1,918 opposing batters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (-132)

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