St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/4/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, September 4, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-122) Colorado (+102)

The St. Louis Cardinals (70-70) are traveling to Coors Field on Friday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (54-86). The moneyline on this game has St. Louis at -122 and Colorado is sitting at +102. The over/under is 8. The men taking the mound are Andre Pallante and Ryan Feltner.

The Cardinals have earned 198 doubles as a unit and have hit 150 baseballs out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging % of .385 and have been called out on strikes 1,100 times, while drawing a walk on 446 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 15th in MLB. They have 613 RBI's as well as 1,137 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .241. They have 631 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .315.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Cardinals pitchers have relinquished 140 long balls and also 639 runs (19th in baseball). St. Louis has allowed 1,206 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 589 earned runs. The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.24 for the season (20th in the league), and they have rung up 1,105 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 476 opposing players and their FIP is 4.08 as a unit this year.

Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 143 times in addition to having 171 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 89 holds this season (5th in MLB). The Cardinals bullpen have a save percentage of 63.1% and stepped onto the hill in 158 save situations. They have compiled 41 saves so far this year and have not converted 24 out of their 65 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 212 runners for the year and 38.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Cardinals have dispatched 474 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 3,747 putouts on the year, as well as 1,299 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which is 4th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 136 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,241 innings on the diamond, ranking them 23rd in the majors.

Pallante has taken the mound for 596 innings and is sitting with 418 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.15 (275 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.378. He has given up 600 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 221 walks. Pallante (36-35 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.09 and he has faced 2,547 hitters in the majors.

The Rockies have a team SLG% of .415 and they score 4.68 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have hit 254 doubles, while taking a walk 448 times as well as racking up 655 runs. Colorado has knocked in 154 HRs on the campaign as well as 630 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,220 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,204 base hits. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .253 so far this season.

The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 795 runs this year while holding an ERA of 5.42 (742 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 188 homers and they surrender 5.81 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.516 in addition to having a FIP of 4.79 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 6.90 (951 strikeouts against 462 free passes). They rank 30th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,404.

Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.4% out of 217 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 137 times in high leverage situations in addition to 141 occasions with runners on. With 111 save situations, the Rockies have 56 holds in addition to 22 blown saves. They rank 22nd in baseball holding a save rate of 58.5%, and they have sent 429 relievers onto the diamond for the season.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 113 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The Rockies have accrued 1,177 assists, 89 errors and have earned 3,695 putouts this season. In their 11,085 innings on the field, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (30th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Feltner has given up 467 base hits while accumulating 367 punch outs in 440 innings. He has given up a total of 262 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.462 and a FIP of 5.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and he has faced 1,944 hitters during his career. Feltner (14-35 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 5.35 earned run average while giving up 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+102)

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