St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/6/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, September 6, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-152) Colorado (+126)

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (54-86) will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (70-71) on Sunday. The odds on this game have St. Louis at -152 while Colorado is coming in at +126. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Kyle Leahy and Tanner Gordon.

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As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 15th in baseball. They have accounted for 633 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .316. The Cardinals have hit 199 doubles as a squad and have hit 150 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 615 RBI's as well as 1,149 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .242. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .384 and have been rung up 1,110 times, while being walked on 447 occasions.

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The Cardinals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.24 so far this season (20th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,113 batters. Cardinals pitchers have given up 140 home runs in addition to 642 runs in total (19th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 484 opposing players and their FIP is 4.08 as a team on the year. St. Louis has conceded 1,212 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 592 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.35.

The Cardinals relievers have earned a save percentage of 62.1% and have entered the game in 162 save situations. They have earned 41 saves so far this year and have blown 25 of 66 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 212 runners for the season with 38.7% of them earned a run for their team. Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 143 times and also have had 175 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 478 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have racked up 92 holds so far this year (4th in the league).

The Cardinals have transformed 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,316 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 23rd in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 3,772 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,306 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which is 4th in MLB, and they have turned 136 double plays.

Leahy (15-8 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.35 and he has faced 1,114 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 255 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 81 walks. His earned run average is 3.40 (101 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.257. Leahy has taken the hill for 267 frames and is sitting with 233 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Colorado Rockies have recorded a team OBP of .323 and a batting average of .253 this season. They have been rung up on 1,220 occasions (8th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,204 base knocks. Colorado has recorded 154 HRs this year as well as 630 runs batted in. The Rockies hold a slugging % of .415 and they have an average of 4.68 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have notched 254 doubles, while walking 448 times as well as earning 655 runs.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.516 and have a FIP of 4.79 as a team over the course of the season. They come in at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,404. The Colorado pitching staff have given up 795 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.42 (742 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 6.90 (951 strikeouts against 462 bases on balls). They have surrendered 188 homers and they allow 5.81 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Sitting with 111 save situations, the Rockies have earned 56 holds in addition to 22 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 53 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of 217 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 137 times in high leverage situations and also on 141 occasions with runners on. They sit at 22nd in the league holding a save percentage of 58.5%, and they have sent 429 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 113 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in baseball). The Rockies have accrued 1,177 assists, 89 errors and have notched a total of 3,695 putouts this year. In 11,085 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 66.9% (30th in MLB).

Gordon (7-18 career mark) is the owner of a 6.25 earned run average and has surrendered 11.7 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.10 and he has faced 880 hitters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 137 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.499 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.2. So far in his MLB career, Gordon has given up 257 base knocks while he has earned 160 strikeouts in 197 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+126)

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