St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/1/2021
St. Louis Cardinals (40-41) vs. Colorado Rockies (34-47)
July 1, 2021 8:40 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado Rockies +125 / St. Louis Cardinals -135; Over/Under: +12
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The St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies meet Thursday in MLB action at Coors Field. The Cardinals look for a win after winning four of their last five games. The Rockies look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The St. Louis Cardinals have scored 17 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last nine games. The Cardinals have lost seven of their last nine games when scoring three or less runs. Tommy Edman leads the Cardinals with 84 hits and 22 RBI while Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt have combined for 156 hits and 94 RBI. Adam Wainwright gets the ball, and he is 6-5 with a 3.59 ERA and 92 strikeouts this season. Wainwright is 11-1 with a 1.41 ERA and 79 strikeouts in his career against the Rockies.
The Colorado Rockies have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Rockies have split their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Raimel Tapia leads the Rockies with 87 hits and 37 RBI while Yonathan Daza and Ryan McMahon have combined for 134 hits and 68 RBI. Antonio Senzatela gets the ball, and he is 2-7 with a 4.76 ERA and 55 strikeouts this season. Senzatela is 2-3 with a 5.70 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his career against the Cardinals.
The Cardinals are 2-7 in their last 9 during game 1 of a series and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Rockies are 8-2 in their last 10 home games and 32-65 in their last 97 games as an underdog. The under is 3-1-2 in Cardinals last 6 overall. The under is 5-2 in Rockies last 7 overall. The Cardinals are 47-19 in the last 66 meetings.
The Cardinals are coming off one of their better series in weeks and they have a solid Wainwright on the mound. Wainwright has been good this season and he’s downright owned the Rockies throughout his career. The Rockies are still a tough team to get behind with confidence and they haven’t had much success with Senzatela this season. Give me the Cardinals.
