The St. Louis Cardinals roll into Denver for an 8:10 PM EDT date at Coors Field, a place where baseballs go to launch and pitching staffs go to have their statistics shredded. Matthew Liberatore brings his 5.41 ERA to the mound, which is essentially the statistical equivalent of bringing a plastic shield to a cannon fight. With St. Louis currently operating without Masyn Winn and Andre Pallante, the Cardinals are looking more like a MASH unit than a playoff contender, but at least they aren’t the ones rocking a 5.42 team ERA.
On the other side, Colorado is handing the ball to Mason Adams, who has a 3.00 ERA in his brief nine-inning sample size—a record that is almost certainly too pristine to survive a full night in the thin Denver air. While the Rockies hold a slight edge with a .253 team batting average compared to the Cardinals’ .242, watching these two teams trade runs in a high-scoring fever dream should be the highlight of your evening. Catch the chaos on MLB.TV, Rockies.TV, or Cardinals.TV, and be sure to hop onto StreakChat to make your pick or roast the inevitable defensive blunders.