September 5, 2026 · NL West
St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Joshua Báez | Joshua Báez homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. | STL 1, COL 0 |
| T5 | Iván Herrera | Iván Herrera homers (16) on a fly ball to center field. Nathan Church scores. | STL 3, COL 0 |
| B5 | Troy Johnston | Troy Johnston singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Cole Carrigg scores. Troy Johnston to 2nd. Troy Johnston advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by right fielder Jordan Walker. | STL 3, COL 1 |
| B5 | Adael Amador | Adael Amador singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Troy Johnston scores. | STL 3, COL 2 |
| B5 | Jake McCarthy | Jake McCarthy walks. Adael Amador scores. Ezequiel Tovar to 3rd. Wild pitch by pitcher Matthew Liberatore. | STL 3, COL 3 |
| B5 | Connor Norby | Connor Norby singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jake McCarthy scores. | STL 3, COL 5 |
| B5 | TJ Rumfield | TJ Rumfield doubles (27) on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Connor Norby scores. | STL 3, COL 6 |
| T6 | Nolan Gorman | Nolan Gorman doubles (6) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Jordan Beck. Leo Bernal scores. Joshua Báez to 3rd. | STL 4, COL 6 |
| T6 | Thomas Saggese | Thomas Saggese out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Beck. Joshua Báez scores. Nolan Gorman to 3rd. | STL 5, COL 6 |
| B7 | Hunter Goodman | Hunter Goodman singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Ezequiel Tovar scores. Jake McCarthy scores. Connor Norby to 3rd. Hunter Goodman to 2nd. | STL 5, COL 8 |
| B7 | Cole Carrigg | Cole Carrigg singles on a fly ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Connor Norby scores. Hunter Goodman to 3rd. | STL 5, COL 9 |
| B7 | Zac Veen | Zac Veen hits a sacrifice bunt. Hunter Goodman scores. Cole Carrigg to 2nd. Zac Veen to 1st. | STL 5, COL 10 |
| T9 | José Fermín | José Fermín doubles (15) on a line drive to center fielder Jake McCarthy. Thomas Saggese scores. | STL 6, COL 10 |
| T9 | Iván Herrera | Iván Herrera singles on a ground ball to right fielder Mickey Moniak. José Fermín scores. | STL 7, COL 10 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Cardinals
AWAY
7
Matthew Liberatore started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 3–6. Out of the bullpen, Hancel Rincon took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Matthew Liberatore
Starter
4.1
69
5
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Liberatore threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 34 49% 9 3 7 11 4 Curveball 13 19% 0 6 0 5 2 Four-Seam Fastball 12 17% 0 0 3 3 6 Changeup 4 6% 1 0 0 2 1 Cutter 3 4% 1 0 1 1 0 Sinker 2 3% 0 1 0 0 1 Sweeper 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0 - Luis Gastelum Middle 0.2 18 1 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Hancel Rincon Reliever 1.0 30 4 1
- Brycen Mautz Middle 2.0 35 0 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
Rockies
HOME
10
Mason Adams started for Rockies, leaving trailing 0–3. Out of the bullpen, Zach Agnos took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Mason Adams
Starter
4.2
78
3
7
Pitch-by-pitch: what Mason Adams threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 29 37% 4 4 8 7 6 Sinker 19 24% 1 2 7 7 2 Curveball 13 17% 3 6 1 1 2 Sweeper 8 10% 1 1 2 4 0 Changeup 6 8% 0 2 0 1 3 Cutter 3 4% 1 0 0 2 0 - Zach Agnos Middle 0.2 12 2 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Brennan Bernardino Middle 0.2 9 0 0 W inherited 1, stranded 1
- Jaden Hill Setup 1.0 15 0 2 HLD
- Nick Frasso Middle 1.0 12 0 2
- Juan Mejia Middle 0.1 12 2 0
- Jordan Romano Closer 0.2 10 0 1 SV inherited 1, stranded 1
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Norby 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Prieto PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .063 | .126 | |
| Iván Herrera DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .359 | .385 | .744 | HR (16) |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .343 | .461 | .804 | |
| Jordan Walker RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .341 | .499 | .840 | |
| Leo Bernal C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .350 | .409 | .550 | .959 | |
| Joshua Báez LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .286 | .586 | .872 | HR (7) |
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .186 | .265 | .316 | .581 | 2B |
| Thomas Saggese SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .324 | .448 | .772 | 2B, SB |
| José Fermín CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .304 | .354 | .658 | 2B |
| Bryan Torres 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 | .324 | .386 | .710 | |
| Ramón Urías 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .271 | .341 | .612 | |
| Nathan Church CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .285 | .365 | .650 |
HOME · COL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake McCarthy CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .290 | .335 | .476 | .811 | 2 SB |
| Connor Norby 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .225 | .330 | .351 | .681 | |
| Hunter Goodman C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .316 | .530 | .846 | |
| TJ Rumfield 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .387 | .456 | .843 | 2B |
| Zac Veen LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .333 | .514 | .847 | |
| Troy Johnston DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .358 | .405 | .763 | |
| Adael Amador 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .483 | .720 | 1.203 | |
| Ezequiel Tovar SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .260 | .336 | .596 | SB |
| Cole Carrigg CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .344 | .458 | .802 | SB |
| Jordan Beck RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 | .250 | .299 | .549 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 4.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 5.57 | L |
| Luis Gastelum | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4.88 | |
| Hancel Rincon | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 47.25 | |
| Brycen Mautz | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9.00 |
HOME · COL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Adams | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 78 | 3.95 | |
| Zach Agnos | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.60 | |
| Brennan Bernardino | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.51 | W |
| Jaden Hill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4.81 | HLD |
| Nick Frasso | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3.46 | |
| Juan Mejia | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.68 | |
| Jordan Romano | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4.88 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · STL
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.6 R
IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · COL
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 2.8 R
IBBs 3.6 R
Recent form
AWAY · STL
4-6
W1
-12 run diff
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HOME · COL
2-8
L1
-23 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with STL listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.