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Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Recap - Rockies Over Cardinals 6-5
Colorado grabbed a 6-5 win over St. Louis on Wednesday, as Jimmy Herget was credited with a win at Busch Stadium.
Bettors who backed the Rockies were rewarded as +190 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 8.
Jimmy Herget earned the victory for the Rockies, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Braxton Fulford in the win.
St. Louis's starting pitcher JoJo Romero worked 1 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Lars Nootbaar in a losing cause.
Colorado enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 12-9 advantage in hits.
Victor Vodnik pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.
Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face Arizona looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head home to face New York.