The Cardinals continued their slow start to the season with a 7-4 loss to the Rockies in Denver. The game was tied at two heading into the bottom of the fourth before Colorado took the lead for good on a pair of run-scoring hits. Steven Matz fell to 0-and-2 after surrendering six runs on nine hits in five-and-two-thirds innings. Jordan Walker had a hit and now has a hitting streak of ten games to start his career. The Cardinals are 3-and-7, and they send Miles Mikolas to the mound against Colorado tonight.
The Cardinals are 3-7, four games out of first in NL Central and in fifth place.