. Carpenter doubled twice in the first, had another in the third and lined his fourth in the seventh on a day when St. Louis pounded out 16 hits. The first baseman wound up 4 for 5 with two RBIs.Gomber threw six efficient innings and the Cardinals took two of three from the Rockies in a series between NL playoff contenders. Colorado began the day tied with Arizona atop the NL West.The score was 6-0 before many of the fans even had time to settle into their seats. The Cardinals sent 11 batters to the plate in a wild first and had seven hits off Tyler Anderson, including a two-run homer by Tyler O'Neill. Anderson later intentionally walked Yairo Munoz to get to Gomber, who bounced a high hopper for an infield hit. A hustling Harrison Bader scored from second.Anderson (6-7) was booed as he walked off the mound after allowing six runs and getting just two outs. He was replaced by Chad Bettis.Wearing ''Big G'' on the back of his uniform as part of Players' Weekend, Gomber (4-0) allowed two runs, one earned, and five hits to become the first left-handed Cardinals starter to win at Coors Field since Kent Mercker on July 24, 1999.The win was the 19th this month for the Cardinals. The club record for August is 25 set in 1942, but the team played 33 games that month.Despite St. Louis leading 10-2 after three innings, the crowd predominantly stayed around. This provided a big incentive: A screening of ''The Sandlot'' at the ballpark following the game.Anderson has been tinkering with a new release point to better utilize his 6-foot-3 frame. He hasn't won since July 4, and has a 15.09 ERA over his last three outings.TRAINER'S ROOMCardinals: RHP Mike Mayers was placed on the 10-day DL with shoulder inflammation and RHP Dominic Leone (right arm nerve irritation) was activated from the 60-day DL. Leone pitched a perfect ninth. ... 2B Kolten Wong wasn't in the starting lineup a day after straining his left hamstring running out a grounder.Rockies: OF Charlie Blackmon was rested.EXPOUNDING ON EXPANDING ROSTERSAlthough active rosters are expanding at the end of the month, manager Bud Black would like to see a cap on the number that can be used on game day. For instance, a maximum of 27.''Now you're talking,'' Black said. ''For five months, you play a certain roster and then at the most critical time of the year you have all this weaponry, potentially, at your disposal. I don't know if that's right.'' UP NEXTCardinals: RHP Jack Flaherty (7-6, 2.97 ERA) takes the mound Tuesday when the Cardinals open a three-game series against Pittsburgh. Flaherty needs six strikeouts to reach 150 and tie Paul Dean (1934) for sixth-most in a season for a rookie in Cardinals history.Rockies: Start a two-game series Monday at the Los Angeles Angels. RHP Jon Gray (10-7, 4.67) goes for Colorado.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
StubHubStubHubCardinals look to bounce back against Rockies 1h ago• 3 min read DENVER -- The St. Louis Cardinals' long road winning streak came to a crashing halt Saturday night.Now they will try to win the rubber game of their series with the Colorado Rockies on Sunday and capture their ninth straight series.Two left-handers will start Sunday, Austin Gomber (3-0, 2.98) for the Cardinals against Tyler Anderson (6-6, 4.45).The Rockies (71-58) erupted for a season-high eight runs on 10 hits in the eighth inning Saturday and blasted the Cardinals 9-1, just their fifth loss in 23 games this month and first by more than one run.Cardinals starter John Gant gave up one run in seven innings, a pinch-hit homer in the seventh by former Cardinal Matt Holliday. Rockies starter German Marquez pitched seven scoreless innings before the Cardinals tied the game in the eighth."Just a good old-fashioned pitchers dual in a hitters ballpark," Cardinals interim manager Mike Schildt said. "We went to the bullpen, and they've been great. One of those days. Those days are going to happen. We're not going to think too much about it. Just move forward." The Cardinals (72-58) saw their nine-game road winning streak ended. They had not won 10 straight road games since they set and tied the club record of 12 straight victories on the road in 1941 and 1944.The last time the Cardinals won more than eight straight series was 2009 when they won 10 in a row.Gomber made his major league debut June 2 and pitched one scoreless inning against Colorado in relief on Aug. 1 at St. Louis. This will be his second appearance against the Rockies, and he'll be the first rookie left-hander for the Cardinals to start at Coors Field since Marco Gonzales made his major league debut there on June 25, 2014.The Cardinals have won all five of Gomber's starts, and he is 2-0, 2.73 in those games, limiting opponents to a .216 batting average, .685 OPS and two home runs in 26 1/3 innings.Gomber was not involved in the decision Monday at Los Angeles, where he gave up two runs in five innings in St. Louis' 5-3 win over the Dodgers."He's got weapons to pitch, obviously," Shildt said. "He's in attack mode most all the time. He's a really good competitor. He's developing a slider-cutter that's helping him against the lefties a little bit more. He's elevating with his fastball, throws to both sides of the plate, always has, really well. He's got a good changeup. So, he's got all the pitches to give us a quality start." The Rockies have lost the past six games started by Anderson, who is 0-3, 6.88 in that stretch while allowing 10 home runs in 34 innings and an .876 OPS by opposing hitters. In his last start Tuesday against San Diego, Anderson allowed a season-high 10 hits, including two homers, and four runs in 6 1/3 innings and lost 4-3."It isn't like he's lacking his stuff," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "The location's been bad. The changeup's been pretty effective, but the fastball and the cutter have not been his norm. He's the type of guy that has got to locate. His margin for error's a little bit less than Marquez or Jon (Gray.) So, he's got to locate the ball. But he's able to do that." Anderson, who has made eight starts since he last won July 4 against San Francisco, has yielded 26 home runs in 147 2/3 innings, tied for the most in the National League this season.He's 0-1, 4.15 in two starts against the Cardinals, including one this year. Anderson had a no-decision in Colorado's 5-4 loss in 10 innings at St. Louis on July 30, allowing three hits, three walks and four runs in six innings.
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