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Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Final — August 8, 2026

Saturday, August 8 · 7:16 PM ET
Last 10 games
-9-1-2+2+6+7-4-2-4-1
Game by game
-8+1-2-2-4+4+6-2+2+1
3-7
Last 10
5-5
-8
Net
-4
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
796 mi1,280 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Rockies visited the Cardinals on Saturday, August 8 at 7:16 PM ET.

The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rockies +138, Cardinals -159) prices the Rockies at 41% and the Cardinals at 59%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Colorado Rockies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Colorado Rockies won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (St. Louis Cardinals -1.5): Colorado Rockies covered.
  • Combined score 14 vs the closing total of 8.5: Over.
  • Colorado Rockies closed at +138 on the moneyline (a 41% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenCardinals -1.5 (+135)
Rockies +1.5 (-164)
CloseCardinals -1.5 (+135)
Rockies +1.5 (-164)
Totalno move
Open8.5 (o -117 / u +100)
Close8.5 (o -114 / u -105)
Moneyline
OpenRockies +135 41%
Cardinals -160 59%
CloseRockies +138 41%
Cardinals -159 59%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 20 times since 2023: the Rockies won 10 and the Cardinals 10.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 7, 2026Rockies 2, Cardinals 3
Cardinals won


Aug 13, 2025Rockies 6, Cardinals 5
Rockies won


Aug 12, 2025Rockies 3, Cardinals 0
Rockies won


Aug 11, 2025Rockies 2, Cardinals 3
Cardinals won


Jul 23, 2025Cardinals 0, Rockies 6
Rockies won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Colorado Rockies

St. Louis Cardinals

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