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MLB · September 4, 2026

St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Final — September 4, 2026

Friday, September 4 · 8:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
-2-12-1+2+3-4-1+5+2-1
Game by game
-10+2+12-6-2-1-1-1+2+1
4-6
Last 10
4-6
-9
Net
-4
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
2 days
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 Cardinals visited the Rockies on Friday, September 4 at 8:41 PM ET.

The total closed at 11, down from 11.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Cardinals -130, Rockies +110) prices the Cardinals at 54% and the Rockies at 46%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Colorado Rockies 6

St. Louis Cardinals won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Colorado Rockies +1.5): Colorado Rockies covered.
  • Combined score 13 vs the closing total of 11: Over.
  • St. Louis Cardinals closed at -130 on the moneyline (a 54% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRockies +1.5 (-140)
Cardinals -1.5 (+115)
CloseRockies +1.5 (-140)
Cardinals -1.5 (+115)
Totaldown 0.5
Open11.5 (o -108 / u -112)
Close11 (o -114 / u -106)
Moneyline
OpenCardinals -136 55%
Rockies +115 45%
CloseCardinals -130 54%
Rockies +110 46%

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 22 times since 2023: the Cardinals won 11 and the Rockies 11.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 9, 2026Rockies 4, Cardinals 7
Cardinals won


Aug 8, 2026Rockies 8, Cardinals 6
Rockies won


Aug 7, 2026Rockies 2, Cardinals 3
Cardinals won


Aug 13, 2025Rockies 6, Cardinals 5
Rockies won


Aug 12, 2025Rockies 3, Cardinals 0
Rockies won


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

Teams

St. Louis Cardinals

Colorado Rockies

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