By MATT PIKE
The St. Louis Cardinals had won as many games as they needed to in order to make a win streak, winning two games in a row, but the mini streak was snapped on Tuesday evening at Busch Stadium as the Colorado Rockies shutout the Redbirds 3-0.
Hunter Goodman's two run home run in the fourth inning put Colorado up first, scoring Ezequiel Tovar. The Rockies extended the lead the very next inning, adding the only other run they needed in the victory, Kyle Farmer singling home Brenton Doyle. Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland held the Cardinals to five hits over 7 1/3 innings while striking out two and walking two in the win.
Matthew Liberatore took the loss for St. Louis, falling to 6-10 on the season, pitching four innings and giving up all three runs on four hits and striking out three while walking just one. At the plate, of the Cardinals six hits, Brendan Donovan was 2-for-4. Nolan Gorman was 1-for-2 with a double after coming on as a defensive replacement for Willson Contreras in the sixth inning.
St. Louis and Colorado wrap up their series tomorrow. Michael McGreevy (4-2, 4.40 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against former Cardinal Austin Gomber (0-6, 6.52 ERA) for the Rockies. First pitch is at 1:15pm with coverage being joined around 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).
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