Colorado @ St. Louis preview

Last Meeting ( Jul 31, 2018 ) Colorado 6, St. Louis 3

The Colorado Rockies finished a torrid July on a winning note and look to carry their success into a new month when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday for the third contest of their four-game series. The Rockies posted a 6-3 victory on Tuesday to finish the month with a 17-6 record, and their .739 winning percentage fell just shy of the franchise mark for any month (.750 in June 2009).

All-Star Charlie Blackmon belted a two-run homer in Tuesday's triumph and is 19-for-55 with three blasts during his 13-game hitting streak. Carlos Gonzalez also launched a two-run shot and has registered three multi-hit performances in his last five games - a stretch during which he has gone 9-for-19 with a homer and four doubles. Matt Carpenter continued his power surge for the Cardinals with his 11th homer of July, which was his seventh leadoff shot of the season and the 22nd of his career. Paul DeJong was hitless in four at-bats on Tuesday and is 0-for-13 with six strikeouts over his last three games.

TV: 8:15 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain (Colorado), FS Midwest (St. Louis)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rockies LH Kyle Freeland (9-6, 3.13 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Luke Weaver (6-9, 4.70)

Freeland limited Oakland to five hits over six scoreless innings in his last turn as he won his third straight decision. The 25-year-old has settled for no-decisions in each of his last four road outings and is 3-4 with a 3.64 ERA in 12 turns away from home this season. Freeland allowed three runs and eight hits over six innings on May 27, 2017 to lose his lone career start against St. Louis.

Weaver defeated the Chicago Cubs in his last turn as he allowed two runs and eight hits in six innings. The 24-year-old has given up eight runs over his last four starts after being battered by Atlanta for eight - and 10 hits - in 4 2/3 frames. Weaver was roughed up for six runs and seven hits over two innings while losing his lone career start against the Rockies on Sept. 21, 2016.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Cardinals traded OF Tommy Pham and $500,000 in international bonus pool money to Tampa Bay for OF Justin Williams, LHP Genesis Cabrera and RHP Roel Ramirez.

2. Colorado All-Star SS Trevor Story recorded two hits on Tuesday and batted .358 with 11 two-hit efforts in July.

3. St. Louis placed RHP Carlos Martinez (shoulder) on the 10-day disabled list and recalled LHP Tyler Webb and OF Tyler O'Neill from Triple-A Memphis.

PREDICTION: Rockies 8, Cardinals 3