The Cardinals beat the Rockies 10-8 on Sunday afternoon at Coors Field. Cooper Hjerpe (1-0) picked up the win in relief in his MLB debut. Hjerpe pitched 4 innings allowing 0 hits, 0 runs with 6 strikeouts, and 0 walks. Hjerpe is also the 1st Cardinals reliever to pick up a win his MLB debut since Nick Greenwood on June 16, 2014, against the New York Mets. The last Cardinals reliever to win on the road in his MLB debut? John Costello on June 2, 1988, against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Nolan Gorman hit his (9th) home run.

Nathan Church (48), Leo Bernal 2(6), Joshua Baez (16), Gorman 2(31), Ivan Herrera 2(64), and Alec Burleson (103) all had RBI’s.

George Soriano picked up his (3rd) save.

The Cardinals are now 72-72.

The Cardinals travel to San Francisco for a three-game series against the Giants (Monday-Wednesday).

The starting pitching matchups are

Michael MicGreevy (6-9), 3.97 ERA, 147.1 innings, 102 strikeouts, 40 walks, and a whip of 1.26 vs Logan Webb (8-8), 4.21 ERA, 149.2 innings, 119 strikeouts, 38 walks, and a whip of 1.16.

Quinn Mathews (1-2), 4.38 ERA, 24.2 innings, 24 strikeouts, 12 walks, and a whip of 1.58 vs Londen Roupp (8-13), 4.17 ERA, 144.2 innings, 137 strikeouts, 68 walks, and a whip of 1.29.

Andre Pallante (12-6), 3.51 ERA, 141 innings, 98 strikeouts, 45 walks, and a whip of 1.24 vs Blade Tidwell (0-2), 4.43 ERA, 42.2 innings, 36 strikeouts, 18 walks, and a whip of 1.24.