Colorado Rockies vs. St Louis Cardinals game discussion: Kyle Leahy vs. Tanner Gordon

In a game filled with excitement and anticipation, the Colorado Rockies will face off against the St. Louis Cardinals in an important rubber match. If the Rockies emerge victorious, they will tie the season series at 3-3. The Rockies have played 19 rubber matches this season and have a winning percentage of .316, placing them behind the Boston Red Sox (.263) in this category.

Seven of their rubber match losses have come by a margin of two runs or fewer, and they have a record of 3-5 in home rubber matches (3-8 on the road). The last time the Rockies won three consecutive rubber matches was on May 7-June 25, 2023. Tanner Gordon (1-4, 5.18 ERA) will start for the Rockies. Gordon was on a winning streak before a rain delay interrupted his last outing, allowing only three hits and scoring one run in five innings.

He has faced the Cardinals twice (one start) and holds a 1-1 record with a 1.93 ERA in 9.1 innings. Gordon will take on Kyle Leahy (10-4, 3.13 ERA) from Colorado Mesa and Boulder. Leahy, a fourth-year MLB player, made 98 appearances from 2023-2025, but only started one game last September against the Chicago Cubs, where he pitched three perfect innings with a strikeout.

In his most recent game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Leahy pitched three innings, allowing one run on four hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Leahy has faced the Rockies six times in his career, including a start on August 7th at St. Louis, where he is 2-0 with a 4.05 ERA in 13.1 innings. The game is set to tip off at 1:10pm MT on TV, with coverage on Rockies.TV, KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM, and KNRV 1150 (Spanish). The lineups can be found on Viva El Birdos.