Tanner Gordon’s 6 scoreless innings help Rockies beat Cardinals for their 1st shutout of the season

Tanner Gordon pitched six scoreless innings and Ezequiel Tovar hit a home run to help the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Wednesday and win back-to-back series for the first time since Sept. 13-18, 2024.The Rockies’ first shutout since May 15, 2024 ended a record streak of 220 games since they last kept an opponent from scoring.

Gordon (2-2) gave up four hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Jimmy Herget threw two innings of one-hit relief before Tyler Kinley pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. The trio combined for Colorado’s first shutout of the season.

The Rockies hit five consecutive singles in their four-run second inning off St. Louis starter Andre Pallante (5-7) and Jordan Beck added an RBI double in the fifth to make it 5-0. Tovar’s solo shot in the eighth capped the scoring.

Germán Márquez, who was scheduled to start for Colorado, was moved to the 15-day IL earlier Wednesday due to right biceps tendinitis.

The Cardinals snapped their streak of scoring at least four runs in 11 straight games at Coors Field since Oliver Marmol became manager in 2021.

Up next
Sonny Gray (9-4, 4.04 ERA) is set to pitch for St. Louis on Thursday against Yu Darvish (0-2, 6.08) in the first of four games against San Diego.

First pitch for Thursday’s game is set for 6:45 with pregame coverage by Ameren Total Access beginning at 5:50. Thurday’s game can be heard on KTLO AM 1240.

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