
The St Louis Cardinals experienced something not endured by a Major League Baseball team in 14 months: a shutout at the hands of the Colorado Rockies.
The Cardinals could only get five hits and were unable to get past second base at any point in Wednesday afternoon’s 6-0 loss at Coors Field in Denver. The Cardinals’ threat was snuffed quickly, when after starter Tanner Gordon allowed back-to-back walks in the first, he got Willson Contreras to strike out swinging and Nolan Arenado to ground into a forceout. They would only have five base runners the rest of the game, as Gordon went six innings in the win, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out three.
Andre Pallante took the loss for the Cardinals, as he allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks, while recording five punchouts. It was another early letdown for the Redbirds, as Colorado had four RBI singles in the second inning, along with an RBI double in the fifth. Ezequiel Toval had the game’s only home run, delivering a solo shot to right field in the eighth.
The loss not only means that Cardinals dropped a series against the worst team in baseball, but it was also the first time in 220 games that Colorado had shutout an opponent, the third longest drought in the modern era. As a result, the Cardinals are now just a game above .500 at 52-51, 9.5 games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central and 3.5 games behind San Diego for the third wild card spot. Those Padres will pay a visit to Busch Stadium this weekend.