{"id":475590,"date":"2026-08-09T03:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T07:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/match-preview-rockies-vs-cardinals-game-forecast-and-analysis-sunday-august-9-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T05:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T09:22:03","slug":"match-preview-rockies-vs-cardinals-game-forecast-and-analysis-sunday-august-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/match-preview-rockies-vs-cardinals-game-forecast-and-analysis-sunday-august-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Preview: Rockies vs Cardinals Game Forecast and Analysis &#8211; Sunday, August 9, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/COL.png\" alt=\"Colorado Rockies logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Colorado Rockies<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/STL.png\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>St. Louis Cardinals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+145<\/span><span>O\/U: 9.5<br \/>(+100\/-120)<\/span><span>-165<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Colorado Rockies Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Hunter Goodman &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+110\/-145)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Hunter Goodman has a ton of pop (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that&#8217;s always far from assured (30.2% K%).  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