St. Louis also got a jolt from September call-ups: Victor Scott II is back up from Memphis for his speed off the bench, and rookie Quinn Mathews turned in his first big-league win with a 7-strikeout outing against Pittsburgh. Colorado, meanwhile, is leaning on whatever it can find — outfielder TJ Rumfield delivered a go-ahead 2-run homer on September 1 that snapped a franchise-record 10-game home losing streak at Coors.
Neither club is walking into this finale with a settled series story. St. Louis and Colorado still have two games to play against each other on September 4 and 5 before this one, so whatever record and momentum either side carries into Sunday will look different by the time first pitch arrives at 1:10 PM MT.
St. Louis is missing pieces up the middle — Masyn Winn (thumb) and JJ Wetherholt (wrist) are both on the 10-day IL, with Winn reportedly nearing a return. Colorado has its own attrition, with Kris Bryant still shelved for the season and Kyle Karros only just beginning a rehab assignment. For a Rockies team that's spent most of 2026 auditioning replacement parts, that thin depth chart is as much the story as the win-loss record — and it's part of why Coors' altitude keeps this an offense-friendly building even when the home lineup isn't.