Marmol ejected as Cardinals hold off Rockies 7-6
Oli Marmol was ejected defending Hancel Rincon in a Doug Eddings hat dispute as the Cardinals held off the Rockies 7-6 at Coors Field, with Willi Castro out and two rehabbing starters progressing before Colorado closes at home.
Carrigg's inside-the-parker wasn't enough
The Rockies lost 7-6 to the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field on September 4, falling to 54-87 on the season. Starter Ryan Feltner worked 5.0 innings, allowing 4 earned runs on 7 hits with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts, and Colorado clawed the game back to a tie late before St. Louis pulled it out.
Cardinals6-7Cole Carrigg went 2-for-5 with a triple, a home run and an RBI — an inside-the-park homer, per Foul Territory TV, that helped tie the game — and TJ Rumfield added a 3-for-4 night with a triple and a homer of his own, per @dgoold. The tying homer set off a dispute that never settled quietly: home-plate umpire Doug Eddings stopped play in Hancel Rincon's MLB debut to fix his hat, and Cardinals manager Oli Marmol was ejected defending Rincon in the scrum that followed, according to Barstool Bush's coverage of the night.
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Willi Castro is not in Friday's lineup against the Cardinals because of plantar fasciitis, Kevin Henry of the Denver Gazette reports — the latest absence for a Rockies infield already thin down the stretch.
Two starters are working back from longer injuries. Kyle Freeland (neck) is scheduled for an up-down bullpen session Saturday, and Jose Quintana (elbow) is in line to begin a rehab assignment next week, both per Henry. Third baseman Kyle Karros has cleared concussion protocol and began a rehab assignment with Double-A Hartford on Thursday, Eli Whitney of Blake Street Banter reports.
Upcoming
Mason Adams (0-0, 3.00 ERA) starts as the Rockies host the Cardinals tonight, opposite Matthew Liberatore (5-13, 5.41 ERA). Adams' last outing came August 30 at Atlanta, where he went 5.0 innings with 2 earned runs and 5 strikeouts in a no-decision; Liberatore allowed 3 earned runs over 5.2 innings with 9 strikeouts in a loss to Pittsburgh the same day.
St. Louis is favored, and the total points to a high-scoring game — a fair read with Liberatore's 5.41 ERA well above Adams' 3.00 and a Rockies lineup that piled up extra-base hits the last time out. Colorado hosts the Cardinals Sunday afternoon, and the Rockies are in New York Tuesday night to face the Yankees.