Erick Fedde could be making one of his final starts in a Cardinals uniform Tuesday, and it'll come in baseball's toughest place to pitch.
Fedde and the Cardinals continue their series vs. the Rockies in Colorado at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday.
ӣƵ rapped out 15 hits Monday, the team's most in a game in two months and double its average of the past 15 games.
The Cardinals are shopping the right-hander Fedde (3-9, 4.83 ERA), Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold reports.
With baseball's trade deadline just nine days away, Fedde could make at most one more start for the Redbirds, next week at Busch Stadium, if he is dealt this season. He arrived in ӣƵ from the White Sox at last year's deadline, and his contract expires at the end of 2025.
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His last outing, while far from spectacular, was at least an improvement. Fedde gave up three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings vs. Atlanta last week.
In his two July starts, batters are hitting .571 vs. Fedde's sinker, his most-thrown pitch. Fedde has not gotten a single whiff on the pitch in the 40 times he has thrown it this month.
Thankfully for Fedde, Colorado struggles vs. that pitch.
In one Coors Field start as a Cardinal, Fedde permitted one run in 7 innings late last September.
While Coors Field is a notably difficult place for pitchers, Colorado is baseball's third-worst offense at home by Fangraphs' park-adjusted weighted runs created plus.
The Rockies will send out right-hander Bradley Blalock (0-2, 9.97 ERA), who is coming off his best start of his season, giving up just one earned run in 5 2/3 innings vs. Cincinnati 10 days ago.
His ERA is greatly inflated by a May start when he gave up 12 runs, one of two big leaguers to permit 12 runs in a game this season. After that, he went down to Triple-A and has made just the one start since.
ӣƵ is 52-49, tied for third in the National League Central.
Colorado is 24-76, which is three games worse than the Chicago White Sox mark a year ago when the team set a record for futility.
With a win in either of the final two games, ӣƵ will clinch just its second series win in its last six.
How to watch Cardinals at Rockies
When: 7:40 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Coors Field in Denver
TV/radio: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest (); KMOX (1120 AM and 104.1 FM), other stations in the as well as .
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Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Brendan Donovan, LF
2. Iván Herrera, DH
3. Willson Contreras, 1B
4. Nolan Arenado, 3B
5. Masyn Winn, SS
6. Thomas Saggese, 2B
7. Jordan Walker, RF
8. Pedro Pagés, C
9. Victor Scott II, CF
P: Erick Fedde, RHP
ROCKIES
1. Tyler Freeman, DH
2. Mickey Moniak, RF
3. Hunter Goodman, C
4. Jordan Beck, LF
5. Ryan McMahon, 3B
6. Ezequiel Tovar, SS
7. Brenton Doyle, CF
8. Michael Toglia, 1B
9. Adael Amador, 2B
P: Bradley Blalock, RHP
Injury report
Alec Burleson, OF (bruised right foot): Burleson fouled a baseball off the top of his right foot during Monday's victory against the Colorado Rockies. He attempted to run and put weight on the foot but was unable to continue in the game. X-rays taken at Coors Field did not reveal any fracture, Burleson said, and he described a painful contusion on the top of his foot. The ball struck where his protective pad did not cover. Burleson will test the foot Tuesday during pre-game workouts to determine his availability. Updated July 21
Lars Nootbaar, OF (left costochondral sprain): There isn't a timetable yet for the outfield's return because he has been unable to swing a bat without pain, president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said. Nootbaar attempted to play through the pain and he received treatment to subside the inflammation within his rib cage. Neither approach worked, and his production was limited by the injury that now could take several weeks to recover. Updated July 21
Nolan Gorman, 2B/3B (back tightness): Has been making progress and is expected to return before Nootbaar as the soreness in his lower-back subsides. This is a recurring injury for the young infielder, who also dealt with back soreness in previous seasons. Gorman was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday (retroactive to Friday), a day after he scratched from the Cardinals’ starting lineup for their Friday opener in Arizona because of tightness in his back. Before the first half of the season wrapped, Gorman was unavailable from the Cardinals’ bench on July 13 after his “lower back locked up on him,” Marmol said. Updated July 21
Zack Thompson, LHP (shoulder, lat strain): Lefty starter has begun a throwing program designed to strengthen his arm after a long stretch without much activity. The shoulder has responded well and Thompson has felt progress with this program, which had to be restarted because his recovery stalled in May. There is no timetable for his return to the mound. Updated June 19
