ST. LOUIS — — Austin Gomberpitched out of trouble for six innings against his former team and Ezequiel Tovarhad a sacrifice fly for the game’s only run to lift the Colorado Rockies over the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 on Sunday.
St. Louis went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position and stranded 15 overall.
Gomber (9-8) gave up six hits and struck out two. The left-hander was part of the trade that sent star third baseman Nolan Arenado from Colorado to St. Louis in February 2021. Gomber escaped a bases-loaded jam by getting Tyler O’Neill to ground out in the fifth.
Cardinals starter Zack Thompson (2-4) allowed two hits in four innings. He struck out eight, but got stuck with the loss because the Cardinals couldn’t get anyone across the plate.
St. Louis RHP Miles Mikolas (6-7, 4.29 ERA) pitches against Rays RHP Zach Eflin (12-6, 3.46) on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series at Tampa Bay.