ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies will look to bounce back from a shutout loss when they face the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night at Busch Stadium III. The Cardinals enter the game at 58-59, while the Rockies are 46-70. The weather forecast calls for rain and a game-time temperature of 72 degrees. St. Louis is coming off a 3-1 win at the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Andre Pallante earned the victory, allowing one run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts. Riley O’Brien and George Soriano each contributed a scoreless inning of relief. Pallante is the scheduled starter for St. Louis. Over his past four appearances, the right-hander has a 2-2 record, including a seven-inning shutout performance against Cincinnati on July 25 in which he struck out eight. Colorado is coming off a 4-0 loss to Tampa Bay on Wednesday. Tomoyuki Sugano took the loss, surrendering three runs over five innings. He is the scheduled starter for the Rockies. Sugano has gone 3-1 in his last four starts. His most recent win came July 31 against Kansas City, when he allowed one run over 6 2/3 innings. In his last start before that, he threw 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs in a victory at Milwaukee on July 24. The Rockies have lost four of their past six games. The Cardinals have won four of their past six. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 4-3 final score in favor of St. Louis, and its ELO system gives the Cardinals a 66.10 percent chance to win. St. Louis is a -1.5 favorite on the run line, with an over/under of 8.5. Colorado’s recent struggles have been pronounced, as the Rockies have dropped two straight to Tampa Bay by a combined 13-1 margin. Before that, they took three consecutive games from Kansas City. St. Louis enters with momentum after taking two of three from the Yankees in New York. The teams will meet again Saturday and Sunday at Busch Stadium to continue the three-game series. Following the series, Colorado travels to Arizona for three games, while St. Louis returns home to host Philadelphia.