Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio (8-8) ran into trouble as he failed to make it past the third inning, suffering his eighth loss of the season Tuesday night against the Cardinals. The right-hander surrendered eight runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out two over 2 2/3 innings of an 11-4 defeat.

Nicasio has allowed 16 earned runs combined over his last four starts (18 innings). He is scheduled to make his next start Sunday at home against the Diamondbacks. He is 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA in two starts against Arizona this season.