PHILADELPHIA -- Eddie Butler gave the Rockies another strong start. Oh, and Nolan Arenado and the offense pitched in, too.
Arenado, Michael McKenry and Ben Paulsen each homered Saturday and Butler tied his career high by going six innings, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 victory over the slumping Philadelphia Phillies.
Butler (3-5) allowed one run and four hits. He struck out three and walked one in an emergency start, helping the Rockies win for the sixth time in seven games. Colorado pitching has allowed 15 earned runs over the seven games.
"When you get good starting pitching, the rest of the game falls into place," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said.
Cesar Hernandez homered and Ryan Howard had an RBI double for Philadelphia, which lost its sixth straight and fell a season-worst 13 games under .500.
"We were getting the big hit and we've lacked that in the cold streak," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said.
Jorge De La Rosa was scheduled to start for the Rockies, but the left-hander was scratched Saturday morning because of a cut on his left middle finger that cost him his second straight start.
"He was throwing strikes, had a good fastball and had confidence in his changeup," Weiss said of Butler. "Our starters have done a really good job lately."
Butler, making his 13th career start, had been 0-4 with a 6.00 ERA in his last five starts.
"I was just following (McKenry, the catcher) and trying to attack the zone," Butler said. "Guys were really playing well behind me, and they also were hitting balls out of the park."
John Axford pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save. Cody Asche and Jeff Francoeur led off the inning with singles, but Axford retired the next three batters.
Aaron Harang (4-5) gave up two runs and four hits in six innings. The right-hander entered with the lowest home ERA (0.61) in the majors, and the two runs he allowed were as many as he yielded in his previous four starts combined at Citizens Bank Park this season.
The 37-year-old still pitched well enough to win, but the Philadelphia's tepid offense couldn't do much off of Butler.
"You just can got out there and do what you can do to contribute to your team," Harang said.
The Phillies have scored 11 runs during their losing streak.
"It's pretty good hitting weather and we have guys capable," Sandberg said.
After Howard's hit gave Philadelphia a 1-0 lead in the first, red-hot Arenado and McKenry hit solo shots in the second to put the Rockies up a run. Harang said they were good pitches and credited the hitters.
"We knew Harang would be tough," Weiss said. "The two home runs early as big for us."
Arenado finished 2 for 4 with a pair of RBI and is batting .458 with four homers and 12 RBI in his last six games.
Paulsen led off the seventh against right-hander Luis Garcia with a 421-foot drive off the base of the second deck in right field.
Pinch-hitter Rafael Ynoa put the Rockies up 4-1 with an RBI single later in the seventh.
WHAT A PLAY
Freddy Galvis made a highlight-reel defensive play in the seventh when he ranged to his left to snare Charlie Blackmon's grounder up the middle before making a behind-the-back flip to Chase Utley for the force of Ynoa at second base.
FAN HELPS FRANCOEUR
Francoeur reached second base in the eighth inning on a ground-rule double. A fan reached over the railing and tried to catch the ball while it was still in play, blocking left fielder Brandon Barnes from an opportunity to catch it. Umpires confirmed the double after reviewing the play to see if it was a home run.
BETANCOURT'S ILLNESS
Hernandez had a pinch-hit homer leading off the eighth against Rafael Betancourt. Betancourt followed by walking Ben Revere and then was lifted with flu-like symptoms. Weiss and the Rockies trainer came to the mound after the walk and Betancourt departed following a brief conversation.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: De La Rosa (1-2, 6.51) is now scheduled to start Tuesday's home game against the Dodgers.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Jordan Lyles (2-5, 5.10) looks to get through a start healthy after leaving two of his last three due to injury. He bruised his pitching hand on May 13 and sprained his left big toe in his last outing. In four road starts this year, Lyles is 1-2 with a 6.00 ERA.
Phillies: RHP Jerome Williams (3-4, 5.33) tries to close out May on a good note after struggling to a 1/3 mark with a 6.53 ERA in six starts this month entering Sunday's series finale against the Rockies. Williams was the loser during Philadelphia's 7-3 defeat at Colorado May 21 when he allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings.
Arenado, Michael McKenry and Ben Paulsen each homered Saturday and Butler tied his career high by going six innings, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 victory over the slumping Philadelphia Phillies.
Butler (3-5) allowed one run and four hits. He struck out three and walked one in an emergency start, helping the Rockies win for the sixth time in seven games. Colorado pitching has allowed 15 earned runs over the seven games.
"When you get good starting pitching, the rest of the game falls into place," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said.
Cesar Hernandez homered and Ryan Howard had an RBI double for Philadelphia, which lost its sixth straight and fell a season-worst 13 games under .500.
"We were getting the big hit and we've lacked that in the cold streak," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said.
Jorge De La Rosa was scheduled to start for the Rockies, but the left-hander was scratched Saturday morning because of a cut on his left middle finger that cost him his second straight start.
"He was throwing strikes, had a good fastball and had confidence in his changeup," Weiss said of Butler. "Our starters have done a really good job lately."
Butler, making his 13th career start, had been 0-4 with a 6.00 ERA in his last five starts.
"I was just following (McKenry, the catcher) and trying to attack the zone," Butler said. "Guys were really playing well behind me, and they also were hitting balls out of the park."
John Axford pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save. Cody Asche and Jeff Francoeur led off the inning with singles, but Axford retired the next three batters.
Aaron Harang (4-5) gave up two runs and four hits in six innings. The right-hander entered with the lowest home ERA (0.61) in the majors, and the two runs he allowed were as many as he yielded in his previous four starts combined at Citizens Bank Park this season.
The 37-year-old still pitched well enough to win, but the Philadelphia's tepid offense couldn't do much off of Butler.
"You just can got out there and do what you can do to contribute to your team," Harang said.
The Phillies have scored 11 runs during their losing streak.
"It's pretty good hitting weather and we have guys capable," Sandberg said.
After Howard's hit gave Philadelphia a 1-0 lead in the first, red-hot Arenado and McKenry hit solo shots in the second to put the Rockies up a run. Harang said they were good pitches and credited the hitters.
"We knew Harang would be tough," Weiss said. "The two home runs early as big for us."
Arenado finished 2 for 4 with a pair of RBI and is batting .458 with four homers and 12 RBI in his last six games.
Paulsen led off the seventh against right-hander Luis Garcia with a 421-foot drive off the base of the second deck in right field.
Pinch-hitter Rafael Ynoa put the Rockies up 4-1 with an RBI single later in the seventh.
WHAT A PLAY
Freddy Galvis made a highlight-reel defensive play in the seventh when he ranged to his left to snare Charlie Blackmon's grounder up the middle before making a behind-the-back flip to Chase Utley for the force of Ynoa at second base.
FAN HELPS FRANCOEUR
Francoeur reached second base in the eighth inning on a ground-rule double. A fan reached over the railing and tried to catch the ball while it was still in play, blocking left fielder Brandon Barnes from an opportunity to catch it. Umpires confirmed the double after reviewing the play to see if it was a home run.
BETANCOURT'S ILLNESS
Hernandez had a pinch-hit homer leading off the eighth against Rafael Betancourt. Betancourt followed by walking Ben Revere and then was lifted with flu-like symptoms. Weiss and the Rockies trainer came to the mound after the walk and Betancourt departed following a brief conversation.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: De La Rosa (1-2, 6.51) is now scheduled to start Tuesday's home game against the Dodgers.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Jordan Lyles (2-5, 5.10) looks to get through a start healthy after leaving two of his last three due to injury. He bruised his pitching hand on May 13 and sprained his left big toe in his last outing. In four road starts this year, Lyles is 1-2 with a 6.00 ERA.
Phillies: RHP Jerome Williams (3-4, 5.33) tries to close out May on a good note after struggling to a 1/3 mark with a 6.53 ERA in six starts this month entering Sunday's series finale against the Rockies. Williams was the loser during Philadelphia's 7-3 defeat at Colorado May 21 when he allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings.
Coverage: CSN
3:05 PM ET, May 30, 2015
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Revere lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Utley reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Howard doubled to deep right, Utley scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Franco grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| González flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado homered to left (415 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Paulsen fouled out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| McKenry homered to left (380 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Barnes popped out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Asche flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Francoeur grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Ruiz struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Blackmon flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| LeMahieu singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Harang grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Revere singled to shallow left. | 2 | 1 |
| Revere stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Utley walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Howard grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| González grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Arenado struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Franco grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Asche grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Francoeur flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| McKenry struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Barnes grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Ruiz singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Harang bunted into double play, pitcher to shortstop to second, Ruiz out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| Revere grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Blackmon hit by pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| LeMahieu flied out to center, Blackmon to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| González safe at first on error by shortstop Galvis, Blackmon to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Arenado fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Utley grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Howard grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Garcia pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| García relieved Harang. | 2 | 1 |
| Paulsen homered to right (413 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| McKenry struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Barnes doubled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Ynoa hit for Butler. | 3 | 1 |
| Diekman relieved García. | 3 | 1 |
| Ynoa singled to right, Barnes scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Blackmon grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ynoa out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| De Fratus relieved Diekman. | 4 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, -1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Oberg relieved Butler. | 4 | 1 |
| Franco popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Asche grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Francoeur hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 4 | 1 |
| Ruiz lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ken Giles pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Giles relieved De Fratus. | 4 | 1 |
| Tulowitzki doubled to deep right. | 4 | 1 |
| González grounded out to pitcher, Tulowitzki to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Arenado singled to shallow right center, Tulowitzki scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| McKenry flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Betancourt relieved Oberg. | 5 | 1 |
| Hernández hit for Giles. | 5 | 1 |
| Hernández homered to right (369 feet). | 5 | 2 |
| Revere walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Logan relieved Betancourt. | 5 | 2 |
| Galvis flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Utley grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Revere safe at second on error by third baseman Arenado. | 5 | 2 |
| Howard struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Brown relieved Logan. | 5 | 2 |
| Hundley catching. | 5 | 2 |
| Franco grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Utley out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Philadelphia | COL | PHI |
| Gómez relieved Giles. | 5 | 2 |
| Hernández at third base. | 5 | 2 |
| Barnes singled to shallow center. | 5 | 2 |
| Hundley grounded out to pitcher, Barnes to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Blackmon sacrificed to pitcher, Barnes to third. | 5 | 2 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | COL | PHI |
| Axford relieved Brown. | 5 | 2 |
| Asche singled to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Francoeur singled to center, Asche to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Ruiz lined out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Hernández grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Francoeur out at second, Asche to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Hernández to second on fielder's indifference. | 5 | 2 |
| Revere struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .257 | .338 | .434 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .325 | .376 | .414 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .284 | .302 | .457 |
| González RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .212 | .291 | .321 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .285 | .328 | .552 |
| Paulsen 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .359 | .419 | .667 |
| McKenry C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .255 | .375 | .447 |
Brown P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Axford P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Barnes LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .379 | .400 | .552 |
| Butler P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Ynoa PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 | .316 | .364 |
Oberg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Logan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Hundley C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .350 | .492 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 159 | |||
| a-singled to right for E Butler in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Barnes (5, García); Tulowitzki (16, Giles) HR: Arenado (11, 2nd inning off Harang 0 on, 1 Out); McKenry (2, 2nd inning off Harang 0 on, 2 Out); Paulsen (3, 7th inning off García 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Arenado 2 (33), McKenry (6), Paulsen (8), Ynoa (5) S: Blackmon 2-out RBI: McKenry Rockies RISP: 3-7 (LeMahieu 0-1, Arenado 1-2, Ynoa 1-1, Tulowitzki 0-1, González 1-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Arenado (4, ground ball) DP: 1 (Butler-Tulowitzki-LeMahieu). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA |
| Attendance | 23,510 (53.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:23 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Scott Barry, First Base - Ted Barrett, Second Base - Chris Conroy, Third Base - Angel Hernandez |
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