DENVER -- Boosted by a couple of stellar rookie pitchers, the Colorado Rockies are on top of the National League in the final days of May.
German Marquez pitched into the sixth inning, Gerardo Parra hit a three-run homer and the Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Sunday.
Parra finished with three hits as the Rockies won a series for the 12th time this season. They have dropped two and split two others.
"That's all we want to do, win series and keep going. It's our mindset," catcher Tony Wolters said. "We're not just saying it, we're doing it."
Colorado's longest winning streak this season is four games, a feat accomplished just twice this season. With Sunday's victory, the Rockies have won six of eight largely behind a young staff that has grown up quickly.
Marquez (4-2) allowed two runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. He went 4-1 in May to help the Rockies' rookie starters finish 12-3 for the month for the most wins by rookie starting pitchers since Oakland got 11 in September 2009, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
"We've been pretty steady on the mound, we're playing sound and we have some guys that are hitting the ball," manager Bud Black said.
The Rockies have done it against good teams, too. They have won series against two other division leaders as well as two of their closest competitors in the NL West.
"We're on fire right now," Parra said. "The big point is we're getting great starting pitching."
Colorado built a 4-0 lead on Alexi Amarista's run-scoring groundout in the second and Parra's drive in the fourth off Lance Lynn (4-3).
"The pitch to Parra didn't move the way as much as I would like," Lynn said. "It spun a little bit on me and he put a good swing on it."
St. Louis got back into it on homers from Jedd Gyorko and Greg Garcia in the sixth. Tommy Pham's solo shot to center off Chris Rusin in the seventh made it 4-3.
Colorado tacked on four runs in the eighth off Matt Bowman, two on Wolters' single before John Brebbia got the final out in his major league debut.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: 2B Kolten Wong was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left elbow strain, retroactive to Saturday. Wong was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup.
IMPRESSIVE DEBUT
Paul DeJong's first swing in the major leagues was a memorable one. DeJong, called up to take Wong's roster spot, hit a 1-0 pitch off Greg Holland into the seats in left field in the ninth with his parents in the stands.
He is the ninth player in St. Louis history to homer in his first career at-bat and the first since pitcher Mark Worrell did it on June 5, 2008.
"I was just looking for a fastball in after a first-pitch ball," DeJong said. "He slipped me something down in an area I wanted and put a pretty good swing on it."
ROAD TO RECOVERY
Rockies right-hander Jon Gray, on the disabled list since April 14 with a stress fracture in his left foot, threw for the first time without a boot. Black said Gray threw 30 to 35 pitches Sunday morning and will do more baseball activities this week.
"Most of the work he's going to do is strengthening the leg," Black said. "There's been things he hasn't been able to do because he's in that boot, strength-training things that all players need."
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Mike Leake (5-2, 1.91 ERA) will make his second straight start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. Leake, who leads the NL in ERA, allowed one run in eight innings in a 6-1 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday night.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (4-6, 4.50 ERA) will open a four-game, home-and-home series with Seattle on Monday. Chatwood has earned a decision in each of his 10 starts this season.
St. Louis Cardinals
German Marquez pitched into the sixth inning, Gerardo Parra hit a three-run homer and the Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Sunday.
Parra finished with three hits as the Rockies won a series for the 12th time this season. They have dropped two and split two others.
"That's all we want to do, win series and keep going. It's our mindset," catcher Tony Wolters said. "We're not just saying it, we're doing it."
Colorado's longest winning streak this season is four games, a feat accomplished just twice this season. With Sunday's victory, the Rockies have won six of eight largely behind a young staff that has grown up quickly.
Marquez (4-2) allowed two runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. He went 4-1 in May to help the Rockies' rookie starters finish 12-3 for the month for the most wins by rookie starting pitchers since Oakland got 11 in September 2009, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
"We've been pretty steady on the mound, we're playing sound and we have some guys that are hitting the ball," manager Bud Black said.
The Rockies have done it against good teams, too. They have won series against two other division leaders as well as two of their closest competitors in the NL West.
"We're on fire right now," Parra said. "The big point is we're getting great starting pitching."
Colorado built a 4-0 lead on Alexi Amarista's run-scoring groundout in the second and Parra's drive in the fourth off Lance Lynn (4-3).
"The pitch to Parra didn't move the way as much as I would like," Lynn said. "It spun a little bit on me and he put a good swing on it."
St. Louis got back into it on homers from Jedd Gyorko and Greg Garcia in the sixth. Tommy Pham's solo shot to center off Chris Rusin in the seventh made it 4-3.
Colorado tacked on four runs in the eighth off Matt Bowman, two on Wolters' single before John Brebbia got the final out in his major league debut.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: 2B Kolten Wong was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left elbow strain, retroactive to Saturday. Wong was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup.
IMPRESSIVE DEBUT
Paul DeJong's first swing in the major leagues was a memorable one. DeJong, called up to take Wong's roster spot, hit a 1-0 pitch off Greg Holland into the seats in left field in the ninth with his parents in the stands.
He is the ninth player in St. Louis history to homer in his first career at-bat and the first since pitcher Mark Worrell did it on June 5, 2008.
"I was just looking for a fastball in after a first-pitch ball," DeJong said. "He slipped me something down in an area I wanted and put a pretty good swing on it."
ROAD TO RECOVERY
Rockies right-hander Jon Gray, on the disabled list since April 14 with a stress fracture in his left foot, threw for the first time without a boot. Black said Gray threw 30 to 35 pitches Sunday morning and will do more baseball activities this week.
"Most of the work he's going to do is strengthening the leg," Black said. "There's been things he hasn't been able to do because he's in that boot, strength-training things that all players need."
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Mike Leake (5-2, 1.91 ERA) will make his second straight start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. Leake, who leads the NL in ERA, allowed one run in eight innings in a 6-1 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday night.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (4-6, 4.50 ERA) will open a four-game, home-and-home series with Seattle on Monday. Chatwood has earned a decision in each of his 10 starts this season.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Fowler doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham flied out to right, Fowler to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gyorko grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Blackmon flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Díaz flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond singled to right, Parra to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Amarista grounded out to third, Parra scored, Desmond to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Wolters lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Fryer flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Lynn lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Fowler singled to right center. | 0 | 1 |
| Pham grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Fowler out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Márquez grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Blackmon singled to shallow center. | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Blackmon out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Carpenter lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Gyorko struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Díaz singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Garcia struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Arenado walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Reynolds singled to center, Arenado to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Parra homered to right (388 feet), Arenado and Reynolds scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Amarista struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Wolters flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Grichuk lined out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Fryer reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 4 |
| Lynn sacrificed to catcher, Fryer to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Fowler reached on infield single to shortstop, Fryer to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Pham walked, Fowler to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Carpenter grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Márquez singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Blackmon sacrificed to pitcher, Márquez to second. | 0 | 4 |
| LeMahieu lined out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Arenado flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Gyorko homered to center (429 feet). | 1 | 4 |
| Díaz grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Garcia homered to center (447 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Fryer doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 4 |
| Peralta hit for Lynn. | 2 | 4 |
| Rusin relieved Márquez. | 2 | 4 |
| Peralta lined out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Lyons pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Lyons relieved Lynn. | 2 | 4 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Parra singled to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Desmond flied out to right, Parra to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Amarista grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Pham homered to center (439 feet). | 3 | 4 |
| Carpenter grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Ottavino relieved Rusin. | 3 | 4 |
| Story at shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| Gyorko walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Díaz struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Lyons pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Story flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| Blackmon flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Garcia grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Grichuk fouled out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Fryer lined out to pitcher. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Bowman pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Bowman relieved Lyons. | 3 | 4 |
| LeMahieu singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| LeMahieu to second on wild pitch by Bowman. | 3 | 4 |
| Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, LeMahieu to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Reynolds singled to right, LeMahieu scored, Arenado to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Parra grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Reynolds to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Desmond grounded into fielder's choice to third, Arenado out at home, Reynolds to third, Parra to second. | 3 | 5 |
| González hit for Ottavino. | 3 | 5 |
| González hit sacrifice fly to left, Reynolds scored, Parra to third, Desmond to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Wolters singled to left, Parra and Desmond scored. | 3 | 8 |
| Brebbia relieved Bowman. | 3 | 8 |
| Story lined out to left. | 3 | 8 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Holland relieved Ottavino. | 3 | 8 |
| DeJong hit for Brebbia. | 3 | 8 |
| DeJong homered to left (393 feet). | 4 | 8 |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Pham flied out to right. | 4 | 8 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .228 | .319 | .430 |
| Pham LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .333 | .410 | .621 |
| Carpenter 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .224 | .366 | .447 |
| Gyorko 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .322 | .377 | .570 |
| Díaz SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .266 | .299 | .413 |
| Garcia 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .261 | .370 | .362 |
| Grichuk RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .222 | .276 | .377 |
| Fryer C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .219 | .286 | .313 |
| Lynn P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .056 | .105 | .056 |
a-Peralta PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .195 | .250 | .195 |
Lyons P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Bowman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Brebbia P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-DeJong PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 144 | |||
| a-lined out to center for L Lynn in the 6th b-homered to left for J Brebbia in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Fowler (6, Márquez); Fryer (3, Márquez) HR: Gyorko (8, 6th inning off Márquez 0 on, 0 Out); Garcia (1, 6th inning off Márquez 0 on, 1 Out); Pham (5, 7th inning off Rusin 0 on, 1 Out); DeJong (1, 9th inning off Holland 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Gyorko (21), Garcia (3), Pham (14), DeJong (1) S: Lynn Cardinals RISP: 1-6 (Peralta 0-1, Carpenter 0-2, Fowler 1-1, Pham 0-1, Gyorko 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Díaz-Garcia-Carpenter). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 48,372 (96% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - John Tumpane |
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