DENVER -- Nolan Arenado's breakthrough at the plate paved the way for Jorge De La Rosa's milestone victory.
De La Rosa pitched seven strong innings to tie a Rockies record for wins, Arenado homered against the top road pitcher in the majors, and Colorado hung on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Tuesday night following another rain delay at Coors Field.
"It's awesome. It shows he's been in the game a long time and he's competed and done a good job," Arenado said of De La Rosa, who earned his 72nd win with Colorado, tying Aaron Cook for the team record. "When he's on, we have a great chance to win."
De La Rosa had to be on in his matchup with Michael Wacha, who entered 6-0 away from home with a 1.59 ERA, best in the majors.
It appeared Wacha, protecting a 2-0 lead, was going to improve that mark until Arenado followed Carlos Gonzalez's sixth-inning single with his 15th homer.
"I just got on top of it," Arenado said. "That's obviously not where he wanted to throw it. Thank God I was able to take advantage of it. But he's a great pitcher. His stuff is really good. He made one mistake, I guess."
The start of the game was delayed more than an hour because of heavy thunder showers.
With the score tied at 2 in the seventh, pinch-hitter Wilin Rosario, who was batting for De La Rosa, singled off Wacha. One out later, DJ LeMahieu doubled to the center-field wall, scoring Rosario.
Wacha intentionally walked Troy Tulowitzki and was relieved by Randy Choate, who promptly gave up an RBI single to Gonzalez.
Peter Bourjos homered in the eighth off reliever Boone Logan, and the Cardinals later loaded the bases with two outs but Yadier Molina flied out to end the inning.
Wacha (8-2) matched a career high with 10 strikeouts but gave up four runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings.
"I felt good the whole night," he said. "I just left some pitches over the middle of the plate and they didn't miss them. I've got to do a better job of making better pitches in those situations."
De La Rosa (3-2) allowed two runs and three hits while striking out eight.
"It feels really good to be tied now with Aaron Cook," De La Rosa said. "He was a really good pitcher for this franchise and I'm glad to be there."
The Cardinals were without slugging left fielder Matt Holliday, who went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps. He was injured Monday night when he tripped and took a hard fall trying to chase down a fly ball.
St. Louis broke up a scoreless tie in the fifth. Jon Jay reached second base when Randal Grichuk was caught in a rundown between third and second on Jay's fielder's choice. Bourjos followed with a run-scoring single.
Jhonny Peralta upped the Cardinals' lead in the sixth when he connected for his 10th homer, a solo shot off the lower rim of the second deck.
The Rockies evened the score when Arenado drove an 0-1 pitch from Wacha deep into the left-field bleachers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: Manager Mike Matheny said the team will wait to see how Holliday progresses in the coming days before trying to determine a timetable for his return. St. Louis filled his roster spot by recalling RHP Miguel Socolovich.
Rockies: RHP LaTroy Hawkins, on the 15-day disabled list since April 22 because of right biceps tendinitis, could be getting close to returning. He pitched a scoreless eighth inning Tuesday night for Triple-A Albuquerque.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Carlos Martinez (6-2) seeks his fourth straight win when he starts Wednesday's series finale.
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (2-0) has had quality starts in each of his five starts since being recalled on May 14.
De La Rosa pitched seven strong innings to tie a Rockies record for wins, Arenado homered against the top road pitcher in the majors, and Colorado hung on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Tuesday night following another rain delay at Coors Field.
"It's awesome. It shows he's been in the game a long time and he's competed and done a good job," Arenado said of De La Rosa, who earned his 72nd win with Colorado, tying Aaron Cook for the team record. "When he's on, we have a great chance to win."
De La Rosa had to be on in his matchup with Michael Wacha, who entered 6-0 away from home with a 1.59 ERA, best in the majors.
It appeared Wacha, protecting a 2-0 lead, was going to improve that mark until Arenado followed Carlos Gonzalez's sixth-inning single with his 15th homer.
"I just got on top of it," Arenado said. "That's obviously not where he wanted to throw it. Thank God I was able to take advantage of it. But he's a great pitcher. His stuff is really good. He made one mistake, I guess."
The start of the game was delayed more than an hour because of heavy thunder showers.
With the score tied at 2 in the seventh, pinch-hitter Wilin Rosario, who was batting for De La Rosa, singled off Wacha. One out later, DJ LeMahieu doubled to the center-field wall, scoring Rosario.
Wacha intentionally walked Troy Tulowitzki and was relieved by Randy Choate, who promptly gave up an RBI single to Gonzalez.
Peter Bourjos homered in the eighth off reliever Boone Logan, and the Cardinals later loaded the bases with two outs but Yadier Molina flied out to end the inning.
Wacha (8-2) matched a career high with 10 strikeouts but gave up four runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings.
"I felt good the whole night," he said. "I just left some pitches over the middle of the plate and they didn't miss them. I've got to do a better job of making better pitches in those situations."
De La Rosa (3-2) allowed two runs and three hits while striking out eight.
"It feels really good to be tied now with Aaron Cook," De La Rosa said. "He was a really good pitcher for this franchise and I'm glad to be there."
The Cardinals were without slugging left fielder Matt Holliday, who went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps. He was injured Monday night when he tripped and took a hard fall trying to chase down a fly ball.
St. Louis broke up a scoreless tie in the fifth. Jon Jay reached second base when Randal Grichuk was caught in a rundown between third and second on Jay's fielder's choice. Bourjos followed with a run-scoring single.
Jhonny Peralta upped the Cardinals' lead in the sixth when he connected for his 10th homer, a solo shot off the lower rim of the second deck.
The Rockies evened the score when Arenado drove an 0-1 pitch from Wacha deep into the left-field bleachers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: Manager Mike Matheny said the team will wait to see how Holliday progresses in the coming days before trying to determine a timetable for his return. St. Louis filled his roster spot by recalling RHP Miguel Socolovich.
Rockies: RHP LaTroy Hawkins, on the 15-day disabled list since April 22 because of right biceps tendinitis, could be getting close to returning. He pitched a scoreless eighth inning Tuesday night for Triple-A Albuquerque.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Carlos Martinez (6-2) seeks his fourth straight win when he starts Wednesday's series finale.
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (2-0) has had quality starts in each of his five starts since being recalled on May 14.
8:40PM,EDT,June 9,2015
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Wong struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki singled to right, LeMahieu to third. | 0 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Tulowitzki out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Reynolds walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Grichuk popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Jay grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| McKenry struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnes grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Bourjos flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Wacha flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Wong bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| De La Rosa lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| McKenry lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Grichuk singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Grichuk to second on wild pitch by De La Rosa. | 0 | 0 |
| Jay grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Grichuk out at third, Jay to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bourjos singled to center, Jay scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Bourjos caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Wacha grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Barnes struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| De La Rosa grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Blackmon singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Wong lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Peralta homered to right center (426 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Tulowitzki fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| González singled to left center. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado homered to left center (430 feet), González scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| McKenry struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Molina struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Jay struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Barnes struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Rosario hit for De La Rosa. | 2 | 2 |
| Rosario singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Blackmon lined out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| LeMahieu doubled to deep center, Rosario scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Tulowitzki intentionally walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Choate relieved Wacha. | 2 | 3 |
| González singled to left, LeMahieu scored, Tulowitzki to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Maness relieved Choate. | 2 | 4 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Logan relieved De La Rosa. | 2 | 4 |
| Bourjos homered to center (450 feet). | 3 | 4 |
| Cruz hit for Maness. | 3 | 4 |
| Cruz walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Wong hit by pitch, Cruz to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Oberg relieved Logan. | 3 | 4 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Reynolds walked, Cruz to third, Wong to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Molina flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Belisle pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Belisle relieved Maness. | 3 | 4 |
| Paulsen walked. | 3 | 4 |
| McKenry struck out looking. Paulsen picked off first, catcher to first. | 3 | 4 |
| Barnes struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Axford relieved Oberg. | 3 | 4 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Jay grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| Bourjos walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Heyward hit for Belisle. | 3 | 4 |
| Heyward grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Wong 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .303 | .356 | .468 |
| Carpenter 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .294 | .385 | .510 |
| Peralta SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .315 | .374 | .525 |
| Reynolds 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | .259 | .331 | .374 |
| Molina C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .275 | .324 | .326 |
| Grichuk RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .261 | .286 | .477 |
| Jay LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .225 | .303 | .264 |
| Bourjos CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .263 | .336 | .421 |
| Wacha P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .143 | .182 | .190 |
Choate P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
Maness P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Cruz PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .237 | .293 | .289 |
Belisle P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Heyward PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .251 | .295 | .379 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 149 | |||
| a-walked for S Maness in the 8th b-grounded to second for M Belisle in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Peralta (10, 6th inning off De La Rosa 0 on, 2 Out); Bourjos (2, 8th inning off Logan 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Bourjos 2 (8), Peralta (35) 2-out RBI: Peralta Cardinals RISP: 1-6 (Jay 0-2, Bourjos 1-1, Molina 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Peralta 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Reynolds (2, 2nd base off De La Rosa/McKenry) CS: Bourjos (6, 2nd base by De La Rosa/McKenry) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Molina-Reynolds). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The start of the game was delayed 1 hour and 7 minutes due to rain. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 33,731 (66.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Todd Tichenor, Second Base - Tim Welke, Third Base - Mike Everitt |
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