NEW YORK -- Now that they've reached .500, Jorge De La Rosa and the Colorado Rockies want to see what's on deck.
De La Rosa earned his 100th career victory and Colorado eventually caught up with Bartolo Colon, beating the New York Mets 7-2 on a rainy Saturday night for its fifth straight win.
The Rockies matched their longest winning streak of the season, improved to 12-4 since the All-Star break and are within four games of the second NL wild-card spot.
"We know we have enough talent," De La Rosa said.
Said manager Walt Weiss: "Next thing in our sights, chase down that wild card."
Colorado won despite losing NL home run leader Trevor Story to a jammed left thumb. The rookie shortstop hurt it on a scrambling slide in the fourth, jarred it again moments later diving for a ball and exited early.
X-rays on Story were negative. Rockies trainer Keith Dugger said Story might benefit from a day out of the starting lineup, but didn't envision any serious problems.
"He's going to be sore," Weiss said.
On the day the Mets retired Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza's No. 31, the Mets tied their longest skid of the season with a fourth loss in a row. The 43-year-old Colon (9-6) faltered in his first start on three days' rest since 2005, and slugger Yoenis Cespedes left in midgame because of a nagging quad injury.
"What is it, four in a row? That's not going in the right direction," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "But, as I told them last night, if we win the next four, we can forget about it."
"Right now we got to win the next three here. That's the next goal is to come out tomorrow and play a good game. We've still got to come here every day and grind it out," he said.
Collins was ejected in the ninth after umpires overturned their original call and took away a home run from Wilmer Flores, ruling a fan reached over the wall and prevented left fielder David Dahl from making a catch.
"I was going to catch it," Dahl said.
DJ LeMahieu drove in three runs and Dahl hit his second homer since making his big league debut this week, helping the Rockies reach .500 for the first time since late May.
Colorado's push toward playoff position has been boosted by its 6-0 mark against the Mets. Last year, the Rockies were 0-7 against them.
De La Rosa (7-7) gave up two runs in six innings and was part of Colorado pitchers retiring the last 16 batters. He is 100-82 lifetime.
"He's kind of the poster boy for how you pitch and succeed at Coors Field," Weiss said.
Justin Ruggiano had an adventuresome time after signing with New York earlier in the day. Cut by Texas on Tuesday, the veteran major league joined the Mets when they put infielder Jose Reyes on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left ribcage.
Ruggiano got a hit, but also overran a ball in center field for an error and was thrown out stealing on a replay reversal. He also was involved in a play that tilted the game.
Colon held Colorado hitless until Nolan Arenado singled with one out in the fourth. Carlos Gonzalez followed with a drive to right-center and Ruggiano ran a long way and made a diving try on the warning track, only to have the ball glance off his glove for a double.
Story followed with an infield hit and when the throw to first got away, he tried to advance and was thrown out. Dahl then lined a two-run homer for a 3-2 lead.
Charlie Blackmon doubled twice and set up LeMahieu's two-run single in the fifth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: OF Ryan Rayburn didn't start for the second straight day, but singled as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. His left knee was bruised Friday night when he was hit by a ball during batting practice.
Mets: Cespedes left after grounding out to end the fifth. He stepped gingerly leaving the batter's box and jogged down the line. Collins said the Mets will give days off if need be, hoping he can avoid the DL.
QUALITY AND QUANTITY
De La Rosa turned in the 19th quality start by a Colorado pitcher in July, tying the team record for a month set in June 2009.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (9-6, 5.19) is 5-1 in his last nine starts. Colorado has supported him with nearly seven runs a game over that span.
Mets: RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-5, 2.45) is 1/3 in his past five starts. The All-Star won his only career start vs. the Rockies last year.
Colorado Rockies
De La Rosa earned his 100th career victory and Colorado eventually caught up with Bartolo Colon, beating the New York Mets 7-2 on a rainy Saturday night for its fifth straight win.
The Rockies matched their longest winning streak of the season, improved to 12-4 since the All-Star break and are within four games of the second NL wild-card spot.
"We know we have enough talent," De La Rosa said.
Said manager Walt Weiss: "Next thing in our sights, chase down that wild card."
Colorado won despite losing NL home run leader Trevor Story to a jammed left thumb. The rookie shortstop hurt it on a scrambling slide in the fourth, jarred it again moments later diving for a ball and exited early.
X-rays on Story were negative. Rockies trainer Keith Dugger said Story might benefit from a day out of the starting lineup, but didn't envision any serious problems.
"He's going to be sore," Weiss said.
On the day the Mets retired Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza's No. 31, the Mets tied their longest skid of the season with a fourth loss in a row. The 43-year-old Colon (9-6) faltered in his first start on three days' rest since 2005, and slugger Yoenis Cespedes left in midgame because of a nagging quad injury.
"What is it, four in a row? That's not going in the right direction," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "But, as I told them last night, if we win the next four, we can forget about it."
"Right now we got to win the next three here. That's the next goal is to come out tomorrow and play a good game. We've still got to come here every day and grind it out," he said.
Collins was ejected in the ninth after umpires overturned their original call and took away a home run from Wilmer Flores, ruling a fan reached over the wall and prevented left fielder David Dahl from making a catch.
"I was going to catch it," Dahl said.
DJ LeMahieu drove in three runs and Dahl hit his second homer since making his big league debut this week, helping the Rockies reach .500 for the first time since late May.
Colorado's push toward playoff position has been boosted by its 6-0 mark against the Mets. Last year, the Rockies were 0-7 against them.
De La Rosa (7-7) gave up two runs in six innings and was part of Colorado pitchers retiring the last 16 batters. He is 100-82 lifetime.
"He's kind of the poster boy for how you pitch and succeed at Coors Field," Weiss said.
Justin Ruggiano had an adventuresome time after signing with New York earlier in the day. Cut by Texas on Tuesday, the veteran major league joined the Mets when they put infielder Jose Reyes on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left ribcage.
Ruggiano got a hit, but also overran a ball in center field for an error and was thrown out stealing on a replay reversal. He also was involved in a play that tilted the game.
Colon held Colorado hitless until Nolan Arenado singled with one out in the fourth. Carlos Gonzalez followed with a drive to right-center and Ruggiano ran a long way and made a diving try on the warning track, only to have the ball glance off his glove for a double.
Story followed with an infield hit and when the throw to first got away, he tried to advance and was thrown out. Dahl then lined a two-run homer for a 3-2 lead.
Charlie Blackmon doubled twice and set up LeMahieu's two-run single in the fifth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: OF Ryan Rayburn didn't start for the second straight day, but singled as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. His left knee was bruised Friday night when he was hit by a ball during batting practice.
Mets: Cespedes left after grounding out to end the fifth. He stepped gingerly leaving the batter's box and jogged down the line. Collins said the Mets will give days off if need be, hoping he can avoid the DL.
QUALITY AND QUANTITY
De La Rosa turned in the 19th quality start by a Colorado pitcher in July, tying the team record for a month set in June 2009.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (9-6, 5.19) is 5-1 in his last nine starts. Colorado has supported him with nearly seven runs a game over that span.
Mets: RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-5, 2.45) is 1/3 in his past five starts. The All-Star won his only career start vs. the Rockies last year.
7:10PM,EDT,July 30,2016
Citi Field, New York, New York
Citi Field, New York, New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bartolo Colon pitching for New York | COL | NYM |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | COL | NYM |
| Granderson lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Walker singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Walker stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Flores singled to left, Walker scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Flores out at second on runner's fielder's choice. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bartolo Colon pitching for New York | COL | NYM |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Story grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Dahl grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | COL | NYM |
| Cabrera walked. | 0 | 1 |
| d'Arnaud singled to left center, Cabrera to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Ruggiano struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Johnson singled to center, Cabrera scored, d'Arnaud to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Colón struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Granderson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bartolo Colon pitching for New York | COL | NYM |
| Reynolds safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Flores. | 0 | 2 |
| Hundley lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| De La Rosa struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | COL | NYM |
| Walker flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Céspedes walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Flores popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to third, Céspedes out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bartolo Colon pitching for New York | COL | NYM |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Arenado singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| González doubled to deep center, Arenado to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Story reached on infield single to shortstop, Arenado scored, González to third, Story out stretching at second. | 1 | 2 |
| Dahl homered to right (406 feet), González scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Reynolds popped out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | COL | NYM |
| d'Arnaud flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Ruggiano singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Adames at shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Johnson singled to shallow right, Ruggiano to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Ruggiano caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Colón struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bartolo Colon pitching for New York | COL | NYM |
| Hundley singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| De La Rosa bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, Hundley out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| Blackmon doubled to deep right, De La Rosa to third. | 3 | 2 |
| LeMahieu singled to center, De La Rosa and Blackmon scored, LeMahieu to second on error by center fielder Ruggiano. | 5 | 2 |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| González intentionally walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Adames flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | COL | NYM |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Walker popped out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| Céspedes grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Seth Lugo pitching for New York | COL | NYM |
| Lugo relieved Colón. | 5 | 2 |
| Johnson in left field. | 5 | 2 |
| Loney at first base. | 5 | 2 |
| Dahl grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | COL | NYM |
| Flores flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Cabrera popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| d'Arnaud flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Seth Lugo pitching for New York | COL | NYM |
| Descalso hit for De La Rosa. | 5 | 2 |
| Descalso walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Blackmon doubled to deep right, Descalso to third. | 5 | 2 |
| LeMahieu hit sacrifice fly to right, Descalso scored, Blackmon to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Arenado hit sacrifice fly to center, Blackmon scored. | 7 | 2 |
| González struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Colorado | COL | NYM |
| Logan relieved De La Rosa. | 7 | 2 |
| Ruggiano flied out to right. | 7 | 2 |
| Johnson grounded out to first. | 7 | 2 |
| Loney lined out to right. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Seth Lugo pitching for New York | COL | NYM |
| Adames grounded out to second. | 7 | 2 |
| Dahl struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| Reynolds grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | NYM |
| Lyles relieved Logan. | 7 | 2 |
| Granderson grounded out to third. | 7 | 2 |
| Walker flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| Nimmo hit for Lugo. | 7 | 2 |
| Nimmo flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Bastardo pitching for New York | COL | NYM |
| Bastardo relieved Lugo. | 7 | 2 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| Raburn hit for Lyles. | 7 | 2 |
| Raburn singled to right. | 7 | 2 |
| Blackmon walked, Raburn to second. | 7 | 2 |
| LeMahieu lined out to center, Raburn to third. | 7 | 2 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Gonzalez Germen pitching for Colorado | COL | NYM |
| Germen relieved Lyles. | 7 | 2 |
| Flores flied out to left. | 7 | 2 |
| Cabrera popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 2 |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to second. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Colorado Rockies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .305 | .366 | .473 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .323 | .387 | .468 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .279 | .347 | .554 |
| González RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .317 | .370 | .550 |
| Story SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .272 | .341 | .567 |
Adames SS
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .183 | .288 | .266 |
| Dahl LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .348 | .375 | .609 |
| Reynolds 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .271 | .346 | .439 |
| Hundley C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .249 | .332 | .428 |
| De La Rosa P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .130 | .200 | .130 |
a-Descalso PH
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .310 | .412 | .430 |
Logan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Lyles P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Raburn PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .224 | .306 | .424 |
Germen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 156 | |||
| a-walked for J De La Rosa in the 7th b-singled to right for J Lyles in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: González (24, Colón); Blackmon 2 (21, Lugo, Colón) HR: Dahl (2, 4th inning off Colón 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Story (72), Dahl 2 (3), LeMahieu 3 (37), Arenado (79) SF: LeMahieu, Arenado 2-out RBI: Dahl 2 Rockies RISP: 3-10 (Hundley 0-1, Story 1-1, LeMahieu 1-2, De La Rosa 0-1, Dahl 1-1, Blackmon 0-1, Adames 0-1, Arenado 0-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 38 minute delay. |
| MGR COLLINS EJECTED BOT 9TH (ARGUING REPLAY) |
| SS STORY (HAND) LEFT GAME BOT 4TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Citi Field, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 42,207 (100.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:09 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alan Porter, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - John Tumpane, Third Base - Chris Guccione |
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