The Colorado Rockies rockied St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Kyle Lohse around with four runs int he first inning alone as they went on to beat the Cardinals by the score of 9-3. With the win, the Rockies were able to manage a split in the four game series with the Cardinals.
Jorge De La Rosa pitched 5 2/3 innings to pick up the win for the Rockies. He allowed five hits and two runs in the five plus innings of action. Manny Corpas tossed 1 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball in relief of De La Rosa which was nice to see. Matt Herges came in for Corpas and pitched one inning while allowing one run. Taylor Buchholz pitched the final inning without allowing a run.
Garrett Atkins and Chris Iannetta both finished the game with two rbi. Iannetta continues to hit the ball very good at the plate for the Rockies. Todd Helton, Ryan Spilborghs, Clint Barmes, and De La Rosa all had one rbi in the game.
