Arenado homers as Rockies beat Cardinals 6

De La Rosa turned in another solid outing against the Cardinals and Nolan Arenado homered in the Rockies’ 6-2 win on Saturday night.

“It was like I won the lottery”, he said.

Billy Pierce, a seven-time All-Star pitcher who played in two World Series and retired after spending most of his 18 years in the majors with the Chicago White Sox, has died at the age of 88.

Paulsen added a 436-foot home run to centre in the sixth and smashed a two-run double in the seventh. “Coming here, instantly makes you a better ballplayer”.

The St. Louis Cardinals continue their four-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium tonight. St. Louis still has a major league-best 39-16 home record.

St. Louis wraps up the week hosting the Colorado Rockies this weekend.

NOTES: St. Louis traded for bullpen assist Friday, buying RHP from Milwaukee for minor league OF Malik Collymore. In the third, Jason Heyward once again shows why he’s a Golden Glove Award victor.

Then, Piscotty came through with his RBI single to give the Cardinals their second run of the game. It’s the 20th time in his career that Peralta has gone yard in consecutive games.

Right-hander Jonathan Broxton made his Cardinals debut, pitching a flawless eighth. But, the Cardinals tied it 5-5 in the bottom of the inning, as the Matt Carpenter Show continued with a solo home run. Arenado had just one homer in July. An anemic Rockies offense failed to do much of anything outside of the sixth inning and Scott Oberg takes his second loss of the year. The Rockies now lead the Cardinals 4-1.

Wacha did not allow more than one baserunner in any inning. He then walked Michael McKenry, and Drew Stubbs singled with no outs. De La Rosa has also appeared to be at ease on the road this season, posting a 4-2 mark with a 3.07 ERA while allowing the opposition to bat just.

Wacha, who had given up 10 runs over 11 innings in his previous two starts, retired seven in a row at one point. He struck out five hitters. Yadi was up next, facing a five-man infield, and worked a 3-0 count. Lynn ended up loading the bases on a double, an intentional walk and a single, but he was able to strike out Charlie Blackmon, who had tripled and doubled earlier, for the third out.

St. Louis: RHP John Lackey (9-6, 2.78) will face Cincinnati RHP Anthony DeSclafani (6-7, 3.75) in the first of a three-game set in Cincinnati on Tuesday. It was the first time in five career starts against the Rockies that Lynn has eaten the loss.

Axford started his assignment on Thursday night with two curveballs and a changeup.

“He has those late-inning experiences, and he’s been throwing the ball well”, manager Mike Matheny said.

Mozeliak said the Cardinals filled their other trade deadline objective, a left-handed hitter, by acquiring first baseman-outfielder Brandon Moss from the Indians on Thursday.