Rockies place Kendrick, Dickerson on disabled list

The walk-off 9-8 win ended the Cardinals two-game skid and (hopefully) jump started a St. Louis offense that has been in a bad funk this week. Colorado OF Carlos Gonzalez is 17-for-37 with eight homers, 16 RBIs and 14 runs scored in his last nine contests.3.

Lynn pitched five-plus innings, allowing seven hits and all four of the Rockies’ runs.

Wacha, who had given up 10 runs over 11 innings in his previous two starts, retired seven in a row at one point.

The Colorado Rockies grabbed the lead early on Saturday and never looked back as they beat the Cardinals.

First baseman Ben Paulsen touched Lynn for a 436-foot homer to center to lead off the sixth, then administered the knockout punch an inning later when he drilled a two-run double off the left-center-field wall against reliever Seth Maness. Arenado’s two-run homer in the fourth inning was his 26th round tripper of the season.

Jorge De La Rosa (7-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Kendrick throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Friday, July 31, 2015, in St. Louis. The road trip will be hard as well as St. Louis has six games with the Giants in a possible playoff preview.

I will not delve into great detail about today’s trade – there is a 2000-comment VEB Daily thread that can give you all the information and opinions you could possibly want.

Lynn has an 8-5 record with a 2.71 earned run average despite the fact the Cardinals have averaged less than three runs per game for him this season. Rusin, who gave up six runs in five innings, became the third opposing pitcher to go deep against Cardinals pitching this season. Peralta hit his 15th homer off Christian Friedrich.

On the verge of a third straight home loss marked by a blown 4-1 lead and shaky defense throughout, St. Louis (65-37) instead pilfered a win as the Colorado bullpen imploded in an ugly finish.

Both of these teams were busy prior to Friday’s trade deadline with Colorado adding Jose Reyes and the St. Louis acquiring Jonathan Broxton and Brandon Moss. So, I feel, we can expect to see some hits very soon. The Rockies would add two more runs in the seventh on Paulsen’s RBI double.

“We felt confident he was trending in a real strong direction”, general manager John Mozeliak said.

NOTES: Colorado placed RHP Kyle Kendrick (right shoulder inflammation) and OF Corey Dickerson (non-displaced rib fracture) on the 15-day DL. To clear another spot on the roster, the Rockies designated lefty Aaron Laffey for assignment, with the hope he will pass through waivers and they can keep him.

Axford (3-5) took his third loss in his last four outings and has given up runs in his last five appearances.

Matt Carpenter has adjusted nicely to his return to the leadoff position.