Arenado homers as Rockies beat Cardinals 6-2

ST. LOUIS -- Nolan Arenado and Ben Paulsen homered, sending Jorge De La Rosa and the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.

Arenado connected for a two-run shot in the fourth against Lance Lynn (8-6), and Paulsen added a leadoff drive in the sixth. Paulsen finished with two hits and three RBIs in Colorado's first win at Busch Stadium since May 12, 2013, snapping a string of five straight losses at St. Louis.

De La Rosa (7-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. The left-hander is 7-2 with a 3.41 ERA in nine starts against St. Louis since joining Colorado in 2008.

The Cardinals (66-38) failed to get to 30 games over .500 in their third try. St. Louis still has a major league-best 39-16 home record.

Carlos Gonzalez reached on a leadoff walk before Arenado's 26th homer gave the Rockies a 3-0 lead. Arenado had just one homer in July.

Paulsen added a 436-foot home run to center in the sixth and smashed a two-run double in the seventh.

Lynn was charged with four runs and seven hits in five-plus innings in his first loss since July 10. The right-hander was 5-1 with a 2.04 ERA in his previous 10 starts.

St. Louis shortstop Jhonny Peralta hit his team-leading 16th home run in the fourth. Stephen Piscotty had a pair of hits and an RBI to run his hitting streak to seven games.

Right-hander Jonathan Broxton made his Cardinals debut, pitching a perfect eighth. Broxton was acquired in a trade with Milwaukee on Friday.

Trainer's room

Rockies: RHP Kyle Kendrick (shoulder inflammation) and OF Corey Dickerson (broken ribs) were placed on the 15-day disabled list. RHP Scott Oberg and OF Kyle Parker were recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque, and RHP Christian Bergman (right shoulder fatigue) was activated from the DL. LHP Aaron Laffey was designated for assignment.

Cardinals: RHP Jordan Walden gave up an unearned run in one inning of work during a rehab outing in Triple-A Memphis on Friday. Walden (right bicep) threw 21 pitches, struck out two and walked one.

Up next

Cardinals LHP Jaime Garcia (3-4, 2.00 ERA) will face LHP Yohan Flande (1-1, 3.68 ERA) in the series finale today. The Cardinals have been shut out in all four of Garcia's losses. Flande made his first start of the season and got his first major league win in a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.