ST. LOUIS — — Nolan Joneshad four hits and three RBI, and the Colorado Rockiesbeat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Friday night.
Elias Díaz had two hits and drove in two runs as Colorado won for just the third time in nine games. The Rockies finished with 15 hits.
Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright (3-6) was tagged for seven runs and nine hits in three innings. He remains stuck on 198 career wins in his final season.
LHP Steven Matz (2-7, 4.06 ERA) will be making his second start against the Rockies this season and ninth in his career, 5:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:15 on KIRX.