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Díaz, Profar lead Rockies to win

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DENVER — Elías Díaz homered and doubled to drive in two runs, and Jurickson Profar doubled twice to extend his on-base streak to 30 games and drive in another pair as the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Monday night.

Bryan De La Cruz had four hits for the Marlins, scoring twice, and Jacob Stallings had two RBIs on an infield force play and a single.

With the score tied at 2 going into the bottom of the sixth inning, Díaz connected for his fourth home run, driving an offering from Edward Cabrera (3-4) into the left field bleachers.

Profar, whose on-base streak is the longest active streak in the majors, added a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh. “We didn’t play good baseball in Texas,” said Profar, whose Rockies were swept by the Rangers in a three-game set over the weekend. “But this team, we battle and we can turn it up. It started with (Chase) Anderson pitching really well … and we know we’re a pretty good hitting ballclub.”

Pierce Johnson got three outs for his ninth save and Jake Bird (1-0) pitched 1 ⅓ innings of hitless relief for the victory.

Profar, Kris Bryant and Díaz hit successive doubles off Cabrera in the bottom of the first inning, giving the Rockies a 2-0 lead. But Cabrera regrouped to set down 13 of the next 14 batters, striking out four and walking one in that span before Charlie Blackmon’s two-out single in the bottom of the fifth.

Miami chipped away to tie it at 2-2, getting an RBI single from Luis Arraez in the top of the third and a run-scoring force out by Stallings in the fourth.

Anderson, making his second start for the Rockies since being claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay on May 12, went 5 ⅔ innings and allowed two runs on eight hits in winding up with another no decision.

“He pitched efficientl­y,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “They were aggressive against Chase but he was making pitches. He’d like to have a couple of at-bats backs but overall I thought he threw the ball well. The game management part was solid, under control, a poised veteran pitcher.”

The Marlins had other chances but hit into two double plays and saw a baserunner thrown out trying to advance to third.

“We had the right guys up at the right times. We just didn’t cash in,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said.

Trainer’s room: Marlins: LHP Trevor Rogers (left biceps strain) came out of his latest rehab appearance well and is on track for another rehab outing later this week. “Everything has been positive so far, no setbacks,” Schumaker said. Rogers was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactiv­e to April 20.

Rockies: RHP Noah Davis (right elbow inflammati­on) came out of a bullpen session Monday feeling good and the club expects to formulate a plan in the next day or two for a rehab assignment. “He’s on the way back,” manager Bud Black said. “It’s good that he hit the mound and the elbow feels great.” … 2B Brendan Rodgers, out indefinite­ly after undergoing surgery in early March to repair a damaged left shoulder capsule, was on the field pregame taking infield grounders, a sign his rehab is ahead of schedule. Initially, it was thought likely Rodgers would miss this season but Black said there’s a “realistic chance” Rodgers could return before season’s end.

 ?? DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP ?? Marlins catcher Jacob Stallings fields a throw as the Rockies’ Ezequiel Tovar scores on a double by Jurickson Profar in the seventh inning Monday in Denver.
DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP Marlins catcher Jacob Stallings fields a throw as the Rockies’ Ezequiel Tovar scores on a double by Jurickson Profar in the seventh inning Monday in Denver.

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