Rockies 5, Dodgers 3
Red-hot Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith each hit two-run homers and the Colorado Rockies ended their stretch of Sunday futility with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.
Troy Tulowitzki added a sacrifice fly as the Rockies avoided a major league-record 18th consecutive defeat on a Sunday. They were tied with the St. Louis Browns, who lost 17 straight Sundays in 1898.
Gonzalez’s first-inning blast gave him five home runs and 16 RBIs during his current nine-game hitting streak.
Smith’s 14th homer off Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley in the seventh put Colorado ahead to stay.
Matt Belisle (8-4) worked two-thirds of an inning for the victory and Rafael Betancourt notched his second save.
Billingsley (10-10) gave up only three hits in 7 2/3 innings but the pair of two-run homers doomed him to his third loss at Coors Field this season.
James Loney went 4-for-4 with a homer and RBI double for Los Angeles, which dropped two games behind Colorado for third place in the NL West.
Rockies starter Kevin Millwood, making his third start of the year, allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings.