Rockies 10, Diamondbacks 5
DENVER -- Nolan Arenado homered twice as the Colorado Rockies belted a season-high five home runs and came from behind Tuesday night to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5.
The two homers gave third baseman Arenado a career-high 19, one more than he hit last season. He matched his season-high with four RBIs, giving him 58 -- second in the National League behind Miami's Giancarlo Stanton (66).
First baseman Wilin Rosario, second baseman DJ LeMahieu and right fielder Brandon Barnes hit solo homers for the Rockies, whose previous high this season was four homers May 3 at San Diego.
Arenado, who also extended his career-high hitting streak to 10 games, hit a solo homer in the fourth and a three-run shot in the fifth when the Rockies batted around and erupted for six runs to go ahead 8-4 and knocked out Arizona starter Chase Anderson (3-2). Both of Anderson's losses have come against the Rockies.
During his current hitting streak, Arenado has gone 15-for-39 (.385) with four doubles, one triple, four homers and 11 RBIs. He also has raised his average 17 points to .287.
The win was the third straight for the Rockies, their longest streak since they matched their season-high four-game winning streak May 27-31.
Kyle Kendrick (3-9) gave up three more homers, bringing his major-league leading total to 22 and accounting for four runs. But he pitched six innings and won for the first time at Coors Field as a member of the Rockies. He entered the game 0-4 with a 6.81 ERA in his six previous starts in Denver.
The Rockies homered twice while erupting for six runs in the fifth inning and knocking out Anderson.
Rosario's fifth homer of the season made it 8-4 and finished Anderson. He gave up three homers, the number he had yielded in 79 1/3 innings entering this start. Arenado had the other two homers off Anderson -- a three-run shot in the fifth and a solo homer to lead off the fourth.
The Rockies' fifth-inning rally included a run-scoring double by center fielder Charlie Blackmon when left fielder David Peralta made an unsuccessful diving attempt to make a catch near the foul line. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki also singled home a run.
Kendrick gave up back-to-back homers with two outs in the second to catcher Welington Castillo and shortstop Nick Ahmed, the seventh and eighth hitters in the Diamondbacks' order. Kendrick also yielded a leadoff homer to A.J. Pollock in the fifth that put the Diamondbacks ahead 4-2.
Castillo's homer, his third of the season, was a two-run shot and scored Peralta, who led off with a single. Ahmed's homer was his fourth and made it 3-0.
Pollock's homer was his ninth.
The Rockies began their comeback with a run in the second on catcher Nick Hundley's single, following a double by Rosario.
NOTES: The game was delayed by rain for 38 minutes in the bottom of the second. ...The Rockies have yielded back-to-back homers three times this season, twice by Kyle Kendrick. He gave up consecutive homers April 11 against the Cubs to Chris Coghlan and Mike Olt. Scott Oberg yielded back-to-back homers April 19 at Los Angeles to Scott Van Slyke a and Joc Pederson. ... Rockies RF Carlos Gonzalez, who left Sunday's game with a mild sprain of his left hand, was not in the lineup Tuesday, but manager Walt Weiss said Gonzalez is likely to miss no more than one or two games. ...Rockies RHP Rafael Betancourt will throw a bullpen session Wednesday. The Rockies then will decide whether he is ready to be activated or needs to pitch a second game on a rehab assignment. He is on the disabled list with vertigo symptoms caused by a sinus infection and was eligible to be activated Tuesday.....Diamondbacks RF Yasmany Tomas was scratched from the lineup after apparently feeling the effects of altitude. ...Diamondbacks RHP Archie Bradley (right shoulder tendinitis) will start Wednesday for Triple-A Reno. ...LHP Patrick Corbin, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery performed March 25, 2014, and has made three rehab starts, will likely make two more, the first on Friday for Double-A Mobile...Diamondbacks C Oscar Hernandez (fractured left hand) will continue his rehab at Triple-A Reno after going there from low-Class-A Kane County.