Rockies Top Twins 6-2

DENVER (AP) — Jorge De La Rosa pitched six strong innings, Troy Tulowitzki and Drew Stubbs each hit two-run homers, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Friday night in the teams' first interleague meeting at Coors Field in six years.

De La Rosa (10-6) allowed one run and six hits in winning his fourth straight and reaching double-digit wins in a season for the fourth time in his career. He benefited from a power surge that has seen Tulowitzki hit three homers and Stubbs two in their last two games.

The Rockies also benefited from the return of star outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, who missed the previous 35 games because of a benign tumor on his left index finger that had to be excised surgically.

Kris Johnson (0-1), recalled from Triple A Rochester on Thursday, gave up five runs on eight hits in four innings.

Game two this afternoon at 3:10 with Kevin Correia scheduled to pitch for the Twins.  Pre-game coverage begins at 2:40 on 1340 KROC AM.

Nats lose game and All-Star hurler...Cards continue Brewers misery

UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies' fifth straight victory was a double loss for the Washington Nationals.

First, the Nationals lost the game 6-2 as all-time Phillies hit leader Jimmy Rollins homered twice. He drove in three runs. A.J. Burnett held the Nats to one run on five hits in his seven and two-thirds innings.

Maybe more disturbing for Nationals fans was the loss of All-Star pitcher Jordan Zimmermann. He left abruptly in the middle of the fourth inning, suffering an apparent injury. Zimmermann called the Nationals training staff out after throwing a pitch to Cameron Rupp with one out in the fourth. Nationals manager Matt Williams said Zimmermann complained of a cramp in his bicep. He's scheduled for an MRI on Saturday.

Williams said Zimmermann, who was picked to participate in his second straight All-Star game on Tuesday, probably will not make the trip to Minneapolis.

In other baseball finals:

— The defending NL champion St. Louis Cardinals continued Milwaukee's misery while moving within one game of the NL Central-leading Brewers. The Cards rallied from a 6-0 deficit to beat the Brewers 7-6 on Matt Holiday's line-drive homer off Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth. The Brewers have lost six straight, and 10 of 11.

— Cincinnati rallied from a 5-1 deficit to edge Pittsburgh 6-5. Brayan Pena's pinch-hit single in the eighth inning completed the rally.

— Seattle edged AL West-leading Oakland 3-2. Felix Hernandez and Fernando Rodney combined on a six-hitter. Robinson Cano broke a sixth-inning tie with a run-scoring double. Hernandez is 11-2 with Rodney getting his 27th save.

— The Baltimore Orioles shaded the New York Yankees 3-2 for their ninth win in 11 games. Manny Machado led off the 10th inning with a double and scored on a one-out single by Nick Hundley. Baltimore has gone to extra innings in three of its last five games and won in the 10th, 11th and 12th innings.

— Cleveland beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4. Nick Swisher and Dave Murphy homered for the Tribe.

— The L.A. Angels handed the slumping Texas Rangers their sixth straight loss, 3-0. Garrett Richards allowed five hits over seven innings to extend his personal winning streak to seven decisions. He's 11-2 overall.

— Anibal Sanchez tossed seven stingy innings, Ian Kinsler and Miguel Cabrera drove in runs and the Detroit Tigers squeaked out a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

— Boston erupted with five runs in the sixth inning and beat Houston 8-3. Rookie Christian Vasquez got his first three major league hits and drove in three runs.

— Steve Tolleson's two-run single snapped a ninth-inning tie and helped the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-5.— David Wright went 4 for 4 with a mammoth homer, Lucas Duda also hit a long two-run shot and the New York Mets routed Miami 7-1.

— Justin Ruggiano hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning that sent the Chicago Cubs over the Atlanta Braves 5-4 in a day game at Wrigley Field.

Lucroy gets NL All-Star start... Tanaka vows comeback soon

UNDATED (AP) — Milwaukee's Jonathan Lucroy will replace injured St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina as the National League's starter for Tuesday night's All-Star game. Molina suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined for at least eight weeks.

Molina's spot on the All-Star roster will be filled by Arizona's Miguel Montero

In other baseball news:

— Yankees star pitcher Mashiro Tanaka vows to return soon from his elbow injury and has apologized for not being able to help the team, while he recovers. The 12-4 Tanaka was put on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He hopes to avoid surgery.

— Ubaldo Jimenez's miserable season has gotten worse after the Baltimore right-hander was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right ankle. Jimenez twisted his ankle in a parking lot at his apartment complex on Wednesday. The 30-year old is 3-8 with a 4.52 ERA since signing a $50 million, four-year deal during the offseason.

— San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro has been activated from the disabled list and will make his first start of the season on Saturday. The 38-year-old infielder has been out with a back strain.