DENVER (AP) -- Troy Tulowitzki homered among his three hits, Esmil Rogers pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Thursday night.
Ty Wigginton and Chris Nelson had two hits each for the Rockies, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Ryan Zimmerman had three hits and Michael Morse, Wilson Ramos and Rick Ankeil had two hits each for the Nationals.
Rogers (5-1) worked out of trouble throughout to keep the Rockies in it. He allowed one run and seven hits, walked two and struck out six in 5 2-3 innings. He gave up a run in the first and had multiple baserunners in the third, fifth and sixth.
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