Turning point

With two out in the fourth, Ian Stewart hit a three-run homer, giving the Rockies a 4-0 lead and driving in Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins, whom Todd Wellemeyer had walked consecutively.

At the plate

In addition to his three-run homer, Stewart, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI and three runs scored, hit a two-run homer with two out in the sixth and doubled over third base to open the ninth. …Clint Barmes went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in the ninth. …Leadoff hitter Seth Smith went 2-for-4 with a walk and scored twice. He batted first for the third time this season, the others being May 8-9. ….Rick Ankiel homered with one out in the sixth for the Cardinals, whose other three hits were singles.

On the mound

Aaron Cook got 15 outs on ground balls while giving up four hits and one run in eight innings with one walk and four strikeouts. …Matt Daley, who came off the disabled list Friday, retired Ankiel, Albert Pujols and Eric Ludwick in order on eight pitches, six strikes, in his first appearance since May 17 when he sprained his left foot. …Todd Wellemeyer gave up six hits and six runs in seven innings. …In his major league debut, Blake Hawksworth, who joined the Cardinals on Saturday, worked two innings, retiring the side in order in the eighth but giving up three hits and four runs in the ninth.

Numbers game
3 straight wins on the road for the Rockies for the first time this season.