Willson Contreras homered and finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, Michael McGreevy pitched seven strong innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 in ...

The Cardinals had 15 hits in the first game of the series while the Rockies’ offense once again failed to launch.

Runners left in scoring position_St. Louis 7 (Herrera 2, Burleson, Arenado, Pagés, Scott 2); Colorado 2 (Fernández, Beck). RISP_St. Louis 7 for 18; Colorado 1 for 6. Runners moved up_Burleson, Doyle.

Rockies third. Adael Amador singles to left field. Mickey Moniak singles to shallow center field, advances to 2nd. Adael Amador scores. Fielding error by Victor Scott. Ezequiel Tovar grounds out ...