DENVER (AP) — Michael McKenry hit a two-run homer and Jorge De La Rosa became Colorado’s career strikeouts leader as the Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 on Thursday.
Troy Tulowitzki added a two-run single for the Rockies. Brandon Barnes, just recently called up from Triple-A Albuquerque, had four hits.
De La Rosa fanned Freddy Galvis on the fourth for this 774th strikeout in a Rockies uniform, moving past Ubaldo Jimenez.
The left-hander struck out five in 4 1-3 innings. Christian Bergman (2-0) got a pair of flyouts in the fifth.
Jerome Williams (3-4) gave up five runs over five innings in his first start against Colorado in 10 years. He became the third pitcher to go more than a decade between starts against the Rockies, joining Tim Wakefield and Pedro Martinez, according to STATS.
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Left-hander Jorge De La Rosa became the Colorado Rockies’ career strikeouts leader by fanning Philadelphia shortstop Freddy Galvis in the fourth inning Thursday.
That strikeout gave De La Rosa 774 with the Rockies, one more than Ubaldo Jimenez.
De La Rosa joined the Rockies in 2008. He’s one of the few pitchers who actually feels comfortable at Coors Field, going 45-15 in the hitter-friendly park.