A tight game got out of hand in an ugly fifth inning, and the Colorado Rockies were beaten by the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 in St. Louis last night. Rockies starting pitcher Christian Friedrich was sailing along into the fifth, having given up just one run, but things went off the rails from there. Friedrich walked three batters, including one with the bases loaded, and was pulled from the game for Tyler Chatwood, who promptly allowed all three of his inherited runners to score. Tyler Colvin’s two-run homer in the eighth inning, his eleventh, provided the only Rockies runs. Carlos Gonzalez failed to record a hit for the Rockies, snapping his hitting streak at 12 games. The Rockies now head to our nation’s capital to open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the call of the game, with pregame coverage at 5:30 and the first pitch at 6:05.