Matt Holliday smashed two home runs to lead the Cardinals to a 9-6 win over the Rockies. The second home run was a three-run shot that erased a 5-3 deficit. Holliday finished 3-for-4 with five RBI and three runs scored. Jake Westbrook improved to 10-and-8 despite allowing five runs in six innings. St. Louis has taken the first two games of the three-game series. Josh Rutledge hit his fourth homer of the season for Colorado, which has dropped five straight. Reliever Matt Belisle was tagged with the loss.
