ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Nolan Arenado and Ben Paulsen homered, sending Jorge De La Rosa and the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.Arenado connected for a two-run shot in the fourth against Lance Lynn (8-6) and Paulsen added a leadoff drive in the sixth. Paulsen finished with two hits and three RBIs in Colorado's first win at Busch Stadium since May 12, 2013, snapping a string of five straight losses at St. Louis.De La Rosa (7-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. The left-hander is 7-2 with a 3.41 ERA in nine starts against St. Louis since joining Colorado in 2008. 
The Cardinals (66-38) failed to get to 30 games over .500 in their third try. St. Louis still has a major league-best 39-16 home record.Carlos Gonzalez reached on a leadoff walk before Arenado's 26th homer gave the Rockies a 3-0 lead. Arenado had just one homer in July.Paulsen added a 436-foot home run to center in the sixth and smashed a two-run double in the seventh.Lynn was charged with four runs and seven hits in five-plus innings in his first loss since July 10. The right-hander was 5-1 with a 2.04 ERA in his previous 10 starts.St. Louis shortstop Jhonny Peralta hit his team-leading 16th home run in the fourth. Stephen Piscotty had a pair of hits and an RBI to run his hitting streak to seven games.Right-hander Jonathan Broxton made his Cardinals debut, pitching a perfect eighth. Broxton was acquired in a trade with Milwaukee on Friday.
The Cardinals (66-38) failed to get to 30 games over .500 in their third try. St. Louis still has a major league-best 39-16 home record.Carlos Gonzalez reached on a leadoff walk before Arenado's 26th homer gave the Rockies a 3-0 lead. Arenado had just one homer in July.Paulsen added a 436-foot home run to center in the sixth and smashed a two-run double in the seventh.Lynn was charged with four runs and seven hits in five-plus innings in his first loss since July 10. The right-hander was 5-1 with a 2.04 ERA in his previous 10 starts.St. Louis shortstop Jhonny Peralta hit his team-leading 16th home run in the fourth. Stephen Piscotty had a pair of hits and an RBI to run his hitting streak to seven games.Right-hander Jonathan Broxton made his Cardinals debut, pitching a perfect eighth. Broxton was acquired in a trade with Milwaukee on Friday.
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