Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking homer for his 1,000th career hit and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 7-5 Monday night.
Arenado also doubled twice and drove in two to help the Rockies win for the seventh time in eight games. He is the ninth Rockies player to reach 1,000 hits, getting there with a solo shot off Wander Suero (1-2) in the seventh to make it 6-5.
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Colorado Rockies' Nolan Arenado connects for a solo home run off Washington Nationals relief pitcher Wander Suero in the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Washington Nationals' Brian Dozier follows the flight of his three-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson in the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black, left, takes the ball from starting pitcher Tyler Anderson who is pulled from the mound after giving up a three-run home run to Washington Nationals' Brian Dozier in the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Washington Nationals' Juan Soto fouls out against the Colorado Rockies in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia gestures as he crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run off Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Barraclough in the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, left, celebrates with first baseman Mark Reynolds after Arenado turned a double play against the Washington Nationals to end the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. The Rockies won 7-5. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Mark Reynolds and pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia also homered for Colorado, and Trevor Story singled twice and drove in a run to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.
Colorado Rockies' Nolan Arenado connects for a solo home run off Washington Nationals relief pitcher Wander Suero in the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Brian Dozier had a three-run home run for the Nationals, who could not hold two- and three-run leads.
Tapia connected off Kyle Barraclough in the Rockies' eighth.
Wade Davis got three outs for his second save, capping a strong showing by Rockies relievers, who picked up faltering starter Tyler Anderson by not allowing a run over six innings. Seunghwan Oh (1-0) worked a hitless seventh.
Washington Nationals' Brian Dozier follows the flight of his three-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson in the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Arenado helped defensively in the ninth, snaring pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki's sharply hit grounder to third, stepping on the bag for the force before going to first to complete a game-ending double play.
Colorado evened the score for the second time with a three-run fifth, highlighted by Reynolds' two-run homer off Jeremy Hellickson, who allowed a season high five runs on nine hits in five innings.
With the score tied at 2 and runners at first and second following successive walks in the fourth, Dozier drove a 2-0 offering deep into the left field bleachers to put Washington up 5-2 and chase Anderson, who was reinstated earlier in the day from the 10-day injured list (left knee inflammation). Anderson allowed five runs and four hits in three-plus innings in his shortest outing of the season.
Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black, left, takes the ball from starting pitcher Tyler Anderson who is pulled from the mound after giving up a three-run home run to Washington Nationals' Brian Dozier in the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Howie Kendrick put Washington on top with a two-run single in the first, but Colorado evened it in its half of the inning on Arenado's RBI double and Ryan McMahon's RBI single.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland will miss his scheduled start Tuesday night after going on the 10-day injured list because of a blister on his left middle finger. The move was retroactive to Friday. ... INF Daniel Murphy is nearing a return from the 10-day injured list, which he has been on since April 1 after fracturing his left index finger diving for a ground ball. Murphy has gone 2 for 13 with a double and three walks in three rehab games at Triple-A Albuquerque.
Washington Nationals' Juan Soto fouls out against the Colorado Rockies in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
NATIONALS MOVE
INF Jake Noll has been recalled from Triple-A Fresno, and the team optioned RHP Austin Adams to Fresno.
UP NEXT
Nationals: LHP Patrick Corbin (1-0, 2.36 ERA) is set to make his 22nd career start against the Rockies on Tuesday night. He has eight wins against them.
Colorado Rockies pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia gestures as he crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run off Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Barraclough in the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Rockies: No announcement had been made regarding a Tuesday night replacement for Freeland.
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Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, left, celebrates with first baseman Mark Reynolds after Arenado turned a double play against the Washington Nationals to end the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 22, 2019, in Denver. The Rockies won 7-5. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)