Tulowitzki hits cycle, lifts Rockies past Cubs

DENVER – Troy Tulowitzki hit for the cycle and had a career-high seven RBIs to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs, 11-5, in the National League on Monday.

Tulowitzki, who had a grand slam denied in the first video review ever at Coors Field, led off the seventh a triple shy of the franchise’s fifth cycle and first in nine years. He laced a 3-2 pitch down the left-field line and slid head first into the bag before third baseman Jake Fox could corral the throw from left.

Tulowitzki hit his 21st homer in the first, singled in the second and doubled in the fourth in his first three at-bats. He added a two-run single in the eighth to finish with five hits.

It was the sixth cycle in the majors this season.

Todd Helton had two singles to extend his hitting streak to 15 games and Jorge De La Rosa (10-8) struck out 11 for the Rockies, who took three of the four games in the wraparound series with the Cubs.

At St. Louis, Kyle Lohse won for the first time since injuring his forearm more than 2 1/2 months ago, working six effective innings in St. Louis’ win over Cincinnati, 4-1.

Colby Rasmus drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning off Kip Wells (0-3) for the go-ahead run and Matt Holliday, Khalil Greene and Brendan Ryan hit balls off the wall in a two-run sixth. The NL Central leaders have won four straight, and at 63-51 are a season-high 12 games above .500.

Reds starter Johnny Cueto injured his left hip running out a grounder in the third and left the game.

Lohse (5-7) won for the first time in six starts since coming off the disabled list on July 12, limiting the Reds to a run and four hits. Lohse, who won for the first time since being struck on the arm while squaring to bunt on May 23, had been 0-3 with a 5.84 ERA since coming off the DL.

At Miami, Rick VandenHurk pitched five effective innings and five Florida players had at least one RBI as the Marlins beat Houston, 8-6, for their fourth straight win.

John Baker had two RBIs, and NL batting leader Hanley Ramirez had two singles and an RBI to help chase starter Brian Moehler (7-8) after five innings.

VandenHurk (2-1) struck out four and allowed two runs and five hits.

Darin Erstad had a home run and three RBIs for Houston.

Florida lost three straight last week to the last-place Washington Nationals and then went into Philadelphia for a three-game sweep. (AP)