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Colorado 7; Florida 2

DENVER, May 16 (UPI) -- Bobby Estalella blasted a pair of solo homers and Terry Shumpert added a home run in the seventh inning Wednesday night as the Colorado Rockies rallied for a 7-2 victory over the Florida Marlins.

Estalella erased Florida leads with home runs in the third and fifth innings, and Shumpert, pinch-hitting for starter Jason Jennings, blasted a shot to spark a five-run inning for Colorado.

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It was the first time Marlins starter A.J. Burnett (5-3), who had a three-game winning streak snapped, allowed more than one home run in a start.

Jennings (4-2) allowed two earned runs and struck out nine in seven innings for Colorado, which has won eight of its last nine contests at Coors Field.

Mike Lowell had two hits for the Marlins, who are 2-3 since posting a season-high five-game winning streak.

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