PHOENIX, April 14 (UPI) -- Brad Hawpe hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to lead Colorado over the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-3.
Todd Helton knocked in two runs and raised his career RBI total to 1,000; Matt Holliday and Kaz Matsui both had a run and three hits; while Helton and Holliday also knocked in two runs for the Rockies, who had lost four of their previous five games.
The winner was reliever Jeremy Affeldt (1-0).
Eric Byrnes knocked in all three runs with a single in the third inning and a two-run home run in the sixth; while Scott Drew had two runs and two hits for the Diamondbacks, who have lost two in a row following a six-game winning streak.
Losing pitcher Brandon Webb (1-1) allowed five earned runs and eight hits in seven innings with five walks and four strikeouts.
