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MLB: Colorado 7, St. Louis 2

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols just gets the tag on the leg of Colorado Rockies Dexter Fowler for the out in the sixth inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on June 7, 2009. Colorado beat St. Louis 7-2. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
1 of 20 | St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols just gets the tag on the leg of Colorado Rockies Dexter Fowler for the out in the sixth inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on June 7, 2009. Colorado beat St. Louis 7-2. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt) | License Photo

ST. LOUIS, June 7 (UPI) -- Paul Phillips went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBI Sunday, propelling the Colorado Rockies to a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Ubaldo Jimenez (4-6) gave up just two runs on four hits with nine strikeouts in eight innings for his first win since May 12.

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Clint Barmes was 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored for Colorado, which has won four straight games. Brad Hawpe and Troy Tulowitzki each had an RBI for the Rockies.

Losing pitcher Joel Pineiro (5-6) allowed three runs on 10 hits in five-plus innings.

Albert Pujols drove in the only two runs for St. Louis, which has lost four of its last five games.

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