ST. LOUIS (AP) Ezequiel Tovar homered twice and added two singles while driving in four runs to spark the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

It was Tovar's second multihomer game this season for Colorado, and his 15th multihit game since May 1.

ā€œIt's a nice chance of pace for me today after yesterday,ā€ Tovar said through a translator about going 0 for 5 on Friday night. ā€œWinning feels good, it always feels good. It's hard to win in this league.ā€

Charlie Blackmon added three hits and a run scored for the Rockies, who logged their 15th come-from-behind win. Colorado has won two games in a series for just the second time this season.

Victor Vodnik (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief for his second career win. Tyler Kinley earned his fourth save and second in this series by pitching a scoreless ninth.

ā€œIt takes everybody,ā€ Colorado manager Bud Black said. ā€œIt takes more than one guy in this day and age when you go to your bullpen. You need all of them to do their jobs. Kinley gave up a double, but ended up getting it done.ā€

Matt Carpenter homered and scored twice for the Cardinals.

Rockies starter Ryan Feltner allowed no earned runs in 5 1/3 innings, but failed to earn his first win since April 12. He gave up two hits with a walk and seven strikeouts, and credited catcher Jacob Stallings for his success.

ā€œI put my full trust in him today and he guided me around,ā€ said Feltner, who entered with a 6.22 ERA. ā€œI made pitches when I had to. There are some positives I can take away from today and build on.ā€

The Rockies added three runs in the seventh off reliever Andrew Kittredge (0-3). Brenton Doyle drove in Blackmon with a single and then scored on Tovarā€™s second homer. Both homers came on breaking balls with two strikes.

ā€œI've been doing this for a while,ā€ Tovar said. ā€œI can do well with two strikes. I feel comfortable in that count.ā€

Carpenter hit a one-out solo homer in the seventh, passing Matt Holiday for 12th in franchise history with 157 for his career.

St. Louis scored four unearned runs in the sixth for a 4-3 lead. Paul Goldschmidt grounded into a fielderā€™s choice and three runners scored on an error. Matt Carpenter walked and Dylan Carlson singled. With one out, Alec Burleson loaded the bases when second baseman Alan Trejo mishandled a grounder.

Goldschmidt then grounded to first and Elehuris Montero threw to second to begin a double play - but the ball sailed into left field, allowing all three runners to score. Goldschmidt came home on a two-out single by Nolan Arenado.

The Rockies struck for a run in the first. Tovarā€™s single scored Blackmon, who had singled, stole second and went to third on catcher IvĆ”n Herreraā€™s throwing error. Tovarā€™s single snapped an 0-for-9 skid.

"We need to improve it - the defense has not been good,ā€ St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said. "Weā€™re just in a little bit of a rut where there are a lot of mistakes being made on the field.ā€

St. Louis starter Kyle Gibson got out of a one-out based-loaded jam in the third when he got Ryan McMahon to hit into an inning-ending double play.

ā€œI didn't feel quite as sharp as I have the past couple of weeks,ā€ Gibson said. ā€œI wasn't quite what I wanted to be.ā€

Colorado added two runs in the sixth for a 3-0 lead on Tovar's leadoff homer and Jake Cave's two-out single.

ā€œIt looks like opposing pitching are trying to get him out soft with breaking balls,ā€ Black said of Tovar. ā€œHe's got power. This was a good day for him.ā€

TRANSACTIONS

Rockies: Selected the contract of RHP Geoff Hartlieb from Triple-A Albuquerque. ... Designated RHP Matt Carasiti for assignment. He has a 10.38 ERA in 8 2/3 innings and seven appearances this season.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Rockies: 2B Brendan Rodgers (left hamstring) was not in the lineup. He got hurt running out a groundball in the top of the fourth inning of Fridayā€™s game.

Cardinals: LHP Steven Matz (lower back strain) will make his second minor league rehab start Tuesday with Double-A Springfield and he is expected to throw 40 pitches.

UP NEXT

Rockies LHP Ty Blach (2-3, 4.54) is making his sixth start since joining the rotation on May 12. In his last start, he allowed a season-high 10 hits and four runs in a 4-1 loss to the Reds. The Cardinals had not announced a starter.

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