Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Milwaukee 9, Colorado 4
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 21, 2012
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Todd Tichenor, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Larry Vanover
Attendance: 43565

Brewers 9, Rockies 4: Alex Gonzalez had three hits and four RBIs, including a three-run homer to cap a six-run seventh inning, as host Milwaukee halted Colorado's three-game winning streak.

Rickie Weeks' RBI triple broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh and Ryan Braun homered and tripled as the Brewers won for only the third time in their last nine games.

Weeks scored on Carlos Gomez's single and Braun followed with a triple off the left field wall to make it 6-3 before Gonzalez deposited a 3-1 pitch into the Milwaukee bullpen.

Jose Veras (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh and struck out two.

Troy Tulowitzki continued his assault on Milwaukee pitching with two RBIs, including a home run and a run-scoring single in the sixth to give Colorado a 3-2 lead. He is hitting .402 with eight homers and 24 RBIs in his career against the Brewers.

Braun's homer - his second - tied the game 3-3 in the sixth.

Marco Estrada, moved to the rotation to replace the injured Chris Narveson, pitched five innings, allowed two hits and struck out nine in his 10th career start. He yielded Tulowitzki's solo homer in the fourth.

Colorado left-hander Drew Pomeranz retired the first 12 batters before running into trouble in the fifth. Aramis Ramirez walked, Corey Hart doubled and after Ramirez scored on a passed ball, Gonzalez's ground-rule double drove in Hart before an out was recorded.

Colorado relievers Esmil Rogers (0-1) and Edgmer Escalona combined to allow seven runs in two innings.

Todd Helton hit his 350th career homer and his second in two games in the ninth for Colorado.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Narveson was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a tear in his rotator cuff. ... Milwaukee reliever Kameron Loe left the team to attend his grandfather’s funeral. ... Colorado's Michael Cuddyer (bruised big left toe) returned to the starting lineup and went 0-for-4. His pinch hit single in the ninth Friday gave Colorado a 4-3 victory. ... Tulowitzki and Estrada were teammates at Long Beach State. ... Estrada was 3-2 with a 3.70 ERA in seven starts last season.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Colorado   Milwaukee
Drew Pomeranz Player Marco Estrada
No Decision W/L No Decision
5.0 IP 5.0
6 Strikeouts 9
2 Hits 2
3.60 ERA 1.80
Hitting
Colorado   Milwaukee
Troy Tulowitzki Player Alex Gonzalez
2 Hits 3
2 RBI 4
1 HR 1
5 TB 7
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Colorado 6 2 13 .182 9 13 4 2 4 0
Milwaukee 9 2 21 .281 8 8 8 4 1 0