ST. LOUIS (AP) Michael Toglia and Charlie Blackmon each drove in a run on Thursday night and the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the first of a four-game series.

Cal Quantrill (5-4) did not give up a run despite walking four and allowing three hits in five innings.

ā€œI wasn't very good today, honestly,ā€ Quantrill said. ā€œI battled. I got it done. The job as a starter is to do more than I got. I pitched to win today. I wasn't proud of everything but I kept them off the board.ā€

Tyler Kinley allowed a single but struck out Nolan Gorman to end the game and pick up his third save.

ā€œI had to go and attack the lefty,ā€ Kinley said. ā€œI think that might have been the first time I faced Gorman. He's such a great hitter. He's looking to try and slug something and I used that to my advantage and went after him with my strengths.ā€

Toglia, playing in right field, also robbed Matt Carpenter of a home run in the fifth when he jumped and caught the ball over the fence.

ā€œThatā€™s one of the best catches, actually, itā€™s the best catch Iā€™ve ever had in the outfield,ā€ said Toglia, who was recalled earlier in the day. ā€œI'm logging that one in my personal highlight reel."

Manager Bud Black liked Toglia's performance.

ā€œWe're going to watch that one for a long time,ā€ Black said about the catch. ā€œBut I'm just as impressed by the base hit up the middle and he put the ball in play with a man on third and got a run in there. A good all-around game for Michael."

Sonny Gray (7-4) lasted 4 2/3 innings for the Cardinals, who stranded 10 runners and have dropped five of their past seven games after going on a 12-3 run. He allowed just two hits but he walked four and threw two wild pitches. He recorded five strikeouts in throwing 89 pitches.

ā€œI'm trending in the wrong direction,ā€ Gray said. ā€œI've got to come up with a plan and get back on track. Off the top of my head, I feel like I've got to go back to the basics.ā€

The Rockies, who had just four hits, went up 1-0 in the third after an inning ending double play call was overturned. Jake Cave, who walked with one out and went to third on a single by Toglia, scored when Blackmon beat the throw to first base.

The Rockies got to Gray in the fifth inning when he allowed a hit and walked three while throwing two wild pitches. Brenton Doyle led off with a single and stole second and third. Cave singled and stole second. Doyle scored on a ground out to first by Toglia with Cave taking third. He came home on a wild pitch by Gray, making it 3-0.

ā€œHe didn't have command of his fastball throughout the game,ā€ St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said.

St. Louis touched reliever Matt Carasiti for two runs in the sixth. Gorman scored on a throwing error by shortstop Ezequiel Tovar and Michael Siani hit a two-out RBI single.

TRANSACTIONS

Rockies: Recalled INF/OF Greg Jones and INF/OF Toglia from Triple-A Albuquerque.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Rockies: INF/OF Kris Bryant (left rib contusion) has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 3. He bumped into a wall making a catch Sunday at Dodger Stadium and then missed the three-game series against the Reds. ā€¦ OF Sean Bouchard (right ankle sprain) has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He left Wednesdayā€™s game in the eighth inning against Cincinnati after landing wrong in a play at first base.

Cardinals: C Willson Contreras (fractured left forearm) has a CT scan scheduled for Friday. He will be allowed to begin hitting if it shows progress in healing. ā€¦ LHP Steven Matz (lower back strain) was scheduled to pitch two innings and throw 45 pitches Thursday for Triple-A Memphis. He last pitched for the Cardinals on April 30.

UP NEXT

Rockies: LHP Austin Gomber (1-3, 3.06 ERA) lost his last start, allowing three runs on five hits in a season-low three innings against the Dodgers.

Cardinals: RHP Lance Lynn (2-3, 3.23) allowed four unearned runs in four innings in his last start at Philadelphia.

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