Nolan Jones had four hits and three RBIs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Friday night in a matchup of last-place clubs.

Elias Díaz had two hits and drove in two runs as Colorado won for just the third time in nine games. The Rockies finished with 15 hits.

Nolan Gorman hit two solo homers for St. Louis, which has dropped six of eight. Gorman, who has 24 homers on the season, missed Thursday night’s 5-3 loss to Minnesota with a sore foot.

Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright (3-6) was tagged for seven runs and nine hits in three innings. He remains stuck on 198 career wins in his final season.

Wainwright entered with a 12-1 record and a 1.38 ERA in 18 career outings, including 14 starts, against the Rockies.

St. Louis, last in the NL Central, dropped to 48-63. Colorado, in the NL West basement, is 43-66.

Chris Flexen, who signed with Colorado last month after he was released by the New York Mets, pitched five innings for his first win of the season. Flexen (1-5) permitted three runs and 10 hits.

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Rockies: LHP Ty Blach (1-0, 4.22 ERA) has made two career appearances against St. Louis, both in relief in 2018 at Oracle Park as a member of the Giants, He will be making his 10th appearance of the season and his third straight start Saturday.

Cardinals: LHP Steven Matz (2-7, 4.06 ERA) will be making his second start against the Rockies this season and ninth in his career. The first seven came with the Mets. He took the loss April 10 at Coors Field when he allowed six runs and nine hits over 5 2/3 innings.