Holliday’s pinch-hit HR, 8-run 8th power Rox

Matt Holliday hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh and the Rockies scored eight runs in the eighth to beat the Cardinals, 9-1, on Saturday. German Marquez struck out nine in seven shutout innings for the Rockies, who regained the lead for the second Wild Card in the National League. John Gant allowed one run and three hits in seven innings for the Cardinals, whose four-game winning streak ended.