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DENVER -- DJ LeMahieu has hit well enough of late to get right on Daniel Murphys tail in the race for the National League batting title.LeMahieu had three hits and reached base for the ninth straight plate appearance, Colorados bullpen threw six scoreless innings and the Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Tuesday night following a lengthy weather delay.LeMahieu singled in the first inning, hit a two-run home run in the third and tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth off Yusmeiro Petit (3-3). Blake Treinen walked the Rockies disciplined hitter to load the bases during Colorados three-run seventh.I know hes trying to get me to roll into a double play right there, said LeMahieu, who also went 4 for 4 on Monday and walked in his final plate appearance Sunday. I just didnt want to expand my zone in that situation.LeMahieus batting average is up 14 points over his past four games to .342, just six points behind Washingtons Murphy for the NL Lead after Murphy had two hits Tuesday.Rain and lightning swept over Coors Field at the start of the fourth, and the game didnt resume until 9:52 p.m. after a delay of 2 hours, 5 minutes.Colorado won for the second time in 10 games. Nolan Arenado and David Dahl each had two RBI, and Chris Rusin (3-4) threw three innings in relief of starter Chad Bettis.We played well, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. I feel like weve been playing well, but been coming up on the short end.Washington had its three-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the second time in six games.Jayson Werth singled in the third to extend his on-base streak to a career-best 44 games. Thats the longest in the majors this season and the longest in Nationals history.Gio Gonzalez allowed two runs in three innings and didnt return after the delay.Gio was throwing the ball well, Murphy said. But they had to go to the bullpen (too), and we had ample opportunities to try to strike against their bullpen. Unfortunately, offensively we werent able to do so tonight.Before the delay, LeMahieu tied the game with his ninth homer of the year. After it, Arenado added an RBI groundout in the fifth and a sac fly in the seventh. Dahl drove in two more runs with a pinch-hit double in seventh.Washington had three hits and scored twice in the third. Bryce Harper drove in a run on a groundout and Wilson Ramos added an RBI single off the right-field wall.MORE STREAKINGDahls pinch-hit double gave the rookie a hit in 21 of his first 22 games in the majors.David showed up here a very confident player, very composed, Weiss said. He always looks like hes in control of his game, control of his at-bats.Charlie Blackmon, meanwhile, extended his hitting streak to 11 games.TRAINERS ROOMWashington: RHP Joe Ross (shoulder) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. ... 1B Ryan Zimmerman (wrist) and C Jose Lobaton (elbow) began rehab assignments Monday and could return as soon as this week.Colorado: The Rockies placed RHP Tyler Chatwood (mid-back strain) on the 15-days disabled list and recalled RHP Christian Bergman from Triple-A Albuquerque. ... SS Trevor Story (thumb), who is expected to miss the remainder of the season after having surgery, is expected to get his stitches removed Friday.UP NEXTNationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg (15-3, 3.07 ERA) lost his last two outings, allowing 10 runs over 10 innings.Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (8-6, 4.55) also lost his previous two outings, allowing 15 runs (14 earned) over eight innings.NMD On Sale .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. NMD Discount . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. https://www.cheapnmdoutlet.com/ . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. NMD Clearance . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. NMD Fake . Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on Saturday night.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Detroit Tigers began an 11-game road trip with a ninth-inning rally to remember.Cameron Maybin capped a dramatic eight-run ninth with a tiebreaking three-run double, and the Tigers overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-7 on Thursday night.Detroit trailed 7-2 entering the ninth and opened the inning with four consecutive hits off Ryan Garton, including Victor Martinezs RBI single.Erasmo Ramirez (7-7) replaced Garton and allowed Justin Uptons run-scoring single, Steven Moyas sacrifice fly and an RBI single to Jarrod Saltalamacchia that made it 7-6.Maybins drive to left-center cleared the bases to put Detroit up 10-7.I was just hoping the snowball would keep rolling down the hill, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. The energy is kind of building as you sense there is a chance you can win the game. It just keeps building until you get that go-ahead run.That was one contagious inning for them, Rays manager Kevin Cash added.Garton entered after reliever Matt Andriese went three scoreless innings. Cash said he didnt really consider having Andriese return for the ninth.You have a five-run lead, Cash said. We have pitchers capable of going out and getting the job done.Winner Anibal Sanchez (5-8) gave up two runs in two innings. Francisco Rodriguez got the final three outs for his 22nd save.Maybin was 3 for 4 with four RBI.Nick Franklin had a three-run pinch-hit double during a four-run third inning for the Rays, who had won two of three after an 11-game losing streak.Franklin pinch hit for Desmond Jennings with the bases loaded and put the Rays up 5-0 on an opposite-field flare to left that landed in front of Upton and took a strange bounce past the outfielder.Tamppa Bays Jake Odorizzi gave up two runs, three hits, three walks and struck out seven in five-plus innings.ddddddddddddJordan Zimmermann allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings for the Tigers. He has given 12 runs over 9 2/3 innings in his last two starts.TRAINERS ROOMRays: Jennings departed with left hamstring tightness. ... LF Corey Dickerson was back after missing three games with a sore left thumb. ... OF Oswaldo Arcia was the DH after missing Wednesdays game due to flu-like symptoms. ... RHP Alex Colome (right biceps tendinitis) played catch at 90 feet. ... RHP Brad Boxberger (left oblique) threw 15 fastballs during his first bullpen session.SIMULATED POWERRays RF Steven Souza Jr. (strained left hip) hit two long homers and went 5 for 9 in a simulated game Thursday. Souza, scheduled to start a rehab assignment Friday with Class A Charlotte, went deep off Alex Cobb and Chase Whitley, who are both coming back from Tommy John surgery. Feel bad for them, Souza said with a smile. Theyll be all right. Souza and Franklin had back-to-back homers during a one-inning stint against Whitley, who did make a nice play in catching Souzas foul pop-up. Cobb threw 36 pitches over two innings and could start a rehab assignment next week.UP NEXTTigers: RHP Michael Fulmer (7-2) looks to extend his stretch of allowing one run or fewer over eight consecutive starts Friday night against the Rays. His current seven-game run ties Justin Verlander (2011) and Al Benton (1945) for the longest by a Tigers pitcher since 1913.Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (2-8) seeks to end a seven-start winless streak. ' ' '