His only hit doubled Colorado's lead to 6-0 with no outs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Troy Tulowitzki had three hits -- one a two-run sixth-inning homer.
Carlos Gonzalez had three hits and one RBI.
Dexter Fowler and Todd Helton had two hits and one RBI each, while two others had one RBI for the Rockies, who have won six straight over Washington and seven of nine dating back to last August.
Winner Jorge De La Rosa (6-7) surrendered three runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings with three walks and five strikeouts.
Washington's Anderson Hernandez hit a two-run seventh-inning single.
Ryan Zimmerman and Wil Nieves had one RBI apiece and Nyjer Morgan had three of the seven hits for the Nationals, who have lost seven of nine.
Losing pitcher Ross Detwiler (0-5) yielded six runs and eight hits in four innings.
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