(Sports Network) - Kyle Lohse can continue a surprising start to 2008 today when the St. Louis Cardinals visit Coors Field to close out a four-game series with the Colorado Rockies.

Lohse, who was just 9-12 over 34 appearances with Cincinnati and Philadelphia last season, was unbeaten in six starts this year before dropping a 9-3 verdict to the Chicago Cubs on May 3.

Overall, he's given up 41 hits and 17 runs in 40 1/3 innings, posting a 3.79 earned run average after logging ERAs of 4.58 and 4.72 in 2007 for the Reds and Phillies, respectively.

He tossed five scoreless innings against Colorado in his 2008 debut on April 1, but got a no-decision in the Cardinals' eventual 2-1 loss.

Lohse is 1-1 in four lifetime starts against the Rockies with a 2.74 ERA in 23 innings.

For Colorado, lefty Jorge De La Rosa makes his second start since coming over from Kansas City.

He was hit hard in his initial outing in a Rockies uniform, allowing nine hits and nine runs in just four innings of a 12-7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

De La Rosa was 8-12 in 26 appearances for the Royals - 23 starts - last season with a 5.82 ERA in 130 innings.

He's 1-2 in nine lifetime appearances against St. Louis - three starts - with a 7.11 ERA in 19 innings.

On Wednesday, Chris Iannetta's two-run triple off Jason Isringhausen in the bottom of the eighth capped off a four-run rally that pushed the Rockies past the Cardinals, 4-3.

Matt Holliday also had a run-scoring triple and scored a run for the Rockies, while Omar Quintanilla was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Ryan Spillborghs drove in the other Colorado run with a pinch hit single.

Ryan Speier (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless eighth inning, and Brian Fuentes notched his third save. Jeff Francis' struggles continued, as the lefty allowed three runs on six hits in five innings while issuing five walks.

It was just the fourth win in 17 games for the defending National League champions, who dropped the first two games of the series by identical, 6-5, margins.

Ryan Ludwick went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs batted in for the Cardinals, who had a three-game win streak snapped. Aaron Miles went 2-for-4 and scored a run, while Albert Pujols singled and has reached base safely in all 35 games this season.

Isringhausen (1-3), Randy Flores and Kyle McClellan combined to allow the four-run eighth, allowing four hits and walking two. The loss spoiled a brilliant outing by Adam Wainwright, who shut out Colorado on four hits over seven frames.

The Cardinals took two of three from the Rockies when these clubs met from April 1-3. St. Louis is 15-7 versus Colorado since the start of the 2006 season.