CHICAGO — Mark DeRosa figured it was going to be one of those days. The Colorado Rockies jumped out to an early 8-0 lead and seemed to be taking batting practice against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

"Early on we were like, 'It's going to be rough,' but the way the wind was blowing you never know. They got some runs on fly balls to left field as well. ... We just happened to get hot at the right time."

DeRosa's two-run homer — Chicago's fourth of the game — capped a six-run seventh inning as the Cubs rallied for a 10-9 victory yesterday, their fifth straight win.

"I mean, unbelievable," DeRosa said. "It was pretty special. I mean it was pretty ugly there early."

Henry Blanco hit a two-run homer in the seventh — his first since 2006 — and Jim Edmonds, who'd earlier hit his first homer as a Cub, delivered a two-run double in the rally.

With the wind blowing out at 15 mph, there were seven total home runs, and Jeff Baker hit a team-record four doubles for the Rockies.

Edmonds, who was struggling when he was released by the Padres earlier this season, entered yesterday batting .167. And he's still hearing it from some of the fans in the center field bleachers because of his many years with the rival Cardinals.

He also knows that manager Lou Piniella would like him to start hitting. So would he, and maybe his 3-for-4 day that raised him to .186 will be help.

"I'm struggling and I need to pick it up, that's no secret," Edmonds said. "I'm trying to keep my head above water and try to figure out what's wrong. Guys here have been positive."

The Cubs were down 8-0 in the fourth inning and still trailing 9-1 headed into the bottom of the sixth before back-to-back homers by Kosuke Fukudome and Edmonds off Rockies starter Aaron Cook got them going.

Phillies 12, Marlins 3: Chase Utley hit his major league-leading 18th homer to help Brett Myers win for the first time in six weeks, and host Philadelphia beat Florida. Ryan Howard and Chris Coste each had three-run shots for the Phillies, who won their fifth straight game and moved into first place in the NL East — a half-game ahead of the surprising Marlins. Myers (3-6) allowed three runs and six hits in eight innings.

Padres 7, Giants 3: Keiichi Yabu got San Diego's Kevin Kouzmanoff to ground into a 5-4-3 triple play on his only pitch in the eighth inning, but Khalil Greene drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the go-ahead run in the 13th, leading the visiting Padres over San Francisco. Billy Sadler (0-1) hit Michael Barrett with a pitch to force in another run, and Vinnie Chulk surrendered pinch-hitter Justin Huber's two-run single to make it 7-3.

Reds 3, Braves 2: Rookie Jay Bruce had four hits — three of them off 300-game winner Tom Glavine — and scored on Chipper Jones' error in the 11th inning to give host Cincinnati a victory over Atlanta. Bruce opened the 11th with a single off Royce Ring (1-1). Ken Griffey Jr. then singled past Jones, and the third baseman also failed to come up with Brandon Phillips' grounder for a game-ending error.

Brewers 5, Astros 1: Ryan Braun homered and matched a career-high with four hits, Manny Parra pitched six strong innings and host Milwaukee won for the fourth time in five games. Parra (3-2) allowed just one run and four hits.

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4: Albert Pujols homered for the third time in four games and Todd Wellemeyer worked seven sharp innings for host St. Louis. Wellemeyer (6-1) won his career-best fourth straight decision. He allowed one run and six hits.

Nationals 7, Diamondbacks 4: Willie Harris snapped out of a slump with a tiebreaking three-run homer, helping visiting Washington beat Arizona. Harris went deep on an 0-1 pitch from Micah Owings (6-3) with one out in the seventh to put the Nationals in front 6-3.

Dodgers 9, Mets 5: Russell Martin went 4 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs to lead visiting Los Angeles to the win. The Dodgers broke out of their offensive slumber by battering reliever Aaron Heilman (0-2) in a five-run eighth.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 10, Angels 4: Lyle Overbay hit a pair of solo homers and an RBI single, leading visiting Toronto over Los Angeles. Dustin McGowan (4-4) won for the first time in seven road starts this season, allowing four runs — three earned — and seven hits over six innings with a walk and six strikeouts.

Rays 2, White Sox 1: Cliff Floyd lined a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving host Tampa Bay a victory over Chicago. Floyd's fourth homer of the season came against Scott Linebrink (2-1). It ended a stretch in which the White Sox bullpen had not allowed an earned run in 28 innings.

Rangers 3, Athletics 1: Kevin Millwood allowed one run through six innings in his first start in almost three weeks and rookie Brandon Boggs matched a career high with three RBIs for host Texas. Millwood (3-3) gave up five hits, struck out five and didn't issue a walk in his first start since May 10 against Oakland.

Indians 5, Royals 4: Grady Sizemore homered twice and made a game-saving catch for the final out, and visiting Cleveland handed Kansas City its 12th straight loss. Sizemore, the center fielder, hauled in Jose Guillen's liner with the tying run on second in the ninth and held on after he crashed into the wall, ending the game.

Yankees 6, Twins 5: Bobby Abreu tripled twice and scored all four times he reached base, backing Mike Mussina and visiting New York. Abreu tied his career high with those four runs, helping Mussina (8-4) overcome a four-run first inning for his seventh win in eight starts.

Red Sox 5, Orioles 2: Mike Lowell singled in the tiebreaking run during a 13th inning in which host Baltimore made three errors. Lowell had three hits, and Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and half of Boston's club-record six stolen bases.

Tigers 7, Mariners 4: Curtis Granderson singled and doubled in the first inning alone, Brandon Inge added a two-run triple and visiting Detroit got all its runs in the opening frame. The Tigers had 12 of their 14 hits in the first five innings, including one by every starter in the lineup.