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NEW YORK -- Now that theyve reached .500, Jorge De La Rosa and the Colorado Rockies want to see whats on deck.De La Rosa earned his 100th career victory and Colorado eventually caught up with Bartolo Colon, beating the New York Mets 7-2 on a rainy Saturday night for its fifth straight win.The Rockies matched their longest winning streak of the season, improved to 12-4 since the All-Star break and are within four games of the second NL wild-card spot.We know we have enough talent, De La Rosa said.Said manager Walt Weiss: Next thing in our sights, chase down that wild card.Colorado won despite losing NL home run leader Trevor Story to a jammed left thumb. The rookie shortstop hurt it on a scrambling slide in the fourth, jarred it again moments later diving for a ball and exited early.X-rays on Story were negative. Rockies trainer Keith Dugger said Story might benefit from a day out of the starting lineup, but didnt envision any serious problems.Hes going to be sore, Weiss said.On the day the Mets retired Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazzas No. 31, the Mets tied their longest skid of the season with a fourth loss in a row. The 43-year-old Colon (9-6) faltered in his first start on three days rest since 2005, and slugger Yoenis Cespedes left in midgame because of a nagging quad injury.What is it, four in a row? Thats not going in the right direction, Mets manager Terry Collins said. But, as I told them last night, if we win the next four, we can forget about it.Right now we got to win the next three here. Thats the next goal is to come out tomorrow and play a good game. Weve still got to come here every day and grind it out, he said.Collins was ejected in the ninth after umpires overturned their original call and took away a home run from Wilmer Flores, ruling a fan reached over the wall and prevented left fielder David Dahl from making a catch.I was going to catch it, Dahl said.DJ LeMahieu drove in three runs and Dahl hit his second homer since making his big league debut this week, helping the Rockies reach .500 for the first time since late May.Colorados push toward playoff position has been boosted by its 6-0 mark against the Mets. Last year, the Rockies were 0-7 against them.De La Rosa (7-7) gave up two runs in six innings and was part of Colorado pitchers retiring the last 16 batters. He is 100-82 lifetime.Hes kind of the poster boy for how you pitch and succeed at Coors Field, Weiss said.Justin Ruggiano had an adventuresome time after signing with New York earlier in the day. Cut by Texas on Tuesday, the veteran major league joined the Mets when they put infielder Jose Reyes on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left ribcage.Ruggiano got a hit, but also overran a ball in center field for an error and was thrown out stealing on a replay reversal. He also was involved in a play that tilted the game.Colon held Colorado hitless until Nolan Arenado singled with one out in the fourth. Carlos Gonzalez followed with a drive to right-center and Ruggiano ran a long way and made a diving try on the warning track, only to have the ball glance off his glove for a double.Story followed with an infield hit and when the throw to first got away, he tried to advance and was thrown out. Dahl then lined a two-run homer for a 3-2 lead.Charlie Blackmon doubled twice and set up LeMahieus two-run single in the fifth.TRAINERS ROOMRockies: OF Ryan Rayburn didnt start for the second straight day, but singled as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. His left knee was bruised Friday night when he was hit by a ball during batting practice.Mets: Cespedes left after grounding out to end the fifth. He stepped gingerly leaving the batters box and jogged down the line. Collins said the Mets will give days off if need be, hoping he can avoid the DL.QUALITY AND QUANTITYDe La Rosa turned in the 19th quality start by a Colorado pitcher in July, tying the team record for a month set in June 2009.UP NEXTRockies: RHP Chad Bettis (9-6, 5.19) is 5-1 in his last nine starts. Colorado has supported him with nearly seven runs a game over that span.Mets: RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-5, 2.45) is 1/3 in his past five starts. The All-Star won his only career start vs. the Rockies last year. Bobby Murcer Yankees Jersey . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. 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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals first-round draft pick Robert Nkemdiche worked out on a limited basis Monday, the first time he has practiced in training camp.The 6-foot-4, 296-pound defensive tackle has been sidelined with a high ankle sprain since he was injured in rookie camp on July 26, three days before the first regular training camp workout.Coach Bruce Arians said before Mondays practice that it shouldnt take too long for Nkemdiche to catch up with his teammates.Hes been to all the meetings, Arians said. He should know what gap to get in.Nkemdiche joins what looks to be the deepest part of the Arizona roster.He did only individual work on Monday and didnt participate in the 7-on-7 or 11-on-11 drills. Nkemdiche said he got exactly the amount of work he wanted.It felt good today, he said. It felt good being out there with my teammates and feeling the energy again of being in pads. It feels good to be back in a football mode.Arians expects the big rookie to be part of the regular rotation along the defensive line, in on 20 to 25 plays each game. The Cardinals coaches did the same last season for rookie Rodney Gunter, who came on strong and is listed as a starting defensive tackle.Nkemdiche, only 21, was the 29th overall pick in the draft out of Mississippi. He slipped in the draft over concerns about an off-the-field incident in which he jumped from a hotel window, an episode that he said is not at all indicative of his character.He was so aggressive in summer workouts that Arians had to tell him to ease up. But those workouts were in shorts. Monday marked the first time Nkemdiche has practiced in pads.Before the workout, Arians said he was looking forward to just see him in practice for the first time, see what type of power he has, how fast he can adjust and, knock on wood, stay healthy.Nkemdiche said iits possible he will be able to play in Sunday nights game at Houston and described himself as extremely close to 100 percent.ddddddddddddI cant wait, he said. Ive been itching for a couple of weeks now and theyve been telling me to just chill, these injuries are no joke so be patient with it and the right time will come.At his daily news conference, Arians said he was encouraged by the play of safety-cornerback Tyrann Mathieu and cornerback Justin Bethel on Sunday in their first practice since they came off the physically unable to perform list.Mathieu, a do-everything All-Pro selection coming off surgery to repair a torn ACL, took part in more of the practice than had been expected.Because he wanted to, Arians said. He jumped in a couple of team drills and I like that because hes ready. Hes just got to get out there and get in the flow of it.Bethel, who underwent offseason foot surgery, also impressed the coach and will challenge rookie Brandon Williams for the starting cornerback job opposite Patrick Peterson.With him (Bethel) coming back this soon, as good as he looked yesterday, Arians said, that will be a nice battle going on the rest of the way.Larry Fitzgerald sat out the practice with a sore knee that kept him out of Friday nights preseason loss at San Diego. Arians said Fitzgerald overdid it in Sundays practice.The coach said he wasnt sure how much the starters will play against Houston.It depends how we play, he said. Im not interested in seeing them play 30 plays. I know what they can do.The Cardinals have Tuesday off then return for practices Wednesday and Thursday before wrapping up camp on Friday.---Online:AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '