from staff, wire reports
WASHINGTON — McComb native Corey Dickerson wasted little time Saturday to collect his first Major League hit.
Dickerson, a Brookhaven Academy graduate, had a memorable debut for Colorado, blasting two doubles in his first two at-bats and an RBI in the Rockies’ 7-1 win over the Washington Nationals.
Dickerson, who finished 2 for 4, started in right field after being called up Friday from Triple-A Colorado Springs. He is among the Rockies’ top prospects and was hitting a league-best .386 in Triple-A.
Dickerson’s first at-bat couldn’t have gone any better as he ripped a double to deep center field in the first inning to score Michael Cuddyer
“I was just trying to do my best to get on base and help us win," Dickerson said. "It felt good getting that hit and drive a runner in.”
Dickerson, 24, was brought up to provide the outfield with depth, especially since Dexter Fowler is dealing with a banged up finger.
“Corey came in and gave us a shot there offensively,” Weiss said. “Overall, we had a nice first inning and got things going, so it was a good day.”
Meanwhile, Jhoulys Chacin pitched seven shutout innings and hit an RBI single as the Rockies snapped their season-high, five-game losing streak.
DJ LeMahieu hit his first home run and Michael Cuddyer’s RBI single in the first extended his hitting streak to 20 games, the longest active streak in the majors and tied for the longest this season. Nolan Arenado added a solo homer off Ross Ohlendorf in the eighth.
Chacin (6-3) held Washington to five hits with one walk and three strikeouts to win his third straight start. He also suggested to Rockies manager Walt Weiss that the team wear batting practice jerseys for the game.
“It was Jhoulys’ idea. We were searching for something. We try everything,” Weiss said. “So we went with the tops today.”
It was another bad day for Nats starter Dan Haren (4-9), who allowed six runs and seven hits over 31/3 innings.
Haren, who signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the Nationals in December, struck out five but allowed his 19th home run of the season. He had two wild pitches and hit a batter with a pitch while raising his ERA to 6.15.
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Correspondent James Covington contributed to this report.
