NEW YORK (Interstat) — Michael Lorenzen pitched seven strong innings and the Colorado Rockies held on for a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night at Citi Field, attended by 36,233 in a game that lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes.

Colorado snapped a two-game skid to improve to 11-16, while the Mets fell to 9-17. Lorenzen (2-2) allowed one earned run on seven hits with three strikeouts. Freddy Peralta (1-3) took the loss after giving up two earned runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out eight. Antonio Senzatela earned his second save with 1 2/3 hitless innings.

The Rockies scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings before Troy Johnston’s two-run single in the seventh put Colorado ahead 4-1. The Mets answered in the eighth on Brett Baty’s two-run single, but Senzatela shut the door. Baty went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Ronny Mauricio had two hits. Jake McCarthy drove in a run with a double, and TJ Rumfield added an RBI.

The game saw the Rockies outhit 11-10 but capitalize on timely hitting. The win was Colorado’s fifth in its last eight games.