DENVER (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies erupted for seven runs in the sixth inning Thursday afternoon, turning a one-run deficit into a comfortable lead and cruising to a 14-4 victory over the Miami Marlins at Coors Field.

The win evened the four-game series at two games apiece after the Marlins had taken the first two contests by scores of 10-7 and 14-3 before Colorado won 6-3 on Wednesday. The Rockies improved to 35-53, while Miami dropped to 46-42.

Attendance was 19,595, and the game lasted 2 hours, 54 minutes.

Miami jumped ahead quickly in the top of the first inning. Liam Hicks led off with a single to shortstop, and Otto Lopez followed with a double to center field, moving Hicks to third. After a walk to Kyle Stowers loaded the bases, Xavier Edwards grounded into a forceout at second base that scored Hicks. Griffin Conine walked to reload the bases, and Owen Caissie’s sacrifice fly to left field brought home Lopez for a 2-0 Marlins lead.

Colorado answered in the bottom of the first when Mickey Moniak led off the inning with his 15th home run of the season, a solo shot to right-center field. The Rockies added two more in the third after Jake McCarthy walked and Moniak doubled, putting runners at second and third. Willi Castro singled to center, driving in both McCarthy and Moniak to give Colorado a 3-2 lead.

The Marlins tied the game in the top of the third when Lopez tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Edwards, making it 3-3. Miami regained the lead in the fourth. Jakob Marsee walked, Javier Sanoja singled, and Joe Mack walked to load the bases. Hicks grounded out to first, allowing Marsee to score for a 4-3 advantage.

Colorado seized control in the bottom of the fourth. Kyle Karros was hit by a pitch, and after a forceout, Edouard Julien walked. Jake McCarthy then hit his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field, putting the Rockies ahead 5-4.

The decisive inning came in the sixth. With Miami still trailing by one, Colorado sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven runs on six hits. Cole Carrigg led off with a bunt single, and after a strikeout, Brett Sullivan singled. Julien walked to load the bases. McCarthy followed with a two-run single to left, scoring Carrigg and Sullivan. Moniak singled to right, plating Julien. TJ Rumfield singled to center, scoring McCarthy. After Willi Castro was hit by a pitch, Troy Johnston singled to right, driving in Moniak and Rumfield. Carrigg added a sacrifice fly to score Castro, giving the Rockies a 12-4 lead.

Colorado added two more runs in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Carrigg and a single by Sullivan that scored Troy Johnston, who had doubled.

Miami managed only seven hits in the game. Otto Lopez had a triple and a double, and Javier Sanoja added two singles. The Marlins left seven runners on base.

For Colorado, Jake McCarthy finished 2 for 4 with a home run and four runs batted in. Mickey Moniak went 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. Troy Johnston had two hits and two RBIs, and TJ Rumfield added two hits. Willi Castro drove in two runs, and Cole Carrigg also had two RBIs.

Brennan Bernardino earned the win for Colorado, pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out one. He improved to 3-3. Michael Lorenzen started for the Rockies and went 4 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits with one strikeout. Victor Vodnik also contributed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

John King took the loss for Miami, falling to 6-2. He allowed five runs on five hits over three innings, with two walks and two strikeouts.

The Marlins will travel to to begin a three-game series against the Athletics on Friday. The Rockies will host the San Francisco Giants for a three-game set starting Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Miami Marlins 7, Colorado Rockies 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Miami a 65.10 percent probability to win. Miami had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 18 went under the over-under line of 12.