DENVER (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies outlasted the Washington Nationals 8-7 on Tuesday night at Coors Field, overcoming a pair of two-run homers from CJ Abrams.

Abrams went 2 for 3 with two homers and four RBIs, giving Washington an early lead with a two-run shot in the first and tying the game with another in the third. The Nationals scored twice in the fourth on James Wood’s double and added a run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly.

Colorado answered with a four-run second inning, getting an RBI single from Mickey Moniak, a sacrifice fly from Troy Johnston and a two-run double from Jake McCarthy. The Rockies tied it in the third on a groundout and again in the fifth on TJ Rumfield’s single. Hunter Goodman homered in the sixth and Moniak added a solo shot in the eighth.

Juan Mejia (3-6) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Clayton Beeter (3-3) took the loss. Jordan Romano picked up his seventh save, striking out two in the ninth.

The Nationals outhit the Rockies 12-10 but left seven runners on base. Washington fell to 51-51; Colorado improved to 41-62. Attendance was 24,273, and the game lasted 2 hours, 48 minutes.