DENVER — Ryan McMahon went 105 at-bats in a row without hitting a home run. 

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He was getting on base — a game-winning double here, a walk there — but wasn’t quite making the kind of contact he wanted. On Saturday, he got a single in the second and a walk in the fourth. He tried to take his mind out of it — something he said is one of the hardest thing to do — and just do whatever was needed in the situation. 

Then, in the eighth, he had two strikes and decided to just go for it. The pitcher made a mistake, sending the ball right down the middle to him, and he took advantage, finally breaking his streak. He hit a home run into the bullpen, propelling the Rockies to the lead and sending them to a 5-4 win over the Padres. 

“Anytime you can help the team, there is no feeling like it,” McMahon said. “In the big leagues, helping your team win, nothing compares to it.”

All of the Rockies runs were scored on home runs on Saturday, as CJ Cron also notched his third in 24 hours in the first inning. Charlie Blackmon blasted one into the second deck in the fourth to tie the game, moving him ahead of Dante Bichette for sixth on the all-time Rockies list.

This has been something this team has been missing, despite their efforts to build a roster around power. The Rockies went 266 plate appearances without a home run, the third-longest streak in franchise history, before snapping that streak earlier this week. They seemed to have turned the page though, with Cron, Blackmon, McMahon and Randal Grichuk finding their swings again. Kris Bryant, who is expected to return next weekend in Minnesota, should also add some power. 

“Our lineup has power potential,” manager Bud Black said. “It’s good to see we hit some homers in back-to-back night. 

On Germán Márquez bobblehead night, the Rockies’ starter was stellar for his first four innings, striking out six and hitting his spots, especially with his breaking ball. Things got away from Márquez in the fifth though, elevating the ball. He gave up a double to Jake Cronenworth followed by a monster, two-run shot from Manny Machado that sailed 463 feet. Márquez couldn’t recover, giving up a double to Luke Voit. Normar Mazara was able to drive him in shortly after. 

Márquez ended his night after five innings, allowing a total of four earned runs and striking out seven. Overall, it was still a fine start for Márquez, who is clawing his way back after a rough first two months of the season. 

“I thought there was some really good stretches of pitches,” Black said. “Overall, he wasn’t at his best but yet punched out seven and went five. He wasn’t overly efficient, but there were some things that I liked.”

Alex Colomé pitched a scoreless eighth — he hasn’t allowed a run in 17 games since May 11, the fourth-longest streak of his career. Closer Daniel Bard put a couple runners on base in the top of the ninth, but rebounded to secure his 14th save of the season. 

“To win this game like this, against those guys, is a good thing,” Márquez said. “It’s amazing, we need to keep going.”