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NEW YORK -- Now that theyve reached .500, Jorge De La Rosa and the Colorado Rockies want to see whats on deck.De La Rosa earned his 100th career victory and Colorado eventually caught up with Bartolo Colon, beating the New York Mets 7-2 on a rainy Saturday night for its fifth straight win.The Rockies matched their longest winning streak of the season, improved to 12-4 since the All-Star break and are within four games of the second NL wild-card spot.We know we have enough talent, De La Rosa said.Said manager Walt Weiss: Next thing in our sights, chase down that wild card.Colorado won despite losing NL home run leader Trevor Story to a jammed left thumb. The rookie shortstop hurt it on a scrambling slide in the fourth, jarred it again moments later diving for a ball and exited early.X-rays on Story were negative. Rockies trainer Keith Dugger said Story might benefit from a day out of the starting lineup, but didnt envision any serious problems.Hes going to be sore, Weiss said.On the day the Mets retired Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazzas No. 31, the Mets tied their longest skid of the season with a fourth loss in a row. The 43-year-old Colon (9-6) faltered in his first start on three days rest since 2005, and slugger Yoenis Cespedes left in midgame because of a nagging quad injury.What is it, four in a row? Thats not going in the right direction, Mets manager Terry Collins said. But, as I told them last night, if we win the next four, we can forget about it.Right now we got to win the next three here. Thats the next goal is to come out tomorrow and play a good game. Weve still got to come here every day and grind it out, he said.Collins was ejected in the ninth after umpires overturned their original call and took away a home run from Wilmer Flores, ruling a fan reached over the wall and prevented left fielder David Dahl from making a catch.I was going to catch it, Dahl said.DJ LeMahieu drove in three runs and Dahl hit his second homer since making his big league debut this week, helping the Rockies reach .500 for the first time since late May.Colorados push toward playoff position has been boosted by its 6-0 mark against the Mets. Last year, the Rockies were 0-7 against them.De La Rosa (7-7) gave up two runs in six innings and was part of Colorado pitchers retiring the last 16 batters. He is 100-82 lifetime.Hes kind of the poster boy for how you pitch and succeed at Coors Field, Weiss said.Justin Ruggiano had an adventuresome time after signing with New York earlier in the day. Cut by Texas on Tuesday, the veteran major league joined the Mets when they put infielder Jose Reyes on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left ribcage.Ruggiano got a hit, but also overran a ball in center field for an error and was thrown out stealing on a replay reversal. He also was involved in a play that tilted the game.Colon held Colorado hitless until Nolan Arenado singled with one out in the fourth. Carlos Gonzalez followed with a drive to right-center and Ruggiano ran a long way and made a diving try on the warning track, only to have the ball glance off his glove for a double.Story followed with an infield hit and when the throw to first got away, he tried to advance and was thrown out. Dahl then lined a two-run homer for a 3-2 lead.Charlie Blackmon doubled twice and set up LeMahieus two-run single in the fifth.TRAINERS ROOMRockies: OF Ryan Rayburn didnt start for the second straight day, but singled as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. His left knee was bruised Friday night when he was hit by a ball during batting practice.Mets: Cespedes left after grounding out to end the fifth. He stepped gingerly leaving the batters box and jogged down the line. Collins said the Mets will give days off if need be, hoping he can avoid the DL.QUALITY AND QUANTITYDe La Rosa turned in the 19th quality start by a Colorado pitcher in July, tying the team record for a month set in June 2009.UP NEXTRockies: RHP Chad Bettis (9-6, 5.19) is 5-1 in his last nine starts. Colorado has supported him with nearly seven runs a game over that span.Mets: RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-5, 2.45) is 1/3 in his past five starts. The All-Star won his only career start vs. the Rockies last year. Cheap Celtics Jerseys . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. 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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Dan Quinn compares his Atlanta Falcons to a cellphone running low on juice.Time to charge up.Coming off another potential win that got away but still on top in the NFC South, the Falcons are heading into a late-season bye week looking to invigorate themselves mentally and physically for the stretch run.Quinn, the teams fiery coach, hopes the time off will allow two key players -- cornerback Desmond Trufant and running back Tevin Coleman -- to heal from injuries that kept them out of Sundays 24-15 loss at Philadelphia. He said both could be ready to go by the teams next game, at home against Arizona on Nov. 27.The outlook isnt as promising for another injured player. Jacob Tamme will get a second opinion for a shoulder injury, according to Quinn, an indication that Atlantas starting tight end might be done for the season.No matter what, the Falcons (6-4) are eager for some time off. They havent had a break since the start of training camp in late July.Its important to recharge, Quinn said Monday. When that battery gets low on our cellphones, we plug them back in. We have to recharge, too.The Falcons squandered a chance to build a commanding lead in the division race, surrendering a season-worst 208 yards rushing to the Eagles and turning in their lowest-scoring game of the season.An offense that came into the game leading the league in scoring ran only 48 plays and managed just 11 first downs, continually facing third-and-long situations that it couldnt convert. Philadelphia finished with a commanding edge in time of possession, holding the ball for more than 38 minutes.While touching on those troubling signs, Quinn stressed that the Falcons still have all their goals within reach. Theyre 1 1-2 games ahead of Tampa Bay and New Orleans (both 4-5) and another game ahead of the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers (3-6).There are a number of things were doing well, Quinn said. I dont want to lose sight of that.After watching film and getting treatment on Monday, the Falcons planned to take the rest of the week off. Quinn said eachh player will receive a binder, detailing things they need to improve on during the time away, and a schedule to maintain their conditioning.dddddddddddd.Also, each player will be reminded not to do anything that will bring embarrassment to themselves or the team.Rule number one for us is protect the team, Quinn said. Whether youre in town or back in your hometown or wherever you may go, have a real conscience for your brother. Were on to something pretty good here.Linebacker Paul Worrilow, his arms all skinned and bruised up from the grind of the season, said he simply looks forward to spending time with his wife and 19-month-old daughter.Weve been at it for a while, Worrilow said. Its a great chance for us to get our bodies back and get ready for the second half of the season.In a sign of how confident the Falcons are, they consider this the midway point of their season. That would mean playing four playoff games; in other words, getting all the way to the Super Bowl.Thats kind of the thought: Get your body ready to go through what we just went through, Worrilow said. Everybodys effort has to be top notch, top level. If theres something you can do to get your game better, you owe to everyone else in this locker room. Thats how everybody feels.Game notes Punter and kickoff specialist Matt Bosher sustained a relapse of a hamstring injury that bothered him earlier in the season, forcing kicker Matt Bryant to take over the punting duties at the end of Sundays game. Quinn said he doesnt think Boshers injury is as serious as it looked and expects him to be ready to return against Arizona. But the Falcons might have to consider bringing in another punter next week for practice, just to ensure that Bosher has time to fully recover.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '