Zimm & Zimm lead Nationals past Rockies 11-5

Moore finished with three hits, Ian Desmond also went deep and Bryce Harper had two hits for the Nationals, who had another big outburst at the plate. Washington scored nine runs once in its first 71 games before accomplishing the feat on consecutive nights at Coors Field.

Zimmermann (4-6) was the latest beneficiary, and it was a welcome change for the right-hander. He entered the game with a 2.89 ERA but the Nationals averaged just 3.1 runs when he is on the mound, the fifth lowest in the NL.

"We finally put the no-runs-scored-behind-Jordan behind us," Desmond said. "We scored a bunch of runs for him and got the W."

Marco Scutaro had two hits and two RBIs for Colorado, which matched the Nationals with 14 hits but lost for the 16th time in 20 games.

The Nationals battered Rockies pitching again, one day after setting club marks for hits and extra-base hits since moving to Washington. They roughed up starter Edwar Cabrera, who was making his major league debut after getting called up from Double-A.

"I was a little bit nervous in the first inning," he said. "They are really good hitters here in the big leagues, really good mentality, really good approach."

Washington wasted no time introducing the 24-year-old to the majors. Moore hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run second inning, and Zimmerman and Desmond hit solo shots in the third when the Nationals tacked on four more to make it 8-0.

Moore now has four multihit games since being recalled from Triple-A on June 7.

"I'm completely 'see ball, hit ball,'" Moore said. "I'm not up trying to think about curveball or anything like that. Dumb it down for me I'll be at my best."

The offensive was enough for Zimmermann, who picked up his first win since May 22. The Nationals' hard-luck pitcher made the most of his run support, allowing eight hits while walking three and striking out one over seven innings. His only rough patch was giving up four hits in the third, but a double play — one of four he induced — limited the damage to one run.