DENVER -- DJ LeMahieu has hit well enough of late to get right on Daniel Murphys tail in the race for the National League batting title.LeMahieu had three hits and reached base for the ninth straight plate appearance, Colorados bullpen threw six scoreless innings and the Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Tuesday night following a lengthy weather delay.LeMahieu singled in the first inning, hit a two-run home run in the third and tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth off Yusmeiro Petit (3-3). Blake Treinen walked the Rockies disciplined hitter to load the bases during Colorados three-run seventh.I know hes trying to get me to roll into a double play right there, said LeMahieu, who also went 4 for 4 on Monday and walked in his final plate appearance Sunday. I just didnt want to expand my zone in that situation.LeMahieus batting average is up 14 points over his past four games to .342, just six points behind Washingtons Murphy for the NL Lead after Murphy had two hits Tuesday.Rain and lightning swept over Coors Field at the start of the fourth, and the game didnt resume until 9:52 p.m. after a delay of 2 hours, 5 minutes.Colorado won for the second time in 10 games. Nolan Arenado and David Dahl each had two RBI, and Chris Rusin (3-4) threw three innings in relief of starter Chad Bettis.We played well, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. I feel like weve been playing well, but been coming up on the short end.Washington had its three-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the second time in six games.Jayson Werth singled in the third to extend his on-base streak to a career-best 44 games. Thats the longest in the majors this season and the longest in Nationals history.Gio Gonzalez allowed two runs in three innings and didnt return after the delay.Gio was throwing the ball well, Murphy said. But they had to go to the bullpen (too), and we had ample opportunities to try to strike against their bullpen. Unfortunately, offensively we werent able to do so tonight.Before the delay, LeMahieu tied the game with his ninth homer of the year. After it, Arenado added an RBI groundout in the fifth and a sac fly in the seventh. Dahl drove in two more runs with a pinch-hit double in seventh.Washington had three hits and scored twice in the third. Bryce Harper drove in a run on a groundout and Wilson Ramos added an RBI single off the right-field wall.MORE STREAKINGDahls pinch-hit double gave the rookie a hit in 21 of his first 22 games in the majors.David showed up here a very confident player, very composed, Weiss said. He always looks like hes in control of his game, control of his at-bats.Charlie Blackmon, meanwhile, extended his hitting streak to 11 games.TRAINERS ROOMWashington: RHP Joe Ross (shoulder) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. ... 1B Ryan Zimmerman (wrist) and C Jose Lobaton (elbow) began rehab assignments Monday and could return as soon as this week.Colorado: The Rockies placed RHP Tyler Chatwood (mid-back strain) on the 15-days disabled list and recalled RHP Christian Bergman from Triple-A Albuquerque. ... SS Trevor Story (thumb), who is expected to miss the remainder of the season after having surgery, is expected to get his stitches removed Friday.UP NEXTNationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg (15-3, 3.07 ERA) lost his last two outings, allowing 10 runs over 10 innings.Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (8-6, 4.55) also lost his previous two outings, allowing 15 runs (14 earned) over eight innings.Wilt Chamberlain Jersey . 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Meaker claimed 4 for 38, with three victims caught behind the stumps by Surrey team-mate Ben Foakes, while the Currans picked up two wickets apiece.That couldnt have gone much better, said Jennings, who is set to leave for India next week and join up with England ahead of another potential debut in the ffourth Test.dddddddddddd It was our first game together in the field after six or seven weeks, and a really enjoyable experience for me captaining the team.It was a decent wicket, so to keep them down to 170-odd was a really good effort. And then to spend some time in the middle for me was great, even if they were one-day runs - which is obviously different to how things will be in India.Having won the toss and decided to bowl, Toby Roland-Jones made the breakthrough for the Lions. Rohan Mustafa and Ghulam Shabeer added a 54-run second-wicket stand but Meaker separated them as wickets began to fall regularly. Ollie Rayner removed Shabeer and although Mohammad Shahzad top-scored with 38, he became Meakers third scalp.England play UAE in two more 50-over matches before a four-day first-class fixture against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi starting on Wednesday. ' ' '