Mark DeRosa's two-run homer against Colorado capped a six-run seventh inning as the Cubs rallied for a 10-9 victory Friday, their fifth straight win. DeRosa homered to left-center, his fifth of the season, and sent the crowd of 39,686 into a frenzy.

Mark DeRosa was 0-for-3 at Houston Wednesday to break his career-high 11 game hitting streak.

Cubs 2B Mark DeRosa tallied two hits on Monday against the Astros to extend his hitting streak to 10 games, leaving him just one shy of his career mark. Both of his hits were singles and he scored once. DeRosa is 16-for-34 (.471) with one homer and three RBI in that span.

INF/OF Mark DeRosa, who played in 31 of the Cubs' first 32 games, did not play Tuesday as manager Lou Piniella gave him a much-needed rest. DeRosa entered Tuesday 1-for-12 in the first four games of the road trip.

Cubs 3B Mark DeRosa let Edwin Encarnacion's grounder get past him with two outs in the third inning Monday, and Reds OF Adam Dunn followed with his fifth homer -- a 463-foot drive -- for a 5-1 lead. Dunn would finish the game 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. He has two homers and seven RBI in his last seven games.

The Cubs' Mark DeRosa, normally a second baseman, has started at third base the last couple games with Aramis Ramirez nursing a wrist injury. He went 0-for-4 on Sunday at St. Louis and is 1-for-14 over his last four games.