DENVER -- Ryan McMahon and the Rockies suddenly gave a taste of what they are supposed to be at Coors Field in Sunday afternoon’s 11-10 victory over the Mets.

McMahon lashed a three-run double in the Rockies’ four-run fourth, and his two-run shot in the fifth gave him homers in three straight games for the second time in his career. McMahon’s homer, which gave him a career-high-tying five RBIs, came three batters after Charlie Blackmon went deep for the second time in three games.

The previously struggling McMahon’s big performances in the last two games were keys to the Rockies completing a 5-2 homestand against the Marlins and Mets. Before his homer Friday, McMahon had gone 103 at-bats without one, and even with the big days his batting average is a lower-than-expected .238.

“It’s not going to be one certain guy every day,” said McMahon, whose other run of three games with a homer came Aug. 14-17, 2019. “But it feels good.”

More importantly for the Rockies, the strong homestand came the old-fashioned way.

Strangely lacking power for much of the season, it returned with eight homers during the homestand. Only in the season-opening seven-gamer against the Nationals and Cardinals to start the season did the Rockies hit as many in a homestand.

Most importantly, the Rockies improved to 15-14 at Coors Field -- the first time the home record has climbed above .500 since it was 3-2 on April 10. The Rockies have struggled to produce offense away from Denver’s altitude throughout their 31 seasons (9-16 this year), so they must win at home for any chance at being competitive.

Joy at home often means big innings, often while overcoming a high-scoring frame from an opponent. On Saturday, the Rockies saw their 6-0 lead turn into a one-run deficit before they forged a 10-7 victory.

In Sunday’s top of the fourth, the Mets scored six -- three on Francisco Alvarez’s homer -- for a 6-2 lead against starter Austin Gomber. The Rockies tied it with McMahon’s double and an RBI double from Randal Grichuk (who doubled twice while going 3-for-5, and he's hitting .366).

The Rockies’ homer ledger still is less than impressive. Going into the homestand, C.J. Cron topped the squad with six, even though he has not played since sustaining back spasms on May 14. McMahon finally eclipsed him with his big weekend, and catcher Elias Díaz -- who carries a .333 average and was given Sunday off -- homered three times against the Marlins to improve his total to six. Blackmon has five.

With Díaz, Grichuk and Jurickson Profar, whose fourth-inning single extended the Majors’ current longest on-base streak to 35 games, and the homers showing up, the Rockies are 16-10 since April 30. The Rockies are last in the National League West, but the strong recent record has come with key injuries in the starting rotation.

“Every team loses key members -- it’s part of the game,” said manager Bud Black, who earned his 441st win to surpass Don Baylor (1993-98) for second on the team’s managerial list. “Our guys are rallying around each other. It’s a good group of guys who understand their role and what they need to do, and they’re doing it.”

There was an unwelcome Coors Field-ish aspect to the game. Justin Lawrence entered with a four-run lead in the ninth and escaped with the one-run difference after giving up two hits and a walk. Closer Pierce Johnson and oft-used relievers Jake Bird and Brent Suter were not available, but Black navigated it.

Still, the Rockies are 21-0 when leading after seven innings and 24-0 when ahead after eight.

“Kind of old-school games, right?” McMahon said. “We don’t want them to all be like that, just on our side.”