Gonzalez hits 3 doubles, Rockies top Braves 5

Colorado Rockies’ Carlos Gonzalez watches his RBI double off Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Jake Brigham during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Denver.

Head groundskeeper Mark Razum struggles to pull the tarp during a heavy rainfall in the bottom of the first inning of the Colorado Rockies’ baseball game Atlanta Braves on Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Denver.

Troy Tulowitzki singled to extend his hitting streak to 21 games – longest in the majors this season – for the Rockies, who dealt with another weather delay at home.

The Rockies added to their lead in the second against Brigham with a solo home run from Drew Stubbs that was followed by three straight singles and a sacrifice fly from Troy Tulowitzki, giving the Rockies a 4-0 lead.

Rockies’ starter Kyle Kendrick would only throw one inning, himself, forcing the Rox to bring in David Hale – who would’ve been Friday night’s starter – to throw the second inning after one of the rain delays.

Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss, left, watches as relief pitcher David Hale, center, is escorted off the mound by head trainer Keith Dugger during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Denver.

All three Atlanta runs came in the fifth against Rockies reliever Christian Friedrich, who gave up a pair of singles and walked pinch hitter Jonny Gomes with one out before allowing a two-run double to Jace Peterson, cutting the Rockies’ lead in half to 4-2. All-Star right-hander Shelby Miller (5-4, 2.07 ERA) will get the start for the Braves against a to-be-determined starter for the Rockies.

Second base umpire Paul Emmel, left, and first base umpire Jeff Kellogg head of the diamond as a heavy rainstorm sweeps over Coors Field in the Colorado Rockies’ baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Denver.

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Kendrick works against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Denver. Fredi Gonzalez said Wood will now start Sunday for the Braves, ensuring he won’t lose a turn in the rotation. The Rockies quickly tacked on a run in the bottom of that inning on catcher Nick Hundley’s double.

John Axford, Colorado’s eighth pitcher, struck out Peterson for his 15th save. Gonzalez said the knee is getting stronger during the season, and unlike past year, he can now utilize it during the leg kick in his swing. He will start Sunday in the final game before the All-Star break. “That field was nearly getting unplayable and they got the game in”.

“I got to be able to sit back and just wait on breaking balls and react with the fastball”, Gonzalez said.

Rain fell throughout the game and only a few fans in the announced crowd of 30,334 stuck around for the end. Brigham allowed four runs on 10 hits in four innings.

NOTES: The total time of rain delays at Coors Field this season is 22 hours, 24 minutes…. Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado batted second for the first time since the opener of a May 23 doubleheader and for the fourth time this season.

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