Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves host the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in the middle contest of a three-game series pitting two squads who sit a combined 42 games under.500, and the focus the final six weeks for both clubs is looking at players who can help produce better results in 2016.

De La Rosa (7-6) pitched seven innings and allowed 5 runs, all earned, on 9 hits and 4 walks, with three strikeouts.

As good as Teheran was, however, the Braves did need some offense to stop the bleeding of a long losing streak, and Jonny Gomes got things started early in his own right. The Rockies would threaten a bit by putting up the aforementioned run in the eighth inning, but Atlanta’s two-run advantage stood up, and the bullpen combination of Edwin Jackson and Arodys Vizcaino slammed the door for the 5-3 win.

De La Rosa’s struggles continued towards Atlanta’s veteran left fielder Monday night time at Turner Subject.

The homer was Blackmon’s 11th career leadoff shot, including his fifth this season.

Blackmon pulled a 1-2 fastball from Teheran down the right-field line for his 15th homer to open the game.

Garcia snapped a 2-2 tie with a homer off De La Rosa (7-6) in the fourth. He also came an out shy of making it through five innings in his previous start, surrendering six runs and nine hits to Arizona in an 8-4 loss.

Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez left the game in the fifth inning because of right knee soreness. This time it was in the same city where he was a college star at Georgia Tech. Gomes went 2-for-Four, together with a house run and three RBIs.

Blackmon has a 10-game hitting streak. Olivera was acquired in the July 30 deal that sent left-hander Alex Wood and prospect Jose Peraza, among others, to the Dodgers.

“Bourn made a superb throw, he needed to to get Charlie, he runs actual properly”, Weiss stated. Rockies C Michael McKenry, on the 60-day disabled list with a torn meniscus, had knee surgery Monday in Denver…. 198 in 101 at-bats over 29 games before he was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on June 15. The Braves have lost six straight when scoring three or less runs. Fredi Gonzalez said Simmons, who banged his knee on a slide in Saturday’s game at Chicago, is expected to start on Tuesday night.

Bettis made 13 starts in his third season before landing on the DL with right elbow inflammation in July, while Foltynewicz’s 17 appearances have been marked by an inability to avoid allowing homers. He’s even had two strong outings in his most recent road starts, a six-inning no decision in San Diego on 19th and a rare road victory for the Braves on the 2nd against Philadelphia, going 7 innings of two-run ball.