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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 11, Colorado 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 1, 2013
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Clint Fagan, 2B - Jordan Baker, 3B - Tim McClelland
Attendance: 30069

Braves 11, Rockies 2: Justin Upton homered twice and drove in five runs, and Julio Teheran tied a career high with 11 strikeouts as host Atlanta won its seventh straight game.

The National League East-leading Braves extended their advantage over second-place Washington to 11 ½ games. Teheran (8-5) struck out the side three times, allowing one run on five hits in five innings as Atlanta swept the four-game series from Colorado, outscoring the Rockies 40-13.

Upton lofted a two-run homer into the front row of the center-field seats in the first off Colorado starter Chad Bettis (0-1) and added a three-run shot to left-center in the eighth. The Rockies have lost eight of their past 11.

Colorado pulled within 2-1 in the second on Corey Dickerson’s sacrifice fly, but Teheran’s RBI double in the bottom of the frame pushed the lead to 3-1. Teheran’s second hit, a fourth-inning single, preceded Jason Heyward’s homer to right, and the Braves blew it open with a five-run eighth.

Atlanta third baseman Chris Johnson, who leads the NL in hitting at .346, went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in extending his hitting streak to 10 games. Colorado’s DJ LeMahieu finished 3-for-4.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Colorado SS Troy Tulowitzki was ejected by home plate umpire Marvin Hudson for arguing balls and strikes in the second. … Atlanta posted its first perfect homestand of seven or more games since April 2000. … Bettis surrendered five runs on six hits in five innings in his major-league debut.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Colorado   Atlanta
Chad Bettis Player Julio Teheran
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 5.0
1 Strikeouts 11
6 Hits 5
9.00 ERA 1.80
Hitting
Colorado   Atlanta
DJ LeMahieu Player Chris Johnson
3 Hits 3
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
5 TB 3
.750 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Colorado 9 0 12 .265 22 14 2 3 1 0
Atlanta 14 3 25 .378 17 3 11 6 0 0