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
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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
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 |
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