DENVER -- A hastily constructed group filled in admirably to help the Colorado Rockies' rotation handle an injury-caused gap.
Carlos Gonzalez homered and Colorado leaned on a pitcher by committee approach that featured two newcomers in a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
Daniel Descalso had a run-scoring triple to break a career-long 0-for-20 skid, and Nolan Arenado and D.J. LeMahieu added RBI doubles for the Rockies, who have won their last four games against the Braves, their longest streak ever against Atlanta.
Kelly Johnson of the Braves connected for his ninth homer, a three-run shot in the sixth inning and Cameron Maybin singled in the sixth to extend his hitting streak to a career-high tying 10 games.
Gonzalez Germen, claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs earlier this week, was added to the big league roster and made his first major league start in place of injured David Hale. On a 45-pitch limit, Germen was lifted after three scoreless innings in favor of Aaron Laffey, whose contract was selected earlier in the day by the Rockies from their Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque.
Laffey (1-0) went 2 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and three runs, all on Johnson's homer. John Axford, the last of the Rockies' six pitchers, got three outs for his 16th save in 17 chances.
"It was awesome," Carlos Gonzalez said. "Germen just showed up today, didn't even get to say `Hi,' to anybody. He threw three really great innings and gave us a chance. Our bullpen did really good, and Laffey, too. The home run, it was a good pitch away Kelly Johnson was able to stay back and hit it to left. Whenever that happens you just have to tip your cap. But everybody else showed up and we shut them down."
Shelby Miller (5-5), the Braves' lone NL All-Star, lost a career-high fourth straight decision. He allowed five runs, matching a season-high, 11 hits and struck out seven. He remains winless in his last 10 starts despite a 3.31 ERA in that span and entered with an overall ERA of 2.07, which was third-lowest in the majors.
"This is the worst my fastball command has been all year. It's not even close," Miller said. "My ratio of good fastballs was 50-50. I probably threw more balls with my fastball. I didn't get ahead in the count. Just left balls over the middle of the plate. Everything was up. Just a terrible day."
Descalso's RBI triple triggered a three-run fourth inning. Brandon Barnes followed with a single, and then was caught stealing, Charlie Blackmon tripled and scored on LeMahieu's double which hit the warning track and bounced into the stands.
Leading off the fifth, Gonzalez jumped on the first pitch he saw from Miller, and drove it to straightaway center into the evergreeens beyond the wall for his 12th home run.
"It was away, it was one of those little CarGo reaches," Gonzalez said. "When things go good, I can cover a lot of the plate, so I was able to put the barrel on the ball and drive it to centerfield."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: LHP Josh Outman, on the 60-day DL with thoracic outlet syndrome, allowed one hit in one inning with a strikeout in his first minor league rehab outing for the Gulf Coast Braves. The disorder stems from compression of blood vessels or nerves in the cavity between the collarbone and the top rib, which can lead to shoulder pain and finger numbness.
Rockies: RHP David Hale pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief Thursday against Atlanta before leaving with a left groin strain.
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Braves: Rookie RHP Matt Wisler (3-1) helped snap Milwaukee's eight-game winning streak in his last start and will look to cool off the Rockies on Saturday as the teams continue a four-game series.
Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa (6-3) is 5-1 with a 3.14 ERA over his last seven starts despite dealing with a small cut on the middle finger of his pitching hand for much of that time.
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Carlos Gonzalez homered and Colorado leaned on a pitcher by committee approach that featured two newcomers in a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
Daniel Descalso had a run-scoring triple to break a career-long 0-for-20 skid, and Nolan Arenado and D.J. LeMahieu added RBI doubles for the Rockies, who have won their last four games against the Braves, their longest streak ever against Atlanta.
Kelly Johnson of the Braves connected for his ninth homer, a three-run shot in the sixth inning and Cameron Maybin singled in the sixth to extend his hitting streak to a career-high tying 10 games.
Gonzalez Germen, claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs earlier this week, was added to the big league roster and made his first major league start in place of injured David Hale. On a 45-pitch limit, Germen was lifted after three scoreless innings in favor of Aaron Laffey, whose contract was selected earlier in the day by the Rockies from their Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque.
Laffey (1-0) went 2 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and three runs, all on Johnson's homer. John Axford, the last of the Rockies' six pitchers, got three outs for his 16th save in 17 chances.
"It was awesome," Carlos Gonzalez said. "Germen just showed up today, didn't even get to say `Hi,' to anybody. He threw three really great innings and gave us a chance. Our bullpen did really good, and Laffey, too. The home run, it was a good pitch away Kelly Johnson was able to stay back and hit it to left. Whenever that happens you just have to tip your cap. But everybody else showed up and we shut them down."
Shelby Miller (5-5), the Braves' lone NL All-Star, lost a career-high fourth straight decision. He allowed five runs, matching a season-high, 11 hits and struck out seven. He remains winless in his last 10 starts despite a 3.31 ERA in that span and entered with an overall ERA of 2.07, which was third-lowest in the majors.
"This is the worst my fastball command has been all year. It's not even close," Miller said. "My ratio of good fastballs was 50-50. I probably threw more balls with my fastball. I didn't get ahead in the count. Just left balls over the middle of the plate. Everything was up. Just a terrible day."
Descalso's RBI triple triggered a three-run fourth inning. Brandon Barnes followed with a single, and then was caught stealing, Charlie Blackmon tripled and scored on LeMahieu's double which hit the warning track and bounced into the stands.
Leading off the fifth, Gonzalez jumped on the first pitch he saw from Miller, and drove it to straightaway center into the evergreeens beyond the wall for his 12th home run.
"It was away, it was one of those little CarGo reaches," Gonzalez said. "When things go good, I can cover a lot of the plate, so I was able to put the barrel on the ball and drive it to centerfield."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: LHP Josh Outman, on the 60-day DL with thoracic outlet syndrome, allowed one hit in one inning with a strikeout in his first minor league rehab outing for the Gulf Coast Braves. The disorder stems from compression of blood vessels or nerves in the cavity between the collarbone and the top rib, which can lead to shoulder pain and finger numbness.
Rockies: RHP David Hale pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief Thursday against Atlanta before leaving with a left groin strain.
UP NEXT
Braves: Rookie RHP Matt Wisler (3-1) helped snap Milwaukee's eight-game winning streak in his last start and will look to cool off the Rockies on Saturday as the teams continue a four-game series.
Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa (6-3) is 5-1 with a 3.14 ERA over his last seven starts despite dealing with a small cut on the middle finger of his pitching hand for much of that time.
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8:10PM,EDT,July 10,2015
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Atlanta - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez Germen pitching for Colorado | ATL | COL |
| Peterson singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Peterson out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Markakis grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | ATL | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado doubled to deep left center, LeMahieu scored. | 0 | 1 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Paulsen grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gonzalez Germen pitching for Colorado | ATL | COL |
| K. Johnson struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| C. Johnson lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Pierzynski popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | ATL | COL |
| Hundley flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Descalso fouled out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Barnes doubled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Germen struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gonzalez Germen pitching for Colorado | ATL | COL |
| Gomes flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| A. Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Miller walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Peterson popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | ATL | COL |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Blackmon stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Paulsen grounded into fielder's choice to third, Blackmon out at third, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Laffey pitching for Colorado | ATL | COL |
| Laffey relieved Germen. | 0 | 1 |
| Maybin grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| K. Johnson grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | ATL | COL |
| Hundley singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Descalso tripled to deep right center, Hundley scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Barnes singled to right center, Descalso scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Barnes caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Laffey struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Blackmon tripled to deep left center. | 0 | 3 |
| LeMahieu hit a ground rule double to deep center, Blackmon scored. | 0 | 4 |
| LeMahieu to third on wild pitch by Miller. | 0 | 4 |
| Arenado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Laffey pitching for Colorado | ATL | COL |
| C. Johnson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Pierzynski singled to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Gomes walked, Pierzynski to second. | 0 | 4 |
| A. Simmons lined out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Miller flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | ATL | COL |
| González homered to center (437 feet). | 0 | 5 |
| Paulsen reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. Paulsen caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Laffey pitching for Colorado | ATL | COL |
| Peterson grounded out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| Maybin singled to left center. | 0 | 5 |
| Markakis hit by pitch, Maybin to second. | 0 | 5 |
| K. Johnson homered to left (385 feet), Maybin and Markakis scored. | 3 | 5 |
| C. Johnson singled to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Hawkins relieved Laffey. | 3 | 5 |
| Pierzynski grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, C. Johnson out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Manny Banuelos pitching for Atlanta | ATL | COL |
| Bañuelos relieved Miller. | 3 | 5 |
| Barnes lined out to right. | 3 | 5 |
| Hawkins struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| Blackmon walked. | 3 | 5 |
| Blackmon stole second. | 3 | 5 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| LaTroy Hawkins pitching for Colorado | ATL | COL |
| Gomes singled to right center. | 3 | 5 |
| A. Simmons struck out swinging. Gomes caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Uribe hit for Bañuelos. | 3 | 5 |
| Uribe popped out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Arodys Vizcaino pitching for Atlanta | ATL | COL |
| Vizcaíno relieved Bañuelos. | 3 | 5 |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| González flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Paulsen walked. | 3 | 5 |
| Hundley singled to right center, Paulsen to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Descalso flied out to right. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Colorado | ATL | COL |
| Logan relieved Hawkins. | 3 | 5 |
| Peterson struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Markakis singled to center. | 3 | 5 |
| K. Johnson singled to right center, Markakis to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Kahnle relieved Logan. | 3 | 5 |
| C. Johnson struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Carpenter pitching for Atlanta | ATL | COL |
| Carpenter relieved Vizcaíno. | 3 | 5 |
| Barnes flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Rosario hit for Kahnle. | 3 | 5 |
| Rosario fouled out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | ATL | COL |
| Axford relieved Kahnle. | 3 | 5 |
| Pierzynski grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 5 |
| Gomes grounded out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| A. Simmons bunt popped out to pitcher. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Peterson 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .257 | .334 | .355 |
| Maybin CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .295 | .359 | .425 |
| Markakis RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .296 | .381 | .357 |
| K. Johnson 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .277 | .320 | .464 |
| C. Johnson 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .252 | .296 | .336 |
| Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .283 | .316 | .443 |
| Gomes LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .207 | .307 | .336 |
| A. Simmons SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .252 | .307 | .338 |
| Miller P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .033 | .094 | .067 |
Bañuelos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Uribe PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .275 | .328 | .408 |
Vizcaíno P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 118 | |||
| a-popped out to second for M Banuelos in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: K. Johnson (9, 6th inning off Laffey 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: K. Johnson 3 (32) GIDP: Maybin, Pierzynski Braves RISP: 1-4 (A. Simmons 0-1, Miller 0-1, K. Johnson 1-1, C. Johnson 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Gomes (1, 2nd base by Hawkins/Hundley) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Pierzynski-A. Simmons). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 48,254 (95.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:47 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Cory Blaser, Third Base - Mark Ripperger |
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