ATLANTA -- The Colorado Rockies thought they missed their opportunity against Atlanta starter Shelby Miller. In the seventh inning, Miller gave them a second chance.
After wasting a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the second inning, the Rockies managed to score four runs in the seventh inning to erase a 3-0 deficit en route to a 6-3 victory over the Braves on Wednesday night.
"We missed a couple of opportunities early on and when that happens, you're always wondering if you're ever going to get another one for the rest of the game," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "Especially against a guy like Miller."
Brandon Barnes had three hits, including a two-run homer, and Jose Reyes had a two-run triple in the seventh that gave the Rockies the lead for good.
Simon Castro (1-0) picked up the win in relief for the Rockies, who won two out of three for their first series win at Turner Field since 2005.
Miller (5-11) dominated the Rockies in the middle of the game, retiring 14 straight at one point. But his winless streak extended to 18 when he could not shut down the Rockies in the decisive seventh.
"I'm thinking this is his game," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I'm not bringing in anyone out of that bullpen. This guy hasn't won a game in a long time and we have to give him every opportunity to do it."
Miller gave up a double to Ben Paulsen, a single to Daniel Descalso and a double to Barnes that cut the deficit to 3-1. Charlie Blackmon then hit a two-out infield chopper to make the score 3-2 before Reyes launched a triple to right-center to score Barnes and Blackmon.
"That's what happens with this lineup," Barnes said. "We've got a pretty good lineup and when one guy gets going, he picks up the next guy and the next guy gets going. We feed off each other."
Barnes tacked on a two-run homer in the eighth off Edwin Jackson.
The Rockies' bullpen had their fourth consecutive game without allowing a run as John Axford earned his 18th save. He struck out Pedro Ciriaco with two on to end the game.
During his winless streak, Miller has an ERA of 3.24 and has given up one earned run or less eight times. He broke Nolan Ryan's record of longest winless streak by an All-Star, which was 13 starts.
Jonny Gomes and Adonis Garcia hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning off Rockies starter Yohan Flande to give the Braves a 3-0 lead. It was just the third back-to-back home runs this season for the Braves, who are last in the majors in homers.
The Braves got on the board on an RBI groundout by rookie Christian Bethancourt in the second inning that scored Gomes.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez returned to the lineup after missing Tuesday's game with a sore knee. ... 3B Nelson Arenado was a healthy scratch.
UP NEXT
The Rockies will have a day off Thursday and open a three-game series at Pittsburgh on Friday. Rookie Jon Gray (0-0, 5.94) will start for the fifth time since being called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Aug. 4. The Pirates will start Francisco Loriano (9-6, 3.23), who is 1-2 with a 5.48 ERA in four career starts against the Rockies.
The Braves will host the Yankees for a three-game series starting Friday. This is the Yankees' first visit since 2012 and the crowds are expected to be large at Turner Field. Braves rookie Williams Perez (4-4, 4.76) will face Masahiro Tanaka (9-6, 3.61) in the opener.
MAKING HISTORY
Rockies 2B D.J. LeMahieu, who makes his offseason home in Atlanta, batted cleanup for the first time this season Wednesday night. LeMahieu has hit in every spot in the lineup for the Rockies in 2015, the first time a Rockie has ever done so. He went 0 for 4 with a walk.
INTERESTING COMBO
Due to a defensive shift, Freddie Freeman grounded into a rare 6-5-3 double play in the first inning as SS Reyes was playing to the right side of second base and 3B Descalso made the pivot at second.
BOUNCING BACK
Garcia made three errors at third base during Tuesday's loss to the Rockies, but he rebounded Wednesday with three hits, including a home run, and no errors.
After wasting a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the second inning, the Rockies managed to score four runs in the seventh inning to erase a 3-0 deficit en route to a 6-3 victory over the Braves on Wednesday night.
"We missed a couple of opportunities early on and when that happens, you're always wondering if you're ever going to get another one for the rest of the game," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "Especially against a guy like Miller."
Brandon Barnes had three hits, including a two-run homer, and Jose Reyes had a two-run triple in the seventh that gave the Rockies the lead for good.
Simon Castro (1-0) picked up the win in relief for the Rockies, who won two out of three for their first series win at Turner Field since 2005.
Miller (5-11) dominated the Rockies in the middle of the game, retiring 14 straight at one point. But his winless streak extended to 18 when he could not shut down the Rockies in the decisive seventh.
"I'm thinking this is his game," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I'm not bringing in anyone out of that bullpen. This guy hasn't won a game in a long time and we have to give him every opportunity to do it."
Miller gave up a double to Ben Paulsen, a single to Daniel Descalso and a double to Barnes that cut the deficit to 3-1. Charlie Blackmon then hit a two-out infield chopper to make the score 3-2 before Reyes launched a triple to right-center to score Barnes and Blackmon.
"That's what happens with this lineup," Barnes said. "We've got a pretty good lineup and when one guy gets going, he picks up the next guy and the next guy gets going. We feed off each other."
Barnes tacked on a two-run homer in the eighth off Edwin Jackson.
The Rockies' bullpen had their fourth consecutive game without allowing a run as John Axford earned his 18th save. He struck out Pedro Ciriaco with two on to end the game.
During his winless streak, Miller has an ERA of 3.24 and has given up one earned run or less eight times. He broke Nolan Ryan's record of longest winless streak by an All-Star, which was 13 starts.
Jonny Gomes and Adonis Garcia hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning off Rockies starter Yohan Flande to give the Braves a 3-0 lead. It was just the third back-to-back home runs this season for the Braves, who are last in the majors in homers.
The Braves got on the board on an RBI groundout by rookie Christian Bethancourt in the second inning that scored Gomes.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez returned to the lineup after missing Tuesday's game with a sore knee. ... 3B Nelson Arenado was a healthy scratch.
UP NEXT
The Rockies will have a day off Thursday and open a three-game series at Pittsburgh on Friday. Rookie Jon Gray (0-0, 5.94) will start for the fifth time since being called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Aug. 4. The Pirates will start Francisco Loriano (9-6, 3.23), who is 1-2 with a 5.48 ERA in four career starts against the Rockies.
The Braves will host the Yankees for a three-game series starting Friday. This is the Yankees' first visit since 2012 and the crowds are expected to be large at Turner Field. Braves rookie Williams Perez (4-4, 4.76) will face Masahiro Tanaka (9-6, 3.61) in the opener.
MAKING HISTORY
Rockies 2B D.J. LeMahieu, who makes his offseason home in Atlanta, batted cleanup for the first time this season Wednesday night. LeMahieu has hit in every spot in the lineup for the Rockies in 2015, the first time a Rockie has ever done so. He went 0 for 4 with a walk.
INTERESTING COMBO
Due to a defensive shift, Freddie Freeman grounded into a rare 6-5-3 double play in the first inning as SS Reyes was playing to the right side of second base and 3B Descalso made the pivot at second.
BOUNCING BACK
Garcia made three errors at third base during Tuesday's loss to the Rockies, but he rebounded Wednesday with three hits, including a home run, and no errors.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Blackmon flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Reyes singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| González singled to center, Reyes to third. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Paulsen struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Yohan Flande pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Freeman grounded into double play, shortstop to third to first, Maybin out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Hundley doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Descalso walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnes singled to right, Hundley to third, Descalso to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Flande struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon grounded into double play, pitcher to second to shortstop to first, Barnes out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Yohan Flande pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Gomes walked. | 0 | 0 |
| García singled to left, Gomes to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peterson sacrificed to third, Gomes to third, García to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bethancourt grounded out to shortstop, Gomes scored. | 0 | 1 |
| A. Simmons intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Reyes grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Yohan Flande pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Markakis singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Maybin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Markakis out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Freeman walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Gomes struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Hundley fouled out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Descalso flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Yohan Flande pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| García singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Peterson sacrificed to third, García to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bethancourt struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| A. Simmons intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Barnes struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Flande bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Blackmon popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Yohan Flande pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Markakis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Maybin grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Freeman grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Reyes grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Yohan Flande pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Gomes homered to left (402 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| García homered to right (382 feet). | 0 | 3 |
| Peterson hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 0 | 3 |
| Castro relieved Flande. | 0 | 3 |
| Bethancourt struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| A. Simmons walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Miller sacrificed to first, Peterson to third, A. Simmons to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Markakis walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Maybin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Markakis out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Bourn in left field. | 0 | 3 |
| Paulsen doubled to deep right. | 0 | 3 |
| Hundley grounded out to second, Paulsen to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Descalso singled to left, Paulsen scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Barnes doubled to left, Descalso to third. | 1 | 3 |
| McBride hit for Castro. | 1 | 3 |
| McBride lined out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Blackmon reached on infield single to shortstop, Descalso scored, Barnes to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Reyes tripled to deep right center, Barnes and Blackmon scored. | 4 | 3 |
| González intentionally walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Moylan relieved Miller. | 4 | 3 |
| LeMahieu lined out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Christian Friedrich pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Friedrich relieved Castro. | 4 | 3 |
| Freeman struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Bourn singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Díaz relieved Friedrich. | 4 | 3 |
| García struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Peterson singled to right, Bourn to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Swisher hit for Bethancourt. | 4 | 3 |
| Swisher walked, Bourn to third, Peterson to second. | 4 | 3 |
| A. Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Jackson relieved Moylan. | 4 | 3 |
| Pierzynski catching. | 4 | 3 |
| Paulsen popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Hundley lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Descalso doubled to deep right. | 4 | 3 |
| Barnes homered to left (384 feet), Descalso scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Parker hit for Díaz. | 6 | 3 |
| Parker flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Oberg relieved Díaz. | 6 | 3 |
| Pierzynski flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| Markakis struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Maybin grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Andrew McKirahan pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| McKirahan relieved Jackson. | 6 | 3 |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| Reyes walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Reyes stole second. | 6 | 3 |
| González grounded out to second, Reyes to third. | 6 | 3 |
| LeMahieu intentionally walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Axford relieved Oberg. | 6 | 3 |
| Freeman singled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| Bourn struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| García grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Freeman out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| Peterson singled to center, García to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Ciriaco hit for McKirahan. | 6 | 3 |
| Ciriaco struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .290 | .353 | .463 |
| Reyes SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .258 | .284 | .392 |
| González RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .272 | .332 | .539 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .311 | .369 | .402 |
| Paulsen 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .273 | .323 | .473 |
| Hundley C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .297 | .335 | .463 |
| Descalso 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .217 | .296 | .350 |
| Barnes LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .261 | .326 | .360 |
| Flande P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .176 | .176 | .176 |
Castro P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-McBride PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .241 | .214 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Díaz P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Parker PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 | .254 | .356 |
Oberg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Axford P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 146 | |||
| a-lined out to second for S Castro in the 7th b-flied out to right for J Diaz in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Hundley (19, Miller); Paulsen (17, Miller); Barnes (11, Miller); Descalso (3, Jackson) 3B: Reyes (1, Miller) HR: Barnes (2, 8th inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Descalso (20), Blackmon (50), Reyes 2 (9), Barnes 2 (17) 2-out RBI: Blackmon, Reyes 2, Barnes 2 GIDP: Blackmon Rockies RISP: 5-14 (LeMahieu 0-2, Paulsen 0-2, Hundley 0-1, Barnes 2-2, Flande 0-1, Descalso 1-1, Blackmon 1-2, McBride 0-1, Reyes 1-1, González 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Reyes (4, 2nd base off McKirahan/Pierzynski) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Reyes-Descalso-Paulsen, Reyes-LeMahieu-Paulsen). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 18,328 (36.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Vic Carapazza, First Base - Adam Hamari, Second Base - Larry Vanover, Third Base - Brian Knight |
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