Bettis (6-4) allowed five hits, walked two and struck out four in his first big league start since July 18. He was coming back from right elbow inflammation.
The Rockies scored two runs in the first after Garcia misplayed a grounder to his left that could have been an inning-ending double play. Garcia let Nick Hundley's grounder get right through him to start the fourth, allowing the Rockies to tack on two more runs when DJ LeMahieu came through with a two-out, bases-loaded single.
Garcia made another error in the fifth.
Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz (4-6) went five innings and took the loss.
LeMahieu picked up his third RBI with a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
Bettis also did good work at the plate. He had his first big league hit in the second and contributed to the two-run fourth with a walk. Foltynewicz also hit a batter in the inning, making it tougher to work around Garcia's error.
Colorado snapped a four-game losing streak, while Atlanta lost for the 12th time in 15 games.
Freddie Freeman squandered a couple of chances to get the Braves back in the game.
After Nick Markakis' RBI single got Atlanta on the board in the fifth, Nick Swisher popped out with runners at first and third, and Freeman grounded out to end the inning.
Freeman came up in the seventh with the bases loaded and two outs, only to strike out swinging on a 3-2 slider from Christian Friedrich. The left-hander came in after Tommy Kahnle walked four in the inning but got away without allowing a run. Pinch-hitter Pedro Ciriaco grounded into a double play in the midst of all the wildness.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez did not start after leaving Monday night's game in fifth inning with right knee soreness. Gonzalez was listed as day to by manager Walt Weiss, who said the outfielder was available for pinch-hitting duty. ... RHP Kyle Kendrick, who has been on the DL since Aug. 1 with right shoulder inflammation, threw a 45-pitch simulated game before batting practice. "He looked good," Weiss said. Kendrick's next step is a rehab start in the minors. ... LHP Boone Logan threw before the game. He's been on the DL since Aug. 12 with left elbow inflammation.
Braves: SS Andrelton Simmons was back in the lineup after missing two games with a sore left knee. Simmons banged his knee on a slide during a game at Chicago, but there was no serious damage.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Former Atlanta farmhand Yohan Flande (3-1) will make his 14th appearance of the season, his sixth as a starter. In his five previous starts, the left-hander is 2-0 with 3.90 ERA. He pitched in the Braves' farm system from 2010-13 and will be making his first start against his former team.
Braves: RHP Shelby Miller (5-10) is looking to break a winless streak that has stretched to more than three months. His last win came on May 17, when he threw a two-hit shutout at Miami. Miller has gone 0-9 over his last 17 starts, largely because of a lack of offensive support. The Braves have scored a total of 35 runs during that span -- an average of just over two per game. In only two of those starts has Atlanta scored more than three runs. Miller has a 3.11 ERA during his drought, allowing three earned runs or less in 13 appearances. Not that it's done him any good.
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Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Reyes flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon singled to right center, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to third, LeMahieu scored on error by third baseman García, Blackmon safe at third on error by third baseman García. | 1 | 0 |
| Paulsen hit sacrifice fly to left, Blackmon scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Hundley grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Arenado out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Markakis singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Swisher struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Freeman struck out swinging. Markakis caught stealing second, catcher to third to first to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| McBride flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Parker grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Bettis singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Reyes lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Pierzynski flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| García grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Peterson reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 0 |
| A. Simmons grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Blackmon flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to third, LeMahieu out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Paulsen struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Bourn grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Foltynewicz struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Markakis walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Swisher grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Hundley safe at first on error by third baseman García. | 2 | 0 |
| McBride hit by pitch, Hundley to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Parker grounded out to third, Hundley to third, McBride to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Bettis walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Reyes struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right center, Hundley and McBride scored, Bettis to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Blackmon lined out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Freeman grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| Pierzynski doubled to deep center. | 4 | 0 |
| García grounded out to first, Pierzynski to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Peterson struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Arenado flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Paulsen safe at first on error by third baseman García. | 4 | 0 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| McBride lined out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| A. Simmons singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Bourn walked, A. Simmons to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Gomes hit for Foltynewicz. | 4 | 0 |
| Gomes popped out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Markakis singled to right center, A. Simmons scored, Bourn to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Swisher fouled out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Freeman grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sugar Ray Marimon pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Marimon relieved Foltynewicz. | 4 | 1 |
| Parker struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Rusin hit for Bettis. | 4 | 1 |
| Rusin grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Reyes flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jairo Diaz pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Díaz relieved Bettis. | 4 | 1 |
| Pierzynski lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| García lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Peterson struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Sugar Ray Marimon pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| LeMahieu lined out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Blackmon grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Kahnle pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Kahnle relieved Díaz. | 4 | 1 |
| A. Simmons walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Bourn walked, A. Simmons to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Ciriaco hit for Marimon. | 4 | 1 |
| Ciriaco grounded into double play, third to second, A. Simmons out at third, Bourn out at second, Ciriaco to first. | 4 | 1 |
| Markakis walked, Ciriaco to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Ciriaco to third, Markakis to second on wild pitch by Kahnle. | 4 | 1 |
| Swisher walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Friedrich relieved Kahnle. | 4 | 1 |
| Freeman struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Peter Moylan pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Moylan relieved Marimon. | 4 | 1 |
| Paulsen grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Hundley struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| McBride singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Parker grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Christian Friedrich pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Pierzynski grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Oberg relieved Friedrich. | 4 | 1 |
| García flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Peterson singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| A. Simmons reached on infield single to shortstop, Peterson to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Bourn struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Marksberry pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Marksberry relieved Moylan. | 4 | 1 |
| Descalso hit for Oberg. | 4 | 1 |
| Descalso walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Descalso to second on wild pitch by Marksberry. | 4 | 1 |
| Reyes walked. | 4 | 1 |
| LeMahieu hit sacrifice fly to right, Descalso scored, Reyes to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Blackmon lined out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Arenado intentionally walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Paulsen popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Axford relieved Oberg. | 5 | 1 |
| Bethancourt hit for Marksberry. | 5 | 1 |
| Bethancourt struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Swisher grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Reyes SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .247 | .268 | .366 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .314 | .371 | .406 |
| Blackmon CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .291 | .355 | .465 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .278 | .315 | .551 |
| Paulsen 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .274 | .325 | .475 |
| Hundley C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .297 | .336 | .462 |
| McBride RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .222 | .250 | .222 |
| Parker LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .207 | .258 | .362 |
| Bettis P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .048 | .167 | .048 |
a-Rusin PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .219 | .313 |
Díaz P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Kahnle P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Oberg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Descalso PH
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .207 | .284 | .336 |
Axford P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 147 | |||
| a-grounded to second for C Bettis in the 6th b-walked for S Oberg in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: Paulsen (40), LeMahieu 3 (50) SF: LeMahieu, Paulsen 2-out RBI: LeMahieu 2 Rockies RISP: 1-7 (LeMahieu 1-1, Paulsen 0-1, Parker 0-1, Arenado 0-1, Blackmon 0-2, Reyes 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Hundley-Arenado-Paulsen-Reyes, Arenado-LeMahieu). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 13,863 (27.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Knight, First Base - Vic Carapazza, Second Base - Adam Hamari, Third Base - Larry Vanover |
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