ATLANTA -- Jon Gray pitched Colorado to its first shutout in Atlanta in five years.
This time, he was quite good on the road.
Gray pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning, Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer and the Rockies beat the Braves 3-0 on Sunday.
It was Colorado's first shutout in Atlanta since a 6-0 win on Sept. 4, 2012. Gray improved to 3-0 with a 1.04 ERA in four career starts against the Braves, including two wins this month.
"He was turning it loose," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "At times it was good old country Oklahoma hardball, and I like that from our guys."
Rockies catcher Tony Walters, who threw out two baserunners attempting to steal, said Gray "did a great job slowing the game down ... of just executing his pitches and staying in the moment, pitch to pitch."
Gerardo Parra had two hits and scored two runs as Colorado took two of three from Atlanta for its first road series win since also winning two of three at Washington from July 29-30. Trevor Story also had two hits and drove in a run.
Gray (6-3) struck out seven and walked two.
"He's real good," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "He's hard to get hold of. It's a rough at-bat against him."
Coming into the day, Gray was 1-7 with a 6.57 ERA in 13 road starts since Aug. 12, 2016. The right-hander said he hopes he has moved past that streak of road struggles.
"It's something to put in the past and just look for the next one," he said.
Gray was pulled after Matt Adams' leadoff single in the seventh. Pat Neshek gave up a single to Ozzie Albies but escaped the jam when pinch hitter Matt Kemp bounced into a double play.
Jake McGee worked the ninth for his third save . He also saved Colorado's 7-6 victory on Saturday night.
Mike Foltynewicz (10-10) lost his fourth straight start despite allowing only one run and four hits in five innings. Parra led off the second with a single to right field and scored on Story's one-out double to left.
Parra also led off the sixth with a single up the middle and scored on Reynolds' homer to left field off A.J. Minter.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies INF-OF Ian Desmond was to play shortstop for Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday as he neared the expected end of his injury rehabilitation for a right calf strain. Desmond, a former shortstop with Washington, has played first base and the outfield in his first season with the Rockies. He could see time at shortstop when he comes off the disabled list. Story entered Sunday's game with a .224 batting average.
HOME WOES
The Braves completed a 3-6 homestand with series losses against the Reds, Mariners and Rockies. The Braves lost two of three in each series. Atlanta pitchers had a 4.78 ERA on the homestand. Since the start of July, Atlanta has won only two of nine series at SunTrust Park.
CLOSING QUESTION
Greg Holland's 36 saves rank second in the majors, but his grasp of the closer's role with the contending Rockies is shaky. He has a 7.36 ERA since June 15 with four homers allowed in his last seven appearances. He was pulled in the ninth inning of Saturday night's game and was unavailable Sunday while trying to work out problems with his slider.
Black said Holland "is going through a tough time," but he would not say Holland has been removed from the role. Black said he would "navigate" save situations for now.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Rookie RHP Antonio Senzatela (10-4, 4.52 ERA) will make his first start against Detroit as Colorado opens a nine-game homestand.
Braves: Rookie RHP Lucas Sims (2-3, 4.13 ERA) will make his fifth start, and his first against Philadelphia, as the Braves begin a seven-game road trip.
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This time, he was quite good on the road.
Gray pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning, Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer and the Rockies beat the Braves 3-0 on Sunday.
It was Colorado's first shutout in Atlanta since a 6-0 win on Sept. 4, 2012. Gray improved to 3-0 with a 1.04 ERA in four career starts against the Braves, including two wins this month.
"He was turning it loose," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "At times it was good old country Oklahoma hardball, and I like that from our guys."
Rockies catcher Tony Walters, who threw out two baserunners attempting to steal, said Gray "did a great job slowing the game down ... of just executing his pitches and staying in the moment, pitch to pitch."
Gerardo Parra had two hits and scored two runs as Colorado took two of three from Atlanta for its first road series win since also winning two of three at Washington from July 29-30. Trevor Story also had two hits and drove in a run.
Gray (6-3) struck out seven and walked two.
"He's real good," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "He's hard to get hold of. It's a rough at-bat against him."
Coming into the day, Gray was 1-7 with a 6.57 ERA in 13 road starts since Aug. 12, 2016. The right-hander said he hopes he has moved past that streak of road struggles.
"It's something to put in the past and just look for the next one," he said.
Gray was pulled after Matt Adams' leadoff single in the seventh. Pat Neshek gave up a single to Ozzie Albies but escaped the jam when pinch hitter Matt Kemp bounced into a double play.
Jake McGee worked the ninth for his third save . He also saved Colorado's 7-6 victory on Saturday night.
Mike Foltynewicz (10-10) lost his fourth straight start despite allowing only one run and four hits in five innings. Parra led off the second with a single to right field and scored on Story's one-out double to left.
Parra also led off the sixth with a single up the middle and scored on Reynolds' homer to left field off A.J. Minter.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies INF-OF Ian Desmond was to play shortstop for Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday as he neared the expected end of his injury rehabilitation for a right calf strain. Desmond, a former shortstop with Washington, has played first base and the outfield in his first season with the Rockies. He could see time at shortstop when he comes off the disabled list. Story entered Sunday's game with a .224 batting average.
HOME WOES
The Braves completed a 3-6 homestand with series losses against the Reds, Mariners and Rockies. The Braves lost two of three in each series. Atlanta pitchers had a 4.78 ERA on the homestand. Since the start of July, Atlanta has won only two of nine series at SunTrust Park.
CLOSING QUESTION
Greg Holland's 36 saves rank second in the majors, but his grasp of the closer's role with the contending Rockies is shaky. He has a 7.36 ERA since June 15 with four homers allowed in his last seven appearances. He was pulled in the ninth inning of Saturday night's game and was unavailable Sunday while trying to work out problems with his slider.
Black said Holland "is going through a tough time," but he would not say Holland has been removed from the role. Black said he would "navigate" save situations for now.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Rookie RHP Antonio Senzatela (10-4, 4.52 ERA) will make his first start against Detroit as Colorado opens a nine-game homestand.
Braves: Rookie RHP Lucas Sims (2-3, 4.13 ERA) will make his fifth start, and his first against Philadelphia, as the Braves begin a seven-game road trip.
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| 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 |
| Blackmon singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu lined into double play, to first, Blackmon doubled off first. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Inciarte struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| F. Freeman walked. | 0 | 0 |
| F. Freeman caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Parra singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| González walked, Parra to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Story doubled to deep left center, Parra scored, González to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Gray struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Markakis grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Suzuki singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| M. Adams lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Albies grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Blackmon walked. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right, Blackmon to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Reynolds walked, Blackmon to third, LeMahieu to second. | 1 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Swanson struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Foltynewicz struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Inciarte grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Story fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Gray struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Phillips singled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| F. Freeman struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Markakis struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Suzuki hit by pitch, Phillips to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M. Adams lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Blackmon fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Albies lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Swanson singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| L. Adams hit for Foltynewicz. | 1 | 0 |
| L. Adams struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Swanson caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Minter pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Minter relieved Foltynewicz. | 1 | 0 |
| Parra singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Reynolds homered to left center (427 feet), Parra scored. | 3 | 0 |
| González flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Wolters grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Inciarte grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Phillips reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 0 |
| F. Freeman walked, Phillips to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Markakis lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Suzuki flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Minter pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Gray flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Motte relieved Minter. | 3 | 0 |
| Blackmon stole second, Blackmon safe at third on throwing error by catcher Suzuki. | 3 | 0 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, LeMahieu out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| M. Adams singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Neshek relieved Gray. | 3 | 0 |
| Albies singled to center, M. Adams to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Swanson flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Kemp hit for Motte. | 3 | 0 |
| Kemp grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Albies out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sam Freeman pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| S. Freeman relieved Motte. | 3 | 0 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| González grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| Dunn relieved Neshek. | 3 | 0 |
| Inciarte flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Phillips popped out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| F. Freeman walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Markakis grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Sam Freeman pitching for Atlanta | COL | ATL |
| Story doubled to shallow right. | 3 | 0 |
| Wolters grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Valaika hit for Dunn. | 3 | 0 |
| Johnson relieved S. Freeman. | 3 | 0 |
| Valaika lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Blackmon intentionally walked. | 3 | 0 |
| LeMahieu safe at first on error by shortstop Swanson, Story to third, Blackmon to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, LeMahieu out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | COL | ATL |
| McGee relieved Dunn. | 3 | 0 |
| Suzuki flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| M. Adams flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Albies flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .337 | .400 | .621 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .314 | .377 | .402 |
| Arenado 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .308 | .363 | .588 |
| Parra LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .348 | .379 | .517 |
| Reynolds 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .277 | .365 | .517 |
| González RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .238 | .307 | .356 |
| Story SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .227 | .310 | .426 |
| Wolters C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .239 | .338 | .287 |
| Gray P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .107 | .138 | .214 |
Neshek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Valaika PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .261 | .287 | .535 |
McGee P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 158 | |||
| a-lined out to center for M Dunn in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Story 2 (20, S. Freeman, Foltynewicz) HR: Reynolds (28, 6th inning off Minter 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Story (59), Reynolds 2 (87) GIDP: Arenado Rockies RISP: 1-11 (Story 1-1, LeMahieu 0-1, Gray 0-1, Parra 0-1, Valaika 0-1, Wolters 0-2, González 0-1, Arenado 0-3) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Blackmon (13, 2nd base off Motte/Suzuki) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Story-LeMahieu-Reynolds). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | SunTrust Park, Cumberland, GA |
| Attendance | 28,154 (68.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:09 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - John Tumpane, Third Base - Sean Barber |
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