Atlanta 9, Colorado 6

Boxscore | Recap
Thursday, July 21, 2011 3:10 PM
Location - Coors Field
Temperature - 88°
Umpires - Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Angel Campos,
Attendance - 39262

Final Scoring Summary

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X R H E
Atlanta 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 9 10 0
Colorado 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 10 0

Team Records

Team W/L Home Away Streak
Atlanta 58-41 30-19 28-22 W1
Colorado 47-52 26-26 21-26 L1

Recap


Brooks Conrad hit a game-tying home run in a four-run seventh inning and Jason Heyward homered and drove in three runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday at Coors Field.

Heyward's two-run shot in the third helped the Braves rally from a 4-0 deficit, Conrad's solo homer tied it at 6 and Nate McLouth's RBI triple gave the Braves the lead for good.

Freddie Freeman also homered for the Braves, and Carlos Gonzalez led off the bottom of the first with a homer for the Rockies.

Braves starter Tommy Hanson (11-5) improved to 6-2 in nine road starts this season, despite allowing six runs over six innings.

Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 30th save, matching the Braves' franchise record for saves by a rookie.

Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin didn't factor in the decision, allowing five runs over 4 2/3 innings to remain winless since June 15.

Atlanta's Dan Uggla, who is riding a 12-game hitting streak, sat out with a sore calf. Conrad took his spot in the lineup.

The Braves pulled within four games of NL East leader Philadelphia, which was idle Thursday.

Top Game Performances

Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   Colorado
Tommy Hanson Player Jhoulys Chacin
Win W/L No Decision
6.0 IP 4.2
7 Strikeouts 4
7 Hits 4
9.00 ERA 9.64
Hitting
Atlanta   Colorado
Nate McLouth Player Seth Smith
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 1
0 HR 0
4 TB 4
.500 Avg .500

Team Stats Summary

Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Atlanta 10 3 23 .263 18 11 9 7 1 0
Colorado 10 1 17 .286 11 10 5 2 1 0

Upcoming Games

  • Colorado will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Rockies have a W/L % of .447 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Braves have a W/L % of .561 after a win and .619 after a loss.
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