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The Atlanta Braves manager felt pretty good heading into Sunday, but everything apart from one performance seemed to go wrong
Atlanta Braves pitcher Grant Holmes struck out 15 batters in 6⅓ innings, one shy of the team record for a nine-inning game set by Spencer Strider in 2022
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The Colorado Rockies reinstated left-hander Austin Gomber from the 60-day injured list before his start in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves but lost another lefty starter, Kyle Freeland, to an injury.
Preview the June 15 matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.
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SB Nation on MSNBraves News: Atlanta routs Rockies, Nacho Alvarez rehabbing, and moreThe Atlanta Braves started the weekend series on a high note after Friday night’s 12-4 defeat over the Colorado Rockies. Bryce Elder got the ball to start the game; he threw 3.1 mediocre innings and allowed each of Colorado’s runs. The Atlanta offense, however, finally came to life and put together a few crooked number innings.
With their 4-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, the Colorado Rockies surpassed the 1932 Boston Red Sox, who were 14-56, for the worst 70-game mark since 1901.
Harris has homered in back-to-back games and will try to keep it going when the Braves host Colorado in the second contest of their three-game series on Saturday. Atlanta won the opener 12-4, with Harris hitting a game-tying three-run homer to fuel the comeback.
The Braves beat the Colorado Rockies on Saturday behind a dominant 13-strikeout performance from Spencer Strider.