Eddie Rosario hit two of Atlanta’s four home runs on Sunday, and the Braves erased an early five-run deficit to beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 14-6 to sweep the four-game series.
The Braves have won six straight, scoring 56 runs on 70 hits over that time. Colorado has lost five in a row and 11 of its last 14.
Rosario went 3-for-4 with six RBIs. He hit a three-run shot in the second inning, the 150th homer of his career, and a two-run blast in the sixth inning. It was the 12th multi-homer game of his career and the second this season. He has gone deep in each of the past four games in which he’s played.
The Braves had 18 hits and also got three-run homers from Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II. Harris went 5-for-5 with three runs, and his home run was measured at 453 feet, Atlanta’s 16th 450-foot homer of the season.
Atlanta starter Charlie Morton (6-6) surrendered five runs (three earned) over the first two innings but settled down to finish five innings without further damage. He allowed five hits and three walks and struck out eight. Morton earned his first victory since May 15 and improved to 5-2 against Colorado in his career.
Colorado’s Chase Anderson (0-1) was given a 5-0 lead but got knocked out after three-plus innings. He allowed seven runs on seven hits — two of them home runs — with four walks and two strikeouts.
The Colorado offense was led by Ryan McMahon, who went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs, giving him 12 on the season. He hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the seventh. McMahon has hit safely in 10 straight games and has reached base in 23 of his last 25 games.
Colorado shortstop Ezequiel Tovar left the game in the fifth inning after learning his wife had gone into labor with their first child.
–Field Level Media
