DENVER (Interstat) — Drake Baldwin homered and drove in four runs, Chris Sale allowed one run in seven innings and the Atlanta Braves rolled past the Colorado Rockies 9-1 on Saturday night.

Sale struck out 11 batters and gave up three hits, earning his major league-leading sixth win. The nine-time All-Star has allowed three earned runs with 33 strikeouts and seven walks over his last four starts covering 26 innings. Baldwin went 3 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs. Austin Riley added a two-run homer and Matt Olson hit a solo shot for the Braves, who have won 14 of their last 17 games and improved to an MLB-best 24-10.

Colorado dropped to 14-20. Brennan Bernardino took the loss, allowing three runs on three hits over one inning of relief.

Atlanta jumped ahead in the first inning. Ronald Acuña Jr. singled and Baldwin followed with a home run to left field, his eighth of the season. Ozzie Albies doubled later in the inning but was left stranded. The Braves added a run in the second when Jorge Mateo doubled, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a single by Baldwin.

The Rockies answered in the third. Kyle Karros singled, moved to third on a double by Jordan Beck and scored on Beck’s hit to left field, making the score 3-1.

Atlanta broke the game open in the fourth. Riley walked and Mateo singled before Eli White bunted for a single, scoring Riley. Baldwin doubled to right field, driving in Mateo. Ozzie Albies then lifted a sacrifice fly to left field, plating White. The Braves led 6-1.

In the fifth, Michael Harris II reached on a single and a fielding error by right fielder Troy Johnston. Riley then homered to left-center field, his fourth of the year, scoring Harris and extending the lead to 8-1.

Olson capped the scoring in the ninth with a home run to right field, his 11th.

Sale worked efficiently, throwing 20 strikes among his 97 pitches while putting 20 balls in play. He retired the side in order in the first, second, fourth, sixth and seventh innings. Dylan Lee and Hunter Stratton each pitched a scoreless inning of relief for Atlanta.

Colorado’s Tanner Gordon allowed one earned run on one hit with four strikeouts over three innings in a solid relief appearance. The Rockies managed only four hits in the game, including singles by Karros, Sullivan and Castro, and Beck’s double.

The game drew 38,569 fans to Coors Field and lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes.

Atlanta continued its dominance over Colorado, having won the previous night’s series opener 8-6. The Braves now head into the series finale Sunday before traveling to Seattle for a three-game set beginning Monday. Colorado remains home to host the New York Mets on Monday.

The Braves have won five of their last six games overall and have outscored opponents by 38 runs during that stretch. Their pitching staff has posted a 2.87 ERA over the past seven games.

Colorado, meanwhile, has lost four of its last five contests. The Rockies’ offense has managed three or fewer runs in three of those losses.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atlanta 7, Colorado 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave Atlanta a 69.70 percent probability to win. Atlanta was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 10 went under the over/under line of 9.5.