Braves Rout Rockies 9‑1 Behind Sale, Baldwin Homers
DENVER (Interstat) — Drake Baldwin homered and drove in four runs, Chris Sale allowed one run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-1 on Saturday night at Coors Field.
Sale (6-1) scattered three hits, struck out 11 and earned his major-league leading sixth win. The Braves improved to 24-10, the best record in the majors, while the Rockies fell to 14-20.
Atlanta struck early with Baldwin’s two-run homer in the first inning, then added a run in the second. Colorado’s lone run came in the third on Jordan Beck’s RBI double. The Braves broke the game open with three runs in the fourth, two more in the fifth on Austin Riley’s two-run homer, and a solo shot by Matt Olson in the ninth.
Baldwin went 3 for 4 with a double and a homer. Ozzie Albies had two hits and an RBI. Brennan Bernardino (2-1) took the loss for Colorado.
The game drew 38,569 fans and lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes.