US EditionRockies edge Chris Sale, Braves to halt 8-game skid
- The Colorado Rockies snapped their losing skid at eight games with a 2-1 win against the Atlanta Braves at Coors Field on Wednesday afternoon.
- The win followed a disastrous start to the season, with the Rockies holding a 5-25 record, tied for the second-worst 30-game start in modern MLB history.
- Rookie starter Chase Dollander pitched 5 2/3 innings despite a bloody, cracked fingernail, allowing two hits and one run, while rookie reliever Zach Agnos secured his first career save.
- Brenton Doyle broke out of an 0-for-20 hitless skid by hitting a 421-foot, inside fastball solo homer off reigning NL Cy Young winner Chris Sale, which proved to be the winning run.
- The victory halted Colorado's losing streak and offered a rare positive moment amid a frustrating season marked by poor ownership and fan dissatisfaction.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
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The Norfolk Daily News
Rockies edge Chris Sale, Braves to halt 8-game skid
Chase Dollander and three relievers combined to pitch a three-hitter, Brenton Doyle homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in Denver on Wednesday to snap an eight-game losing streak. It was just the fifth win in 30…
The Star Democrat
Rockies end 8-game losing streak, beat Sale and Braves
The Colorado Rockies ended an eight-game losing streak as Brenton Doyle hit a tiebreaking home run off reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale in the third inning of a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
Chicago Tribune
Independent EspañolRockies break an eight-game losing streak, beat Braves 2-1 with Doyle's home run and improve to 5-25
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies ended an eight-game losing streak when Brenton Doyle hit a tie breaking home run against Chris Sale, the current winner of the National League Cy Young Award, in the third inning of a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Colorado had lost 16 of its last 17 games and had been outscored by 78 runs. With a 5-25 record, the Rockies avoided joining the 1988 Baltimore Orioles as the only teams since 1901 to …
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