Trevor Story put himself into the record books, then lifted the Rockies to their third straight victory over the Braves, 8-4, on Saturday night at Coors Field. Story homered twice and had career highs with four hits and five RBIs.
Story’s two-run, second-inning shot off Braves starter Matt Wisler (4-10) gave him the National League record for home runs by a rookie shortstop, and he hit his 26th homer on a leadoff shot in the eighth off Jim Johnson. Story has eight homers in the last 13 games and three in two nights against the Braves. Story’s two-run single highlighted a five-run sixth inning that also included Carlos Gonzalez’s RBI double and Tony Wolters’ two-run single.
Wisler had an RBI single in the second and Adonis Garcia added an RBI single in the third. But Rockies starter Tyler Anderson (3-3) held the Braves to three runs and eight hits in six innings for his second straight win, as the Rockies — who will try to sweep the series Sunday afternoon — improved to 6-3 since the All-Star break, and are .500 (24-24) at home for the first time since June 27.
Anderson was up, 2-1, after two innings when a 47-minute rain delay hit. Two batters after the game resumed he gave up Freddie Freeman’s one-out triple, and two batters later, Garcia scored Freeman on a single. But Anderson fanned Jeff Francoeur and induced an Ender Inciarte pop foul to limit that threat, then weaved his way through six.
Wisler retired 15 of the 18 batters he faced through the first five innings, and Story had accounted for the only two hits recorded. But the Braves right-hander retired just one of the five batters he faced in the sixth and was charged with six earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. DJ LeMahieu’s one-out walk fueled the sixth-inning uprising against Wisler, who has allowed at least five earned runs in five of his past nine starts, including each of the past three.
The Braves and the Rockies conclude the 3 game series on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 3:10 PM. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast as part of the Atlanta Braves Radio Network beginning at 2 PM.
