Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 9, Colorado 6
When: 3:10 PM ET, Thursday, July 21, 2011
Where: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 88°
Umpires: Home - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Angel Campos
Attendance: 39262

Brooks Conrad hit a game-tying home run in a four-run seventh inning and Jason Heyward homered and drove in three runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday at Coors Field.

Heyward's two-run shot in the third helped the Braves rally from a 4-0 deficit, Conrad's solo homer tied it at 6 and Nate McLouth's RBI triple gave the Braves the lead for good.

Freddie Freeman also homered for the Braves, and Carlos Gonzalez led off the bottom of the first with a homer for the Rockies.

Braves starter Tommy Hanson (11-5) improved to 6-2 in nine road starts this season, despite allowing six runs over six innings.

Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 30th save, matching the Braves' franchise record for saves by a rookie.

Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin didn't factor in the decision, allowing five runs over 4 2/3 innings to remain winless since June 15.

Atlanta's Dan Uggla, who is riding a 12-game hitting streak, sat out with a sore calf. Conrad took his spot in the lineup.

The Braves pulled within four games of NL East leader Philadelphia, which was idle Thursday.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   Colorado
Tommy Hanson Player Jhoulys Chacin
Win W/L No Decision
6.0 IP 4.2
7 Strikeouts 4
7 Hits 4
9.00 ERA 9.64
Hitting
Atlanta   Colorado
Nate McLouth Player Seth Smith
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 1
0 HR 0
4 TB 4
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Atlanta 10 3 23 .263 18 11 9 7 1 0
Colorado 10 1 17 .286 11 10 5 2 1 0