Braves host the Rockies on 6-game home win streak

Updated Aug. 30, 2026 4:01 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Colorado Rockies (52-84, fifth in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (81-55, first in the NL East)

Atlanta; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Mason Adams (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, five strikeouts); Braves: Tyler Mahle (5-10, 4.41 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 112 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -227, Rockies +195; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Colorado Rockies trying to continue a six-game home winning streak.

Atlanta has an 81-55 record overall and a 47-23 record at home. The Braves rank seventh in the majors with 172 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

Colorado has gone 25-46 on the road and 52-84 overall. The Rockies have the third-ranked team batting average in the NL at .253.

Sunday's game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Braves are ahead 5-0 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Harris II has 32 doubles, a triple and 22 home runs for the Braves. Drake Baldwin is 10 for 40 with three doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

Hunter Goodman has 16 doubles, a triple, 36 home runs and 73 RBIs for the Rockies. Connor Norby is 12 for 34 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 7-3, .267 batting average, 2.48 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Rockies: 2-8, .242 batting average, 5.48 ERA, outscored by 21 runs

INJURIES: Braves: Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

Rockies: Ryan Feltner: day-to-day (illness), Kyle Freeland: 15-Day IL (neck), Kyle Karros: 7-Day IL (concussion), Sean Sullivan: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Welinton Herrera: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chase Dollander: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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