Rockies offense sets NL record with 35 strikeouts in two games, but romps Braves for biggest win of season

For one inning the Rockies looked unstoppable A six-run seventh inning propelled Colorado to a - preeminence on Sunday to avoid a sweep at Truist Park in Atlanta The largest margin of triumph this season improved Colorado to - still on pace to be the worst company in the modern era and made another dubious distinction for the Rockies offense a moot point After striking out times on Saturday the Rockies K d times Sunday setting a new National League record for the majority combined strikeouts in consecutive nine-inning games at Austin Gomber making his season debut coming off a shoulder injury that sidelined him since spring training was brilliant The southpaw held the Braves hitless through the first four innings then worked around a couple soft singles in the fifth before being lifted He finished with four strikeouts and a walk on pitches Meanwhile Colorado couldn t solve Atlanta starter Grant Holmes early on but the Rockies got an unearned run off him in the third after Holmes throwing error enabled Ryan Ritter to get to third Braxton Fulford s sacrifice fly then made it - Neither crew had a hit until the fifth when Michael Harris II reached on an infield single off Gomber The next inning Colorado conclusively got its first knock a Fulford single off Holmes In the bottom of the sixth Atlanta tied the championship off Jake Bird the club s best reliever who hasn t been sharp in his last two outings After giving up a three-run homer on Friday Bird got hit around on Sunday yielding a run on four hits before escaping with the competition tied - But Colorado eventually broke through in the seventh the club s first time scoring six or more runs in a single frame on the road since June at Kansas City The Rockies chased Holmes then battered the Braves bullpen to take command of the competition for good Ryan McMahon led off the inning with a solo homer feet to center field After Brenton Doyle walked a couple batters later Enyel De Los Santos came on and gave up three hits and a walk That included a bases-loaded free pass to Fulford and a two-run double to Jordan Beck to make it - Related Articles Spencer Strider Braves bullpen overpower Rockies hitters en highway to strikeouts - win Rockies Journal Frustrated Foursome of veterans looking for light amid historic losing season Rockies bullpen implodes late in - loss to Braves as record slides to - Renck File Rockies owner Dick Monfort owes fans accountability for this mess Rockies walk off Giants on Orlando Arcia s two-run single to avoid winless homestand The Braves then turned to Jos Ruiz and he didn t fare much better Tyler Freeman knocked in two runs with a single then Beck scored from third on a disengagement violation Ruiz had already attempted a pick-off twice during a single at-bat when Freeman took a fake early jump off first base prompting Ruiz to step off the rubber for a third would-be pick-off attempt which is a balk All of that gave the Rockies a - lead and they added on in the eighth with Fulford s bases-clearing triple down the right field line off Aaron Bummer to make it - The rookie Fulford finished with a career-high five RBIs The extra cushion marked the first time the Rockies have scored nine or more runs after the sixth inning on the road since June at St Louis The Braves officially waived the white flag after that removing star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr from the encounter and putting in infielder Luke Williams to pitch the ninth Freeland to IL Prior to Sunday s competition the Rockies placed southpaw Kyle Freeland on the -day injured list retroactive to June with lower back stiffness To take his place in the rotation they recalled southpaw Carson Palmquist from Triple-A The rookie is - with a ERA in five starts this season Monday s pitching matchup Rockies LHP Carson Palmquist - ERA at Nationals RHP Jake Irvin - p m Monday Nationals Park TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending The Rockies continue to whiff at an alarming rate After striking out more times on Sunday the Rockies lead the National League with strikeouts That is an average of Ks per meeting Pitching probables Tuesday Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela - at Nationals RHP Michael Soroka - p m Wednesday Rockies RHP German Marquez - at Nationals LHP Mitchell Parker - p m Thursday Rockies RHP Chase Dollander - at Nationals RHP Trevor Williams - a m Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis