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Rockies 3, Braves 2

Jason Grilli #39 of the Atlanta Braves is helped to the cart by catcher Ryan Lavarnway #30 and a member of the training staff after injuring his ankle running to cover first base on an infield single by Drew Stubbs of the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning at Coors Field on July 11, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies defeated the Braves 3-2. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
Jason Grilli #39 of the Atlanta Braves is helped to the cart by catcher Ryan Lavarnway #30 and a member of the training staff after injuring his ankle running to cover first base on an infield single by Drew Stubbs of the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning at Coors Field on July 11, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies defeated the Braves 3-2. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
By David O Brien
July 12, 2015

How the game was won: Carlos Gonzalez's bases-loaded bloop single with one out in the ninth inning gave the Rockies a 3-2 walk-off win against the Braves, who lost Jason Grilli to a season-ending ruptured left Achilles tendon. Grilli collapsed when he was racing over to cover first base on a ground ball to start the ninth inning. Braves rookie Matt Wisler was impressive in his fifth start and first at Coors Field, allowing six hits and two runs in six innings, with three walks and seven strikeouts. Juan Uribe and Ryan Lavarnway homered for the Braves.

Number: 0-for-7. Braves hitting results with runners in scoring position Saturday. They left the bases loaded in the fourth and eighth inning, the latter after loading them with one out.

What's next: The Braves and Rockies will finish their four-game series with their final game before the All-Star break at 4:10 p.m. Sunday, when left-hander Alex Wood (6-5, 3.34 ERA) faces Colorado right-hander Chad Bettis (4-4, 4.95).

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