How the game was won: The Braves fell behind 3-0 nearly, scored three runs in the sixth to tie, then watched Troy Tulowitzki hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run sixth inning that propelled the Rockies to X-X win Sunday to complete a four-game sweep at Coors Field. Drew Stubbs added a two-run homer in the seventh. After winning six of their first seven games in July, the Braves lost their last five before the All-Star break. Starter Alex Wood was charged with 10 hits and seven runs in 5 2/3 innings, the last two of those runs coming on Tulowitzki's homer off reliever David Carpenter.
Number: 1o. Hits in the four-game series for Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon, a North Gwinnett High School graduate who played at Georgia Tech and Young Harris College. He had three hits and four RBIs Sunday.
What's next: The Braves will try to regroup during the four-day All-Star break, then play a six-game homestand beginning Friday with the first of three against the Cubs. Julio Teheran (6-4, 4.56 ERA) is set to face Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks (4-4, 3.55) in the series opener.
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