DENVER -- Carlos Gonzalez cant ever remember hitting a ball any better or louder. Tarell Basham Womens Jersey .Just a sweet sound coming off the bat, he said.The smooth-swinging slugger hit a three-run homer to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, Chad Bettis threw efficiently into the seventh and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Thursday night.Gonzalez drilled a 97 mph fastball from Mike Foltynewicz (3-4) over the fence in right-center. It was Gonzalezs 20th homer of the season and first since participating in the All-Star Home Run Derby.I knew I was going to get one pitch the whole night. That was it, Gonzalez said. Im glad I didnt miss it. I didnt waste that great outing that Bettis was throwing.Bettis (8-6) was in command all night thanks to his curveball. The right-hander allowed one run over 6 2/3 innings. He was cruising through Atlantas lineup until hitting a bump in the seventh when he gave up an RBI double to A.J. Pierzynski.I really liked the way he used his curveball, Rockies manager Walt Weiss explained. Got a lot of strikes and outs with it.Trailing 7-1 in the ninth, the Braves scored twice before the Rockies brought in closer Carlos Estevez with two outs. He got Jace Peterson to roll out to end the game and earn his seventh save.The Rockies have won seven straight over Atlanta at Coors Field.Foltynewicz was both electric and erratic in 5 2/3 innings. He didnt allow a hit until DJ LeMahieus leadoff single in the fourth and struck out five. He walked five.His most costly mistake was the fastball to Gonzalez, who has six seasons with at least 20 homers.You cant fall behind one of the best fastball hitters in the game, Foltynewicz conceded. He was waiting on the inside fastball and he turned on it.Pinch-hitter Mark Reynolds added some insurance with a solo homer in the seventh that went an estimated 484 feet. It was his first pinch-hit homer in two years.He got it good, Weiss said. Pinch-hit homers are nice.There was a crazy play in the eighth with runners on second and third. On a single by Nick Hundley, Trevor Story scored easily but Daniel Descalso nearly collided with shortstop Erick Aybar as Descalso took off from second. Descalso was thrown out at the plate, but Aybar was called for obstruction. Hundley was credited with one RBI and Aybar was given an error.Pierzynski was ejected on the play for what he said was kicking the ball toward the Rockies dugout.We needed a new ball. Ive done that 100 times over my career, Pierzynski explained. I wasnt looking at him. I didnt say anything to him.I apologized. Maybe I should have bent over and picked it up and rolled it over there?Anthony Recker replaced him and had an RBI double in the ninth, part of a two-run inning off Rockies reliever Jason Motte.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: OF Mallex Smith (broken left thumb) is swinging one-handed and doing some throwing. ... RHP Daniel Winkler (broken right elbow) isnt close to heading out for a rehab assignment, interim manager Brian Snitker said. Winkler is still going through long toss.Rockies: Backup C Tony Wolters wears a bandage on his chin after recently fouling off a bunt attempt in batting practice that struck him in the face. You cant teach stuff like that, Weiss joked. It didnt bother him as Wolters delivered a pinch-hit, RBI double in the eighth. ... Weiss said OF Gerardo Parra (sprained left ankle) is getting closer to a rehab assignment.CONTACTOF Nick Markakis went 32 straight plate appearances without swinging at a pitch and missing. That ended in the ninth when he swung at strike three. He finished 1 for 3.He has such a great eye at the plate, Snitker said. Hes one of the most disciplined hitters that Ive seen.REST DAY3B Nolan Arenado got a rare day off Thursday after struggling at the plate this month. He hasnt homered since July 5 at San Francisco.I run him out there pretty regularly. Hes very durable, Weiss said.UP NEXTThis certainly looks familiar: Jon Gray (5-4) and Julio Teheran (3-8) will face each other Friday night -- the second time in a week. The starters didnt figure into the decision during a 1-0 Atlanta win last Sunday. Quincy Wilson Womens Jersey . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. Malik Hooker Jersey . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. http://www.coltsproshopnfl.com/AUTHENTIC-TARELL-BASHAM-COLTS-JERSEY/ . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. RALEIGH, N.C. -- Trailing by three goals after two periods, the Carolina Hurricanes simply needed a spark.Then one third-period goal turned into another -- and yet another -- and suddenly, their huge hole turned into a lead.We werent out of it by any means, center Jordan Staal said. We did feel like, if we got one, who knows what could happen?The Hurricanes scored six goals in the final period to rally past the Vancouver Canucks 8-6 on Tuesday night.Justin Faulk scored the go-ahead goal 5:56 into the third, and Jeff Skinner finished with two goals. His second one came on a power play to start Carolinas wild comeback.The Hurricanes scored four times in a 4:40 span to erase a 5-2 deficit.Its fun to get on a little bit of a roll like that, Skinner said, but you dont want to see it too often.Ron Hainsey and Victor Rask scored 24 seconds apart before Faulk put Carolina back up with a wrist shot that clicked off Nikita Tryamkin on its way past Ryan Miller.We knew going into the third period we had to turn things around, and it started with that first power play, backup goalie Michael Leighton said. We came out flying and got a few chances -- and boom. And obviously, the rest is history.Staal added an insurance goal with 7:22 left, and Brandon Sutter made it 7-6 with 5:50 to play before Lee Stempniak scored an empty-netter with 57.6 seconds remaining.Sven Baertschi had two goals and an assist for the Canucks. Baertschi, Alexandre Burrows, Markus Granlund and Ben Hutton all scored during Vancouvers four-goal second period.The focus is on us giving up some goals when we had a chance to close out a game, Canucks coach Willie Desjardins said.Sebastian Aho scored an early goal for Carolina and Michael Leighton made 13 saves in relief of Cam Ward, who stopped 15 shots.Miller made 24 saves but was pulled after Faulks goal in favor of Jacob Markstrom, who stopped four shots.Rask had all three of his points in the third period, also assisting on goals by Skinner and Hainsey. Derek Ryan had threee assists to help the Hurricanes win their seventh straight at home and keep some semblance of pace in a rugged Metropolitan Division. Quincy Wilson Colts Jersey. The top five teams in the division entered Tuesday night with winning streaks of at least four games.Talk about turning points all the time and you talk about the ones that got away, Carolina coach Bill Peters said. You talk about the ones where you somehow stole a point or the goalie got you a win, all right? ... We were willing tonight, but (figuratively), we were legless. We couldnt get going. And then, all of a sudden, the power play got us going.Carolina also snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Canucks, who lost four of five on their Eastern road swing.Theres three games on that road trip we could have won that we didnt win, Desjardins said. Youve got to find ways to win those games. You just have to.Vancouver sure looked as though it was in control through 40 minutes, scoring four goals in the second to take a three-goal lead.Burrows tied it 4:11 into the second after taking a feed from behind the net and wristing it in, and Granlund gave Vancouver its first lead by pushing in a rebound.Hutton extended the lead with 11:13 left in the period by beating Leighton with a drive from the right circle, and Baertschi then capped his second career three-point game, making it 5-2 with a goal from point-blank range with 5:41 remaining.Game notes Hainsey and Vancouver D Luca Sbisa fought late in the first period, with each receiving a 5-minute major penalty. ... The Hurricanes activated Staal (concussion) and fellow center Elias Lindholm (lower body) before the game.UP NEXTCanucks: Vancouver heads back across the continent to begin a four-game homestand Friday night against Tampa Bay.Hurricanes: Carolina continues its four-game homestand Friday night with a visit from Metropolitan Division-rival Washington. Cheap NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaCheap Jerseys From ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys AuthenticWholesale Jerseys ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaNFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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