Braves Win Slugfest Over Rockies – MLB Roundup

UNDATED (AP) — Coors Field used to be the site of many slugfests before Colorado Rockies officials started to put baseballs in a humidor a few years ago. The humidor was of no use on Tuesday as the Rockies and Braves combined for 23 runs and 29 hits in Atlanta's 13-10 victory in Denver.

Andrelton (AN'-druhl-tuhn) Simmons launched a grand slam to cap the Braves' seven-run first inning. Freddie Freeman and Evan Gattis added solo shots and finished with two RBIs apiece. Gattis also had three hits and scored four times in the Atlanta's second straight victory.

Braves starter Mike Minor was unable to get the win despite being staked to a 7-0 lead. Minor allowed eight runs and 11 hits in four-plus innings.

Elsewhere in the majors:

— Washington beat San Francisco 2-1 as Doug Fister allowed eight hits in seven shutout innings. Denard Span opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly before Jayson Werth added an RBI single, both coming in the fifth inning of the Nationals' ninth victory in 11 games.

— Josh Beckett struck out seven while holding the Reds to two hits in six shutout innings of the Dodgers' 6-1 win at Cincinnati. Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run single and Andre Ethier (EE'-thee-ur), Dee Gordon and Adrian Gonzalez each added RBI doubles in the Dodgers' third straight win.

— The Mariners had won eight of nine before Vidal Nuno (vee-DAHL' NOON'-yoh) held them to a run and four hits while pitching into the sixth inning of the Yankees' 3-2 win at Seattle. Derek Jeter had two hits and scored the tiebreaking run on Jacoby Ellsbury's RBI single in the eighth.

— Colin Cowgill ended a marathon and beat his former team by hitting a walkoff homer in the 14th inning of the Angels' 2-1 triumph over the Athletics in Anaheim. The game-winning blast came long after Los Angeles starter Hector Santiago held the Oakland to three hits while fanning eight in six shutout innings.

— Brandon Workman was terrific in Boston's 1-0 victory in Baltimore, limiting the Orioles to one hit over 6 2/3 innings. Mike Napoli's RBI single helped Workman picked up his first win as a starter since last July and pushed the Red Sox to their sixth victory in eight games.

— Kansas City is back at .500 after Eric Hosmer, Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas (moos-TAH'-kahs) homered in the Royals' 9-5 triumph over Cleveland. Jason Vargas is 6-2 after giving up three runs in 6 2/3 innings.

— Christian Yelich was 4-for-6 with four RBIs in Miami's 8-5 win at Texas. The Marlins blew a 4-1 lead and trailed 5-4 until Yelich hit a two-run single in the seventh to send Miami to its second straight win.

— Taylor Teagarden hit a grand slam in his New York Mets debut to lead a 6-2 win over Milwaukee. Daniel Murphy added a two-run homer and Daisuke Matsuzaka (DYS'-kay math-soo-ZAH'-kah) allowed a run and three hits in six innings to help the Mets end a six-game losing streak.

— Tampa Bay made it 14 losses in 15 games as Adam Wainwright tossed seven shutout innings to lead St. Louis past the Rays 1-0. Matt Holliday's sixth-inning homer allowed Wainwright to pick up his ninth win.

— Marlon Byrd belted a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the fourth inning and finished with four RBIs in Philadelphia's 5-2 triumph over San Diego. A.J. Burnett was sharp over 7 2/3 innings, giving up two runs and just three hits.

— Anthony Rizzo was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, three RBIs and three runs scored in the Chicago Cubs' 7-3 victory at Pittsburgh. Travis Wood held the Pirates to three runs despite yielding nine hits in 6 2/3 innings, including Andrew McCutchen's two-run homer.

— Brian Dozier smacked a two-run homer and Kevin Correia (koh-RAY'-uh) scattered six hits in six innings of Minnesota's 4-0 shutout of the Blue Jays in Toronto. Danny Santana had two hits and an RBI in the Twins' first victory in three games.

— Bronson Arroyo improved to 6-4 by allowing a run and six hits in seven innings of Arizona's 4-1 victory over Houston. The game was tied 1-1 until Martin Prado (mahr-TEEN' PRAH'-doh) led off the bottom of the seventh with a triple and scored on Aaron Hill's sacrifice fly.

— The Tigers and White Sox were rained out in Chicago. No makeup date has been announced.

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Former big-league pitcher Bob Welch has died at the age of 57.

Welch broke into the majors in 1978 and finished 211-146 with a 3.47 ERA in 17 seasons with the Dodgers and Athletics. He played on five pennant-winners and two World Series champions. Welch figured prominently on Oakland that won three straight AL championships from 1988-90. Welch won the AL Cy Young Award after going 27-6 with a 2.95 ERA in 1990. He remains the last pitcher to win as many as 25 games in a season.

Authorities have not released the cause of death. Police said officers responded to a call for medical aid and found Welch dead in the bathroom area.

UNDATED (AP) — Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is expected to be sidelined a few weeks after having a small tumor removed from his left index finger. Rockies head athletic trainer Keith Dugger said these type of tumors are common and the expectation is a biopsy will determine the tumor is benign.

The Rockies already were planning to spend the next month without third baseman Nolan Arenado and outfielder Michael Cuddyer (kuh-DY'-ur) because of injuries.

Also in the majors:

— Twins right-hander Mike Pelfrey will be out at least two months following elbow surgery. The surgeon removed scar tissue to relieve pressure on a nerve in Pelfrey's pitching elbow.

— First baseman Joey Votto (VAH'-toh) is batting third in the Cincinnati Reds' starting lineup for tonight's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Votto hasn't played since going on the disabled list on May 21 with a quadriceps strain in his left knee, the same knee on which he had two surgical procedures in 2012. The Reds are 11-12 without the 2010 NL MVP, who is hitting .257 with six home runs and 12 RBIs in 39 games.

— Matt Harvey's rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery is being pushed back, making it unlikely he will pitch for the New York Mets this season. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson says research shows 11 months is the benchmark for a pitcher to return to big league games after having Tommy John surgery. Harvey had surgery Oct. 22, so the earliest he could be expected back with the Mets is the last week of September.

— Orioles third baseman Manny Machado (muh-CHA'-doh) has been suspended for five games and fined for intentionally throwing his bat on the field during Sunday's game against Oakland. Machado let his bat fly in the direction of third base after swinging at a pitch from Oakland's Fernando Abad in the eighth inning. The bat-toss came during a plate appearance in which Abad threw a tight pitch to Machado.