In the end, it came down to hitting: the Colorado Rockies did, and the Atlanta Braves did not… at least not enough.
Julio Teheran was credited with four innings of pitching last night, giving up 3 hits, 2 uncharacteristic walks, and striking out three. Thanks to his magnificent pick-off prowess, he did not yield a run.
That was also the case in his prior start – also against the Rockies: 7 innings, 3 hits, 1 walk, 5 punchouts… a total of 11 innings of shutout baseball against this offense, while lowering his overall ERA to 2.71 and continuing to defy critics with a FIP 1.