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Right-hander Seunghwan Oh flung his glove into the air in frustration as he stood on the mound and watched Donaldson's homer land in the first row of the right-field seats. Oh gave up singles to Tyler Flowers and Ozzie Albies, who hit two homers, before Donaldson's blast.Braves closer A.J. Minter gave up singles to Charlie Blackmon and Trevor Story to open the ninth.
The Rockies were moving close to completing a three-game sweep before Atlanta's eighth-inning comeback. It was Colorado's first loss after eight straight wins in Atlanta.There were a combined six home runs in the game. Freddie Freeman hit a two-run shot for Atlanta. Murphy hit a three-run homer for the Rockies.
Left-hander Jerry Blevins, acquired before the game from the Oakland Athletics for cash, recorded one out with one walk in the seventh in his Atlanta debut. Freeman has reached safely in all 27 games, matching the Atlanta-era record to begin a season. J.D. Drew opened the 2004 season with a 27-game streak. Eddie Mathews set the Braves franchise record with a 37-game streak for Milwaukee in 1961.Rockies: Story remained in the game after he was hit high on the left side of his back by Chad Sobotka's fastball in the seventh. Story crouched in pain while receiving attention from a trainer before rising and walking slowly to first.
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