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Colorado Downed 3-1 By Atlanta - Peter Lambert Takes Loss

Atlanta got 6 innings of work from Charlie Morton en route to a 3-1 victory over Colorado on Tuesday at Coors Field.

Atlanta was favored by -280 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 12.

Charlie Morton earned the victory for the Braves, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 2, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Marcell Ozuna in the win.

Colorado's starting pitcher Brent Suter worked 1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Charlie Blackmon in a losing cause.

Atlanta outhit their counterparts 15-3 in the game.

Raisel Iglesias pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.