{"id":687977,"date":"2026-05-02T00:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/687977\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T00:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:54:23","slug":"atlanta-braves-vs-colorado-rockies-game-thread-may-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/687977\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies Game Thread: May 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">After a 4-2 homestand, the Atlanta Braves begin a nine-game road trip Friday night in <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/colorado\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colorado;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Colorado&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado<\/a> at 8:40 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Braves bring the best record in baseball (22-10) and a 6.5-game lead in the NL East into the road trip, which will conclude with series against the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/seattle\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Mariners;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seattle Mariners&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Mariners<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/la-dodgers\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Dodgers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Los Angeles Dodgers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Follow along as <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10549\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Grant Holmes;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Grant Holmes&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grant Holmes<\/a> kicks off the road trip and begins the series which will end Sunday with <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/12281\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spencer Strider;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Spencer Strider&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer Strider<\/a>\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Game Notes<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-game-information\/130805\/grant-holmes-takes-the-mound-as-braves-kick-off-west-coast-road-trip-vs-rockies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preview&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preview<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-game-information\/130808\/michael-harris-ii-not-in-lineup-again-for-braves-road-trip-opener-in-colorado\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lineups;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lineups&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lineups<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a 4-2 homestand, the Atlanta Braves begin a nine-game road trip Friday night in Colorado at 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