Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves

atRockies at Braves

August 28 · 7:15 PM EDT

Rockies pitch short-handed as Braves chase in Atlanta

The Rockies head into Truist Park without Kyle Freeland, who Colorado placed on the 15-day injured list Monday with a pinched nerve after exiting his Wednesday start against the Dodgers after just 3 2/3 innings. That thins an already stretched Rockies staff for this series.

Keys to the game

With Freeland out, Colorado leans on arms like Ryan Feltner, Nick Frasso and Tanner Gordon to fill the rotation gap, alongside Mason Adams, Zach Agnos, Brennan Bernardino, Jimmy Herget and Jaden Hill in relief.
Atlanta counters with a deep mix on the mound, from starters like Grant Holmes, Bryce Elder, Tyler Mahle, Dylan Dodd and Didier Fuentes to a bullpen featuring closer Raisel Iglesias plus Ray Kerr and Dylan Lee.

Our predictionMedium confidence

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Colorado Rockies5th in the NL West, 28.5 backLWWLLL125-44Away

Atlanta Braves1st in the NL EastWWWLLW344-23Home

Our pick, projected final

Rockies4

Braves5

Who the model favours

Our model’s chance each side takes this one, before anyone has played a minute of it.

Colorado Rockies

33%

Atlanta Braves

67%

Braves to win

Projected starting lineups

Taken from each club's most recent lineup. The official cards post 2 to 3 hours before first pitch.

Colorado Rockies

Jake McCarthy#31LHB.290coldDesignated hitter

Cole Carrigg#16SHB.265coldCenter field

Willi Castro#3SHBThird base

TJ Rumfield#7LHB.289coldFirst base

Connor Norby#35RHBSecond base

Troy Johnston#20LHB.285Left field

Hunter Goodman#15RHBCatcher

Jordan Beck#27RHBRight field

Ezequiel Tovar#14RHBShortstop

Atlanta Braves

Drake Baldwin#30LHB.274Catcher

Ronald Acuña Jr.#13RHBRight field

Matt Olson#28LHBFirst base

Mauricio Dubón#14RHB.270Shortstop

Michael Harris II#23LHB.291Center field

Ozzie Albies#1SHBSecond base

Lane Thomas#20RHBLeft field

Austin Riley#27RHBThird base

Ha-Seong Kim#7RHBPinch hitter

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Colorado Rockies5 listed

Kyle KarrosThird base · is on the 7-day injured list. Back 2026-08-30.

Kris BryantDesignated hitter · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-02.

McCade BrownStarting pitcher · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-04.

Kyle FreelandStarting pitcher · is on the 15-day injured list. Back 2026-09-05.

Jose QuintanaStarting pitcher · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-18.

Atlanta Braves5 listed

Reynaldo LopezRelief pitcher · is on the 15-day injured list. Back 2026-08-28.

Joe JimenezRelief pitcher · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-14.

Robert SuarezRelief pitcher · is on the 15-day injured list. Back 2026-09-18.

Spencer StriderStarting pitcher · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-18.

Spencer SchwellenbachStarting pitcher · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-22.

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AL East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Rays79-54.594W1

2New York Yankees75-57.568W1

3Boston Red Sox73-60.549L1

4Toronto Blue Jays65-69.485W1

5Baltimore Orioles65-69.485L1

AL Central

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Chicago White Sox70-63.526W2

2Cleveland Guardians68-66.507W7

3Minnesota Twins64-70.478L2

4Detroit Tigers62-71.466L1

5Kansas City Royals59-75.440L1

AL West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Houston Astros66-67.496L1

2Texas Rangers66-68.493L2

3Seattle Mariners64-70.478L1

4Oakland Athletics53-81.396W2

5Los Angeles Angels52-82.388L4

NL East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Atlanta Braves78-55.586W3

2Philadelphia Phillies74-60.552W1

3Miami Marlins68-66.507W1

4Washington Nationals63-73.463W1

5New York Mets60-73.451L1

NL Central

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Milwaukee Brewers82-51.617W1

2Chicago Cubs76-58.567L2

3St. Louis Cardinals67-68.496W1

4Pittsburgh Pirates65-70.481L1

5Cincinnati Reds63-71.470W1

NL West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Dodgers80-53.602L2

2San Diego Padres72-62.537W1

3Arizona Diamondbacks71-63.530W2

4San Francisco Giants54-79.406L1

5Colorado Rockies52-82.388L1

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atRockies at Braves

August 28 · 7:15 PM EDT

Rockies pitch short-handed as Braves chase in Atlanta

Keys to the game

With Freeland out, Colorado leans on arms like Ryan Feltner, Nick Frasso and Tanner Gordon to fill the rotation gap, alongside Mason Adams, Zach Agnos, Brennan Bernardino, Jimmy Herget and Jaden Hill in relief.
Atlanta counters with a deep mix on the mound, from starters like Grant Holmes, Bryce Elder, Tyler Mahle, Dylan Dodd and Didier Fuentes to a bullpen featuring closer Raisel Iglesias plus Ray Kerr and Dylan Lee.

Our predictionMedium confidence

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Colorado Rockies5th in the NL West, 28.5 backLWWLLL125-44Away

Atlanta Braves1st in the NL EastWWWLLW344-23Home

Our pick, projected final

Rockies4

Braves5

Who the model favours

Our model’s chance each side takes this one, before anyone has played a minute of it.

Colorado Rockies

33%

Atlanta Braves

67%

Braves to win

Projected starting lineups

Taken from each club's most recent lineup. The official cards post 2 to 3 hours before first pitch.

Colorado Rockies

Jake McCarthy#31LHB.290coldDesignated hitter

Cole Carrigg#16SHB.265coldCenter field

Willi Castro#3SHBThird base

TJ Rumfield#7LHB.289coldFirst base

Connor Norby#35RHBSecond base

Troy Johnston#20LHB.285Left field

Hunter Goodman#15RHBCatcher

Jordan Beck#27RHBRight field

Ezequiel Tovar#14RHBShortstop

Atlanta Braves

Drake Baldwin#30LHB.274Catcher

Ronald Acuña Jr.#13RHBRight field

Matt Olson#28LHBFirst base

Mauricio Dubón#14RHB.270Shortstop

Michael Harris II#23LHB.291Center field

Ozzie Albies#1SHBSecond base

Lane Thomas#20RHBLeft field

Austin Riley#27RHBThird base

Ha-Seong Kim#7RHBPinch hitter

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Colorado Rockies5 listed

Kyle KarrosThird base · is on the 7-day injured list. Back 2026-08-30.

Kris BryantDesignated hitter · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-02.

McCade BrownStarting pitcher · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-04.

Kyle FreelandStarting pitcher · is on the 15-day injured list. Back 2026-09-05.

Jose QuintanaStarting pitcher · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-18.

Atlanta Braves5 listed

Reynaldo LopezRelief pitcher · is on the 15-day injured list. Back 2026-08-28.

Joe JimenezRelief pitcher · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-14.

Robert SuarezRelief pitcher · is on the 15-day injured list. Back 2026-09-18.

Spencer StriderStarting pitcher · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-18.

Spencer SchwellenbachStarting pitcher · is on the 60-day injured list. Back 2026-09-22.

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AL East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Rays79-54.594W1

2New York Yankees75-57.568W1

3Boston Red Sox73-60.549L1

4Toronto Blue Jays65-69.485W1

5Baltimore Orioles65-69.485L1

AL Central

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Chicago White Sox70-63.526W2

2Cleveland Guardians68-66.507W7

3Minnesota Twins64-70.478L2

4Detroit Tigers62-71.466L1

5Kansas City Royals59-75.440L1

AL West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Houston Astros66-67.496L1

2Texas Rangers66-68.493L2

3Seattle Mariners64-70.478L1

4Oakland Athletics53-81.396W2

5Los Angeles Angels52-82.388L4

NL East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Atlanta Braves78-55.586W3

2Philadelphia Phillies74-60.552W1

3Miami Marlins68-66.507W1

4Washington Nationals63-73.463W1

5New York Mets60-73.451L1

NL Central

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Milwaukee Brewers82-51.617W1

2Chicago Cubs76-58.567L2

3St. Louis Cardinals67-68.496W1

4Pittsburgh Pirates65-70.481L1

5Cincinnati Reds63-71.470W1

NL West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Dodgers80-53.602L2

2San Diego Padres72-62.537W1

3Arizona Diamondbacks71-63.530W2

4San Francisco Giants54-79.406L1

5Colorado Rockies52-82.388L1

Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves — Aug 28, 2026

Rockies pitch short-handed as Braves chase in Atlanta

Keys to the game

Who the model favours

Projected starting lineups

Injury report

League standings

Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves — Aug 28, 2026

Rockies pitch short-handed as Braves chase in Atlanta

Keys to the game

Who the model favours

Projected starting lineups

Injury report

League standings