Usually ignored like a backwater town, the Rockies have become national media darlings for all of the wrong reasons.

Opposing Márquez is Bryce Elder (2-3, 4.08 ERA), making his 11th start of the season. Elder, a ground ball pitcher with excellent offspeed stuff, profiles as a tough matchup for Colorado’s offense, especially on the heels of a one-run, eight-inning masterclass against the San Francisco Giants.

Marcel Ozuna hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to give Atlanta the lead and the Braves stormed back from a three-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-4 on Friday night.

The Atlanta Braves anemic offense looked like their old selves in the late-game onslaught to take the series opener

Antonio Senzatela (1-10, 6.68 ERA) will start for the Rockies. In his last outing, he came out of the bullpen for the first time since April 27, 2018 against the Miami Marlins after the Rockies elected to use Ryan Rolison as an opener.

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Colorado Rockies with a 1-0 series lead. Atlanta has gone 18-14 at home and 30-38 overall. The Braves have the eighth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .246.

The Colorado Rockies got a win on Thursday and avoided reaching a new low and setting the record for the worst start in the modern era.

The Braves got a pair of late three-run homers Friday night from Michael Harris II and Marcel Ozuna, coming back to beat the Colorado Rockies, 12-4.

Arcia isn't in the Thomas Harding of MLB.comfor Saturday's game against Atlanta. Arcia singled against his former club Friday to extend his hitting streak to four games. He'll grab a seat on the bench Saturday, opening up a spot in the lineup for Mickey Moniak to work as Colorado's DH.

The Colorado Rockies' social media team finally had the opportunity on Wednesday to fire back at all the jokes about the team's performance. The Rockies

The Atlanta Braves started the weekend series on a high note after Friday night’s 12-4 defeat over the Colorado Rockies. Bryce Elder got the ball to start the game; he threw 3.1 mediocre innings and allowed each of Colorado’s runs. The Atlanta offense, however, finally came to life and put together a few crooked number innings.