PROFILES » The Colorado Rockies took care of a couple of streaks.

First http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-pat-neshek-jersey , they found a way to keep Braves rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. from hitting one over the fence.Then, Colorado rallied for three unearned runs in the ninth inning and a 5-3 victory that snapped Atlanta’s five-game winning streak Thursday night. David Dahl homered in the third and finished off the winning outburst against a depleted Atlanta bullpen, going the opposite way for a two-out, two-run single to left against Brad Brach.“I was just trying to stay calm,” said Dahl, who has spent time at Triple-A, missed a big chunk of the season with a broken foot and struggled to earn playing time with the Rockies. “I had a feeling he was going to throw some off-speed stuff with (first) base open. I was just trying to take the ball the other way.”With several relievers on the disabled list, including closer Arodys Vizcaino, the Braves have patched together a bullpen that usually turns to A.J. Minter to finish games. But the left-hander was unavailable after pitching three times in four days. So the Braves turned to Brach, who was acquired in a trade-deadline deal after recording 11 saves for Baltimore.He couldn’t convert his first save chance with Atlanta, hurt by shortstop Dansby Swanson’s error leading off the ninth. Brach (1-3) recorded only two outs, surrendering two hits and a walk as the Rockies won for the fifth time in six games.“We have to stick to our guns,” manager Brian Snitker said. “We have to get through the game even when we’re without some of those guys.”One night after being plunked in the left arm by Miami’s Jose Urena, Acuna was back in the lineup looking to extend his homer streak to six games. Wearing a red protective guard Aaron Nola Jersey , the 20-year-old slugger received a standing ovation his first time up and lined the second pitch — one more than he saw the previous game before leaving — into center field for a single that extended his hitting streak to nine games.Acuna finished 1 for 4, lining out to right in the eighth in his final opportunity to become the first player in Braves franchise history to homer in six straight games.Urena received a six-game suspension from Major League Baseball.The Braves squandered a strong outing by Julio Teheran, who turned in his longest start since May 30. He pitched three-hit ball over seven innings and helped his cause with a run-scoring single in the fifth, snapping a 2-2 tie.The Braves couldn’t hold the lead.“It’s part of the game,” Teheran said. “Those things happen.”The ninth-inning trouble began when Swanson bobbled Trevor Story’s grounder and rushed a high throw to first that pulled Freddie Freeman off the bag.“It was my play to make,” Swanson said. “I just didn’t make it. Pretty simple.”Pinch-hitter Ryan McMahon tied the game with an RBI single to right, but Brach still had a chance to work out of the jam after fanning Chris Iannetta.Dahl foiled that plan.“I just want to help the team win,” he said. “Whether that is when I do start, or as a pinch hitter, whatever they need me to do I’m ready for it.”Seunghwan Oh (5-3) earned the win and Wade Davis worked a scoreless ninth for his 33rd save. Kurt Suzuki homered for Atlanta in the second , tying the game at 1. Dahl put Colorado back ahead with a solo shot deep into the right-field seats.WINNING GRAYColorado starter Jon Gray didn’t figure in the decision after giving up five hits and three runs over seven innings.But the Rockies have won each of his last eight starts, the longest such run since Colorado triumphed in nine straight games started by Ubaldo Jimenez in 2010.TRAINER’S ROOMBraves LHP Max Fried (blister) is set to make a rehab start for Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday. If all goes well, he could get a start for Atlanta next week.LHP Sam Freeman (shoulder inflammation) is also rehabbing at Gwinnett and could return to the Braves bullpen shortly.Longer term, RHPs Peter Moylan (forearm strain) and Brandon McCarthy (knee tendinitis) have been throwing on the side for the Triple-A team and are in line to make rehab appearances next week.UP NEXTRockies: LH Kyle Freeland (10-7 Juan Samuel Jersey , 3.02) goes into Friday’s start in Atlanta with lowest ERA in the National League by a qualifying left-hander.Braves: LH Sean Newcomb (10-5, 3.40) beat Freeland when they faced each other on April 8 in Denver. The Braves starter threw six innings in a 4-0 win over the Rockies. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas was feeling fresh for St. Louis, and that was bad news for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Cardinals rookie Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run homer during a six-run eighth inning, Marcell Ozuna drove in three and Mikolas pitched seven solid innings after an extra day off to lift the Cardinals over the Pirates 11-5 on Tuesday night.“The extra day is big at this point in the season,” Mikolas said. “Gives you an extra day to push back a lift or take that breather and get some stuff done at your own pace and not try to crunch running and lifting and throwing and treatment and this and that in a day. It allows you to space it out and it takes a mental burden off you.”Mikolas (15-5) gave up a run, five hits and a walk while striking out seven with 107 pitches. He dropped his ERA to 2.99, and he got his first victory in five starts against the Pirates this season.“I thought he was fantastic,” Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said. “He threw strikes for effect. His secondary pitches were hitting. He did a really, really nice job. It was a quality outing. Miles has been pretty good every time he’s toed the rubber.”Mikolas struck out five straight in one stretch, and the Cardinals improved to 21-8 in his starts.Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle was impressed with Mikolas, who signed with St. Louis before this season following three years in Japan.“He shows up, makes pitches and he competes,” Hurdle said. “For him to get the depth he got after a couple of situations we had him in early was impressive. … We jacked his pitch count up and he was able to put his foot down when he needed to.”Ozuna is hitting .352 this season against Pittsburgh. He has 13 RBIs against the Pirates and 79 on the season.Since coming off the disabled list for his balky right shoulder, Ozuna has been hot.He extended his hitting streak to seven games (13 for 30 http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-pat-neshek-jersey , .433). It was his team-leading 20th game with multiple RBIs this season.“I feel better, God bless,” Ozuna said. “I’m better in my approach and having success. I’m way better.”Joe Musgrove (6-9) went six innings. He allowed four hits, four runs and two walks while striking out eight.St. Louis took a 2-0 lead in the first when Ozuna hit a two-run double to left, scoring Matt Carpenter and Jose Martinez.“That was a missile to left to get us started,” Shildt said.Corey Dickerson countered for Pittsburgh with an RBI single in the fourth before St. Louis added two runs in the sixth after loading the bases with no outs. After Ozuna struck out, Musgrove threw a wild pitch to score Carpenter. Paul DeJong hit a sacrifice fly to center, driving in Martinez for a 4-1 lead.A wild pitch by Pirates reliever Tanner Anderson with the bases load in the seventh let Francisco Pena score.Then St. Louis blew it open in the eighth. Pena singled home Kolten Wong from second base, and O’Neill then hit a 3-0 pitch 457 feet into the upper left field bleachers for his eighth home run. The shot knocked out rookie pitcher Nick Burdi, who was making his major league debut.Pinch-hitter Adolis Garcia added a run-scoring double off Clay Holmes, and Ozuna finished off the St. Louis scoring with a sacrifice fly. It was the first career RBI and extra-base hit for Garcia.The Pirates scored four runs and five hits in the ninth off Luke Weaver. John Brebbia relieved to record the final out.TRAINER’S ROOMCardinals: Activated P Mike Mayers (right shoulder inflammation) from the 10-day disabled list. He had been out since Aug. 26. … C Yadier Molina missed his fifth straight game with left hamstring tightness. He is day to day. … 3B Jedd Gyorko (left groin strain) is expected to be activated Thursday.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Jameson Taillon (12-9, 3.40) make his career-high 29th start. He had made 18 straight starts allowing three earned runs or fewer. He is 2-1 with a 3.57 ERA in seven career starts against St. Louis.Cardinals: RHP Daniel Poncedeleon (0-1, 2.67) will make his fourth start of the season and it will be his first appearance against the Pirates. He pitched two innings of scoreless relief Saturday in Detroit.