The Atlanta Braves will have to wait a bit to see if they can handle the Rockies as expected on Saturday as we are in a rain delay.

Rockies rookie right-hander Chase Dollander began Saturday’s game by walking the Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. and Alex Verdugo on 10 pitches, with seven of the eight balls not close to the strike zone. Then he yielded a run on two singles.

The Rockies finished the day with four hits, one run, one walk, and 19 strikeouts, a new record for 2025. Their 19 Ks is a franchise record for a nine-inning game. (Their previous high this season was 17 when the Rockies faced the Washington Nationals in May.)

The Atlanta Braves will not have left-hander Chris Sale make his next scheduled start as planned, instead moving him back in the rotation.

The offensive resurgence of Michael Harris II is coming at an ideal time for the Atlanta Braves. Harris has homered in back-to-back games and will try to keep it going when the Braves host Colorado in the second contest of their three-game series on Saturday.

With Michael Harris II finding his power stroke, Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting .375 after missing almost a full season and Marcel Ozuna fighting his way through a hip issue, the Atlanta Braves are hoping their offensive recovery has not come too late.

The Atlanta Braves continue to sort out the plan for closing out games after a crazy stretch of games and a needed couple days off