The Atlanta Braves will send right-hander Grant Holmes to the mound on Sunday afternoon in an effort to sweep their three-game series with the visiting Colorado Rockies.

Bird (2-1) was brought from the bullpen in the bottom of the sixth of Colorado's 10-1 win over the Braves Sunday. Bird entered with a 1-0 lead and immediately gave up a single to Ronald Acuna Jr. Austin Riley singled to left, advanced to second and Acuna Jr. was thrown out at home.

The Colorado Rockies have reinstated left-hander Austin Gomber from the 60-day injured list before his start against the Atlanta Braves.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Grant Holmes struck out 15 batters in 6⅓ innings, one shy of the team record for a nine-inning game set by Spencer Strider in 2022

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The Braves beat the Colorado Rockies on Saturday behind a dominant 13-strikeout performance from Spencer Strider.

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. Atlanta won the opener 12-4, with Harris hitting a game-tying three-run homer to fuel the comeback.