DENVER -- Tyler Matzek was nervous and wild in his bullpen session before his first major league start.
Wholesale Chargers Jerseys . When he took the mound he was nearly unhittable. Matzek pitched two-hit ball for the first seven
innings of his big league debut before faltering in the eighth, and the Colorado
Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on Wednesday night. The left-hander retired
the first 13 hitters and 21 of 23 before allowing three straight singles to
start the eighth. His strong start to the game masked the jitters catcher Mike
McKenry helped ease. "The first inning was really, really nervous," Matzek said.
"Mac was calming me down, telling me it was the same thing as Triple-A, just go
out there and play your game. I let it be a positive thing, not a negative
thing. If I try to fight it, it turns into a negative thing so I was just
embracing it." Matzek (1-0) allowed two runs on five hits and struck out seven
in seven-plus innings. He also had his first hit and run scored. The Rockies had
lost 11 of 12. He is the third Colorado pitcher in the last six days to make his
debut and the first to get a win. "A masterful performance by Tyler. An
explosive fastball and his slider looked like it disappeared," Rockies manager
Walt Weiss said. "He had it all working. He commanded it. Very impressive." It
was what the Rockies needed after they had lost 15 of 18. They broke out against
Braves starter Julio Teheran, who had blanked them over six innings in Atlanta
on May 25. Teheran (6-4) entered Wednesday with a 1.89 ERA, best in the majors,
but Colorado scored three in the first on Drew Stubbs RBI double and
Corey Dickersons two-run triple. Troy Tulowitzki and Justin Morneau had three
hits each for Colorado. "It wasnt my day from the first inning," Teheran said.
"I didnt have a problem with the grip and with my pitches. I think I got my good
stuff. A couple bloopers that happened and they got me on a couple base hits."
Matzek breezed through the first four innings on 39 pitches. Atlanta hit three
balls hard, including a line drive by Teheran snared by Morneau to end the
third. Morneau couldnt come down with Justin Uptons single with one out in the
fifth to give the Braves their first baserunner. The Coors Field crowd
acknowledged Matzeks early work with applause after Uptons hit. Chris Johnson
followed with a single to right but Matzek retired the next two batters to get
out of the inning. "He has good stuff, 94-95 mph fastball," Braves manager Fredi
Gonzalez said. "The whole day youre talking to guys, Hey, this guy sprays it
around a little bit. Be patient. Im not sure how many three-ball counts he got
into, if any." Matzek didnt walk a batter and threw 71 pitches through seven
innings before the Braves got to him. Johnson, Tommy La Stella and
Andrelton Simmons singled to start the eight and make it 8-1.Franklin Morales
came on and gave up a two-out RBI single to B.J. Upton before getting
Freddie Freeman to fly out. Matzek received another ovation as he walked to the
dugout when Weiss pulled him in the eighth. "It felt amazing. Great fans, great
fan base," he said. The Rockies made it 4-0 in the third when Tulowitzki scored
on a sacrifice fly by Stubbs. Josh Rutledge scored from third when Tulowitzki,
who singled, was caught in a rundown between first and second in the fifth.
Stubbs and Dickerson led off the sixth with consecutive doubles to give Colorado
a 6-0 lead. Tulowitzki and Morneau had RBI singles in the seventh. Teheran
allowed seven runs on 10 hits and struck out five in 6 1-3 innings. "I know it
was a tough day for me. Im just glad that I was able to compete and get through
six innings," Teheran said. NOTES: Atlanta C Evan Gattis singled in the eighth
to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. ... Gonzalez was named one of the
coaches for the NL at the All-Star Game in Minnesota next month. ... The Rockies
optioned RHP Chad Bettis to Triple A to make room for Matzek. ... Justin Upton
returned to the lineup after being removed in the first inning Tuesday because
of a left hamstring injury. ... Atlanta will send Ervin Santana (5-2, 3.69)
against Colorados Jhoulys Chacin (0-4, 5.35) on Thursday.
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Phil Mickelson spent an entire day at the Ryder Cup without hitting a single
shot.U.S. captain Tom Watson benched Mickelson and Keegan Bradley for both
sessions Saturday at Gleneagles, even though both wanted to play. Joining them
on the sidelines was Webb Simpson, the last of the three captains
picks.Mickelson and Bradley rallied to take down Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia
in the opening session of fourballs matches Friday, but they lost badly in
foursomes when Bradley couldnt keep it in the short grass and Mickelson couldnt
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shot.Mickelson will play only three matches this week, his fewest since going
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whatever we have to do is all I care about, he said.When asked whose decision it
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