After striking out Dansby Swanson for the first out, Francisco Cervelli tripled him through the middle and was replaced in the anteroom by the emerging runner Billy Hamilton. Then Rafael “Balita” Ortega negotiated a ticket and the Cuban Adeiny Hechavarría signed the tie with a sacrificial balloon.
At the close of the ninth, against reliever Anthony Swarzak, Nolan Arenado reached for a ticket, Daniel Murphy struck out swinging, and McMahon decided with a home run. For Atlanta, Ronald Acuña cheated second baseman in fifth inning, his 31st steal of the year and is leader of the National League. It went 4-0 (.290). Cervelli 4-2 (.220). Ortega 3-1 (.233). For Colorado, Yonathan Daza failed as an emergent (.180). Before the game, the Rockies announced that the pitcher Germán Márquez, who was to open, was placed on the injured list due to inflammation in the right arm.