Marcel Ozuna hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to give Atlanta the lead and the Braves stormed back from a three-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-4 on Friday night.

Colorado managed to take advantage of a shaky Bryce Elder in the fourth inning, which began with a Keston Hiura hit-by-pitch and a Tyler Freeman walk. Jordan Beck struck out, but Thairo Estrada’s base hit loaded the bases for burgeoning star Hunter Goodman.

The latest evidence: The Rockies’ 12-4 loss to the Braves on Friday night at Truist Field, in which the Braves scored 11 runs in their last three at-bats. Consider: Colorado got an excellent start from German Marquez and ripped Atlanta pitching for 14 hits, on the road no less.

Michael Harris II and Marcell Ozuna both hit late-inning three-run homers to help the Atlanta Braves come back and defeat the visiting Colorado Rockies 12-4 on Friday in the opener of their three-game series.

But Atlanta isn’t struggling as bad as the Colorado Rockies (13-55), who -- as of June 13 -- are on pace to be Major League Baseball’s worst-ever team at 31-131, remarkably topping the 2024 Chicago White Sox, who set the record for most losses in a season with 121.

The Atlanta Braves play against the Colorado Rockies in an MLB game tonight. Fans can watch this game for free online.

The Braves got a pair of late three-run homers Friday night from Michael Harris II and Marcel Ozuna, coming back to beat the Colorado Rockies, 12-4.

Former Atlanta Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia was a hero for the Colorado Rockies Thursday evening. Down 7-6 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and the bases loaded, Arcia hit a two-run single to win it against the San Francisco Giants.