Charlie Morton

Blackmon bested Charlie Morton in the battle of Charlies with two early hits and cut Atlanta's lead to two runs. Yet, that was the extent of the Rockies' anemic offense outside of Coors Field. They wouldn't record a hit after the fifth inning of this game and drifted quietly into the night. Similarly, Blackmon has an .871 OPS in Coors Field this season but that drops down to .560 on the road.

No matter what else happens, Morton will seemingly always be able to lean on his devastating curveball. It forced seven swings-and-misses and was virtually the only pitch Morton used to put away the Rockies' hitters. Such is life as a 40-year-old who's still doing everything he can to be effective. Morton lines up for a two-start week against the Reds and Dodgers next week.

Marsh's home run was his 14th of the year. He hit a three-run shot off Charlie Morton in the sixth inning. Marsh has hammered right-handed pitching this year with each of his 14 home runs coming against righties. He's hitting .246 with a .743 OPS and 51 RBI on the season.

Morton gave up five hits, walked four and struck out seven. He's allowed three runs or less and struck out at least six batters in five of his last six starts. Morton is 7-7 with a 4.26 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 140 strikeouts in 137 1/3 innings on the year. The 40-year-old right-hander is set to face the Rockies at home next week.

Tena's home run was the first of his career. He hit a two-run shot off Charlie Morton in the second inning. Acquired from the Guardians in the deal for Lane Thomas prior to this year's trade deadline, Tena is hitting .359 with a home run, six RBI and a steal in 39 at-bats for Washington. The power and speed he showed at Triple-A this year (18 homers and 15 steals) seems to be translating to the major league level making him an interesting pickup in deeper formats.