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Gonzalez expected to start for Colorado against Atlanta

Atlanta Braves (70-62, first in the NL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (61-72, fourth in the NL West)

Denver; Thursday, 8:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Touki Toussaint (3-2, 3.60 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 40 strikeouts) Rockies: Chi Chi Gonzalez (3-6, 6.09 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: Ozzie Albies and the Braves will take on the Rockies Thursday.

The Rockies are 43-22 on their home turf. Colorado is slugging .413 as a unit. C.J. Cron leads the club with a .538 slugging percentage, including 47 extra-base hits and 25 home runs.

The Braves have gone 37-30 away from home.