The Braves beat the Colorado Rockies on Saturday behind a dominant 13-strikeout performance from Spencer Strider.

The Atlanta Braves started the weekend series on a high note after Friday night’s 12-4 defeat over the Colorado Rockies. Bryce Elder got the ball to start the game; he threw 3.1 mediocre innings and allowed each of Colorado’s runs. The Atlanta offense, however, finally came to life and put together a few crooked number innings.

The Braves have looked like their old selves again the past two nights. That comes with the “Rockies” caveat, but it’s nevertheless been a needed break from a maddening few months.

The Atlanta Braves will not have left-hander Chris Sale make his next scheduled start as planned, instead moving him back in the rotation.

The 13-57 Colorado Rockies now own the worst 70-game mark to begin a season in modern MLB history (1901-present date) after falling 4-1 to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, per ESPN News Services.

Rockies rookie right-hander Chase Dollander began Saturday’s game by walking the Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. and Alex Verdugo on 10 pitches, with seven of the eight balls not close to the strike zone. Then he yielded a run on two singles.

Spencer Strider had his long-anticipated breakthrough game on Saturday as the Atlanta Braves took down the Colorado Rockies 4-1. He struck out 13 batters across six scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and a walk.