ATLANTA _ The last four days have not been kind to the Braves.
After Wednesday's sweep on the Marlins, the Braves held a two-game lead over the Phillies in the National League East. It's gone.
Following those four wins, the Braves were swept in a four-game series by the Rockies, the culmination coming in a 4-2 defeat Sunday at SunTrust Park. The Braves fell back into a tie for first with the Phillies, who played the Mets Sunday night in Williamsport, Pa.
The Braves held a lead in each of the four games, including two ninth-inning blown saves that resulted in losses.
The Rockies got home runs from Trevor story, his 26th of the season, on a line drive in the second inning and by D.J. LeMahieu in the third inning. David Dahl followed the LeMahieu blast with a double and scored on a single by Nolan Arenado that gave the Rockies a 3-1 lead.
The Braves jumped out with a first-inning run. With two outs, Freddie Freeman doubled and was later driven home on an RBI single by Johan Camargo. Camargo would drive in Freeman again in the sixth inning. Camargo improved to 9-for-16 with runners in scoring position on the 11-game homestand.
The Rockies added an insurance run in the ninth inning on an RBI single from Carlos Gonzalez, one of three hits in the frame. Ender Inciarte threw out Gerardo Parra, trying to go first to third on a single, to limit the damage.
Anibal Sanchez (6-4) entered the game undefeated in his career in six starts against the Rockies (4-0, 1.99 ERA). He worked 62/3 innings in the loss as he allowed three earned runs on five hits with eight strikeouts and two walks.
German Marquez earned the win for the Rockies, working seven innings and allowing the two earned runs on five hits. He struck out five.
The Braves' Ronald Acuna had his 11-game hit streak snapped. He also had his run of reaching safely to lead off in nine straight games end.
