ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves' horrible season keeps getting worse.
With eight wild pitches and four errors the last two nights, the Braves keep finding ways to top their embarrassment.
"Last night we got (blown out) and tonight we had a three-run lead in the eighth and we just didn't get it done," catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. "There is no other way to put it."
Trevor Story led off the ninth inning with a single, advanced to third on two wild pitches and scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error as the bumbling Braves lost 4-3 to the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz began the eighth up 3-0, but let the first three batters reach and was chased by Nick Hundley's RBI single.
Hunter Cervenka's wild pitch scored Mark Reynolds, and second baseman Gordon Beckham's throwing error scored Hundley for a 3-all tie.
In the ninth, closer Jim Johnson (1-5) gave up a leadoff single to Story and threw wild pitches to two batters. Story scored when shortstop Erick Aybar bounced a throw on Reynolds' fielder's choice to Pierzynski, and ball bounced off the catcher's glove.
The Braves have been an easy target. They rank last in the majors in runs scored and have baseball's worst home and overall records. They let two runs score on a two-base throwing error and a wild pitch in Friday's 11-2 loss.
Boone Logan (1-0) gave up one hit and one walk in the eighth.
Carlos Estevez retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his fifth save in eight chances.
Atlanta led 2-0 in the second on Pierzynski's first homer of the season. Foltynewicz's RBI single in the seventh put the Braves ahead 3-0.
Foltynewicz allowed four hits, three runs, walked two and struck out five in seven-plus innings. He retired 12 straight before Ryan Raburn singled in the fifth and was commanding his fastball between 97 and 100 mph.
But the Rockies, who began the game ranked second in NL runs per game, finally got going in the eighth.
"It's really unfortunate the way it unfolded there in the eighth," Foltynewicz said. "I put my bullpen in a bad situation."
Chad Bettis allowed six hits, three runs, three walks and struck out seven in 6 2/3 innings. The Rockies had won five of Bettis' last six starts despite his 5.79 ERA during that span.
Colorado began the game 0-43 when trailing after seven innings. Manager Walt Weiss liked how his team kept grinding.
"We knew early on it was going to be tough to score runs against (Foltynewicz)," Weiss said. "But we hung in there, made him work, got his pitch count up later, got in the bullpen and we strung together some real key at-bats."
EVERY FIVE GAMES
Interim Braves manager Brian Snitker said rookie RHP Tyrell Jenkins will join the rotation Tuesday at Cincinnati.
Jenkins, acquired with Shelby Miller in the November 2014 trade that sent Jason Heyward and Jordan Walden to St. Louis, made an emergency start on July 6 for Julio Teheran. He gave up four hits and one run in 4 2/3 innings. In four relief appearances, he's 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Raburn was in the lineup for the first time in the team's last seven games because of a sore quadriceps. He went 2 for 4. Raburn hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth Friday.
Braves: RHP Arodys Vizcaino was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain. The struggling closer left Friday night's 11-2 loss to the after throwing three pitches in the ninth. It was his first appearance since he missed four straight games with an infection on his right elbow. ... LHP Eric O'Flaherty was reinstated from the DL to take Vizcaino's spot on the roster.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (5-4) will make his first career start against Atlanta. He is 2-4 with a 4.63 ERA in eight road starts.
Braves: RHP Julio Teheran (3-8) is 4-1 with a 3.41 ERA in five career starts against Colorado.