Atlanta Braves catcher Evan Gattis (24) follows through on a solo-home run in his baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on May 25, 2014, in Atlanta.ATLANTA – The Braves’ big bear is healthy.
That was bad news for Colorado’s Franklin Morales.
After sitting out most of the week with an illness, Evan Gattis homered twice to support Julio Teheran’s six scoreless innings and Atlanta beat the Rockies 7-0 on Sunday.
Gattis was given the nickname “El Oso Blanco” – Spanish for “The White Bear” – as a rookie in 2013, when he hit 21 homers. He is on pace for a bigger year as he has replaced Brian McCann as the team’s primary catcher.
Gattis (6 foot 4, 260 pounds) drove in three runs with the two homers, giving him 10.