ATLANTA -- Chad Bettis pitched five solid innings in his return from the disabled list and the Colorado Rockies scored four unearned runs, taking advantage of three errors by Atlanta third baseman Adonis Garcia in a 5-1 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night.
Bettis (6-4) allowed five hits, walked two and struck out four in his first big league start since July 18. He was coming back from right elbow inflammation.
The Rockies scored two runs in the first after Garcia misplayed a grounder to his left that could have been an inning-ending double play. Garcia let Nick Hundley's grounder get right through him to start the fourth, allowing the Rockies to tack on two more runs when DJ LeMahieu came through with a two-out, bases-loaded single.
Garcia made another error in the fifth.
Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz (4-6) went five innings and took the loss.
LeMahieu picked up his third RBI with a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
Bettis also did good work at the plate. He had his first big league hit in the second and contributed to the two-run fourth with a walk. Foltynewicz also hit a batter in the inning, making it tougher to work around Garcia's error.
Colorado snapped a four-game losing streak, while Atlanta lost for the 12th time in 15 games.
Freddie Freeman squandered a couple of chances to get the Braves back in the game.
After Nick Markakis' RBI single got Atlanta on the board in the fifth, Nick Swisher popped out with runners at first and third, and Freeman grounded out to end the inning.
Freeman came up in the seventh with the bases loaded and two outs, only to strike out swinging on a 3-2 slider from Christian Friedrich. The left-hander came in after Tommy Kahnle walked four in the inning but got away without allowing a run. Pinch-hitter Pedro Ciriaco grounded into a double play in the midst of all the wildness.