Bad weather helps Colorado Rockies wash away Atlanta Braves, 5-3

2-hour rain delay ruins Alex Wood's start in first inning

Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss, second from left, and catcher Michael McKenry, third from left, help members of the grounds crew pull the tarp into place Thursday during the bottom of the first inning of a game between the Rockies and the Atlanta Braves in Denver. - photo by David Zalubowski

BravesRockies — Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss, second from left, and catcher Michael McKenry, third from left, help members of the grounds crew pull the tarp into place Thursday during the bottom of the first inning of a game between the Rockies and the Atlanta Braves in Denver. - photo by David Zalubowski

DENVER — Two pitches into his 17th start of the season, Alex Wood's outing was washed away. Wood didn't come back out after another long rain delay at Coors Field, and the Colorado Rockies did just enough against the Atlanta bullpen to beat the Braves 5-3 on Thursday night. A rainstorm came through just as the bottom of the first inning was getting under way, sending the players and fans scurrying for shelter.

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