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DENVER -- Tyler Matzek was nervous and wild in his bullpen session before his first major league start. When he took the mound he was nearly unhittable. Matzek pitched two-hit ball for the first seven innings of his big league debut before faltering in the eighth, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on Wednesday night. The left-hander retired the first 13 hitters and 21 of 23 before allowing three straight singles to start the eighth. His strong start to the game masked the jitters catcher Mike McKenry helped ease. "The first inning was really, really nervous," Matzek said. "Mac was calming me down, telling me it was the same thing as Triple-A, just go out there and play your game. I let it be a positive thing, not a negative thing. If I try to fight it, it turns into a negative thing so I was just embracing it." Matzek (1-0) allowed two runs on five hits and struck out seven in seven-plus innings. He also had his first hit and run scored. The Rockies had lost 11 of 12. He is the third Colorado pitcher in the last six days to make his debut and the first to get a win. "A masterful performance by Tyler. An explosive fastball and his slider looked like it disappeared," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "He had it all working. He commanded it. Very impressive." It was what the Rockies needed after they had lost 15 of 18. They broke out against Braves starter Julio Teheran, who had blanked them over six innings in Atlanta on May 25. Teheran (6-4) entered Wednesday with a 1.89 ERA, best in the majors, but Colorado scored three in the first on Drew Stubbs RBI double and Corey Dickersons two-run triple. Troy Tulowitzki and Justin Morneau had three hits each for Colorado. "It wasnt my day from the first inning," Teheran said. "I didnt have a problem with the grip and with my pitches. I think I got my good stuff. A couple bloopers that happened and they got me on a couple base hits." Matzek breezed through the first four innings on 39 pitches. Atlanta hit three balls hard, including a line drive by Teheran snared by Morneau to end the third. Morneau couldnt come down with Justin Uptons single with one out in the fifth to give the Braves their first baserunner. The Coors Field crowd acknowledged Matzeks early work with applause after Uptons hit. Chris Johnson followed with a single to right but Matzek retired the next two batters to get out of the inning. "He has good stuff, 94-95 mph fastball," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "The whole day youre talking to guys, Hey, this guy sprays it around a little bit. Be patient. Im not sure how many three-ball counts he got into, if any." Matzek didnt walk a batter and threw 71 pitches through seven innings before the Braves got to him. Johnson, Tommy La Stella and Andrelton Simmons singled to start the eight and make it 8-1.Franklin Morales came on and gave up a two-out RBI single to B.J. Upton before getting Freddie Freeman to fly out. Matzek received another ovation as he walked to the dugout when Weiss pulled him in the eighth. "It felt amazing. Great fans, great fan base," he said. The Rockies made it 4-0 in the third when Tulowitzki scored on a sacrifice fly by Stubbs. Josh Rutledge scored from third when Tulowitzki, who singled, was caught in a rundown between first and second in the fifth. Stubbs and Dickerson led off the sixth with consecutive doubles to give Colorado a 6-0 lead. Tulowitzki and Morneau had RBI singles in the seventh. Teheran allowed seven runs on 10 hits and struck out five in 6 1-3 innings. "I know it was a tough day for me. Im just glad that I was able to compete and get through six innings," Teheran said. NOTES: Atlanta C Evan Gattis singled in the eighth to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. ... Gonzalez was named one of the coaches for the NL at the All-Star Game in Minnesota next month. ... The Rockies optioned RHP Chad Bettis to Triple A to make room for Matzek. ... Justin Upton returned to the lineup after being removed in the first inning Tuesday because of a left hamstring injury. ... Atlanta will send Ervin Santana (5-2, 3.69) against Colorados Jhoulys Chacin (0-4, 5.35) on Thursday. Andre Reed Jersey . Nwaneri, who was born in Dallas and attended Naaman Forest High School in nearby Garland, Texas, tweeted, "Its official! Im coming home, Im coming home. Doug Flutie Jersey . -- The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets will forever be tied together for making the same spectacular misjudgment on budding NBA sensation Jeremy Lin. http://www.cheapbillsjerseysauthentic.com/. UEFA said Wednesday that the champions of England and France only have to include five home-trained players in their 21-man squads next season instead of the expected eight. Only one of the five players needs to be trained by the club itself. Dawson Knox Jersey . 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"You should try to go as deep in a game as you can. The only way I know how to do that is to throw strikes, dont walk guys and make them swing their way on base. Those are things I constantly focus on." Gyorko and Tommy Medica homered for the Padres, who had won four in a row. Medicas solo shot in the fifth was his first hit in his major league debut. "It was pretty awesome," Medica said. "In my first at-bat, my heart was really racing. But then I settled down and felt a lot better. It was really nice getting my first hit for a homer." Jonathon Papelbon pitched a scoreless ninth for his 26th save in 33 chances. Galvis singled, doubled and homered for Philadelphia, which has won four of five. He also drove in two runs and scored twice. "Im just trying to be short to the ball and make a good swing," Galvis said. "Right now its working." With the Phillies trailing 2-1, Jimmy Rollins hit his 199th career homer with one out in the sixth. It was Rollins first homer since July 20 and sixth of the season for the shortstop who hit 23 homers last year. The Phillies took the lead in the seventh against Nick Vincent (4-3). Galvis led off with a double, went to third on Lees sacrifice and scored on Cesar Hernandezs weak chopper to first. That was enough for Lee, who has been riding an improved changeup recently. "I think Ive had a better changeup lately and I think thats helped it out," he said. "II can throw that pitch in fastball counts.dddddddddddd Its been a really effective pitch for me lately and hopefully it stays that way." Padres manager Bud Black noticed Lees increased reliance on off-speed pitches. "He threw more changeups than Ive seen him throw," Black said. "Our approach to Lee is to swing the bats. Hes going to throw strikes and youve got to take the game to him." It just didnt work out this time against the durable left-hander, who was fourth in the NL with 191 2-3 innings coming into the day. "I take pride in what I do," Lee said. "I try to work hard. I try to work hard in the off-season for a long year and Ill continue to do that until Im done." Padres left-hander Eric Stults pitched six effective innings, allowing two runs and six hits. He remains winless in his last 10 starts, going 0-6 with a 5.40 ERA in the dismal stretch. Stults was coming off a season-worst performance when he allowed seven runs in 4 2-3 innings last Wednesday against the Giants. "It was nice to see Stults bounce back," Black said. "He had a good mix of fastballs and changeups." Galvis drove in another run in the eighth with a sacrifice bunt that scored Carlos Ruiz. NOTES: The matchup between Lee and Stults featured two of the stingiest pitchers in terms of allowing bases on balls. Lee entered third in the NL at 1.5 walks per game, while Stults was eighth at 1.9. . Padres RHP Tyson Ross (3-7, 2.79 ERA) will face RHP Roy Halladay (3-4, 7.19 ERA) in the conclusion of the three-game series Thursday night. . Nate Fulton, a member of the Philadelphia Police Departments Homeland Security Unit, sang a rousing rendition of "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch. Retired New York Police Officer Sean Martin, representing New York firefighters, police officers and paramedics, Philadelphia police officer Paul Bryant Jr. and Philadelphia fireman Charles Kink received a standing ovation while changing the bases after the third inning. 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