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Rockies, Braves wrap up three-game series

Aug 5, 2007 - 1:33 PM Colorado (56-53) at Atlanta (58-53) 1:05 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves will try to capture the rubber game from their three-game series with the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, and continue their climb towards the top spot in the National League East.

On Saturday, Tim Hudson continued his dominant second half, hurling seven scoreless innings and also drove in two runs as Atlanta posted a 6-4 win. They also picked up a game on the New York Mets, closing within 4 1/2 games of a share of the division lead.

Chuck James (9-8, 3.70 ERA) takes the hill for the Braves in search for his 10th win of the season. The lefthander won his last outing despite battling through five innings, allowing four runs and six hits in a 12-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday.

James registered his first career win over Colorado on April 27, allowing four runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.

The Rockies counter with Aaron Cook (8-6, 4.13), who seeks his fourth consecutive winning start. In his last outing, Cook held the Florida Marlins to three runs in 7 2/3 frames in a 6-3 win on Tuesday.

The 6-3 righthander has been solid during his undefeated streak, posting a lowly 1.52 ERA in his previous 23 2/3 innings.