DENVER, May 1 (UPI) -- Shawn Chacon escaped a three-base error by Denny Hocking in the top of the ninth Saturday as Colorado beat Atlanta, 3-2, in the first game of a twin bill.
A converted starter, Chacon struck out Marcus Giles to start the ninth. Andruw Jones followed with a line drive to left field that Hocking, a converted infielder, misplayed to allow Jones to reach third.
After an intentional walk to J.D. Drew, Chacon got rookie Adam LaRoche to foul out to third before striking out Jesse Garcia, securing his sixth save in seven chances.
Pinch hitter Mark Sweeney lofted a sacrifice off Chris Reitsma (1-1) in the bottom of the eighth for the Rockies, snapping a 2-2 tie.
Vladimir Nunez (3-0) worked a scoreless inning for the win.
Drew had an RBI triple and Damon Hollins a run-scoring double in the third for the Braves.
