DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies ended an eight-game losing streak as Brenton Doyle hit a tiebreaking home run off reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale in the third inning of a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
Colorado had lost 16 of its previous 17 games and had been outscored by 78 runs. At 5-25, the Rockies avoided joining the 1988 Baltimore Orioles as the only teams since 1901 to lose at least 26 of their first 30 games.
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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale works against the Colorado Rockies in the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Seth Halvorsen works against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle is congratulated after a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies' Brenton Doyle follows the flight of his solo home run off Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale in the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings, left, hugs relief pitcher Zach Agnos after he closed out the Atlanta Braves to end a baseball game, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Zach Agnos is congratulated after a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Doyle homered on an inside fastball, ending an 0-for-20 skid with a 421-foot drive to left-center. He later doubled.
Rookie Chase Dollander (2-3), the Rockies’ No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft, allowed one run, two hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts. Making his fifth big league start, he got his second win. Dollander came out after trying to pitch with a cracked fingernail.
Jake Bird, Seth Halvorsen and Zach Agnos finished a three-hitter, with Agnos getting three outs for his first major league save. Bird struck out two in 1 1/3 innings and has 24 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings.
Colorado pitchers had allowed 14 hits in each of the first two games of the series.
Ryan McMahon went 0 for 3 and extended his hitless streak to a team record 0 for 34, one more than Desi Relaford in 2005. McMahon has two hits in his last 58 at-bats.
Doyle’s solo home run in the third inning ended a skid of 20 consecutive at-bats without a hit.
Sale (1-3) struck out a second-high 10 and walked none, allowing two runs and five hits. The Braves had won nine of their previous 11 games.
Sean Bouchard put Colorado ahead with an RBI groundout in the second, but Michael Harris hit a run-scoring groundout in the third.
After replacing Dollander with a 2-1 lead, Bird struck out Ozzie Albies with runners on first and second. Atlanta didn’t put a runner in scoring position for the remainder of the game.
Atlanta's Eli White ended a streak of six consecutive games with at least one extra-base hit.
Braves: RHP Grant Holmes (2-1, 4.50) starts a homestand opener Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers and RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-2 and a major league-best 1.06)
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (0-4, 5.93 ERA) starts Thursday at San Francisco, which goes with RHP Justin Verlander (0-2, 4.99).
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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale works against the Colorado Rockies in the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Seth Halvorsen works against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle is congratulated after a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies' Brenton Doyle follows the flight of his solo home run off Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale in the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings, left, hugs relief pitcher Zach Agnos after he closed out the Atlanta Braves to end a baseball game, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Zach Agnos is congratulated after a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.
The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
About 15,000 nurses are involved in the strike, according to New York State Nurses Association.
“After months of bargaining, management refused to make meaningful progress on core issues that nurses have been fighting for: safe staffing for patients, healthcare benefits for nurses, and workplace violence protections,” the union said in a statement issued Monday. “Management at the richest hospitals in New York City are threatening to discontinue or radically cut nurses’ health benefits.”
The strike, which comes during a severe flu season, could potentially force the hospitals to transfer patients, cancel procedures or divert ambulances. It could also put a strain on city hospitals not involved in the contract dispute, as patients avoid the medical centers hit by the strike.
The hospitals involved have been hiring temporary nurses to try and fill the labor gap during the walkout, and said in a statement during negotiations that they would “do whatever is necessary to minimize disruptions.” Montefiore posted a message assuring patients that appointments would be kept.
“NYSNA’s leaders continue to double down on their $3.6 billion in reckless demands, including nearly 40% wage increases, and their troubling proposals like demanding that a nurse not be terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job," Montefiore spokesperson Joe Solmonese said Monday after the strike had started. "We remain resolute in our commitment to providing safe and seamless care, regardless of how long the strike may last.”
New York-Presbyterian accused the union of staging a strike to “create disruption,” but said in a statement that it has taken steps to ensure patients receive the care they need.
"We’re ready to keep negotiating a fair and reasonable contract that reflects our respect for our nurses and the critical role they play, and also recognizes the challenging realities of today’s healthcare environment,” the statement said.
The work stoppage is occurring at multiple hospitals simultaneously, but each medical center is negotiating with the union independently. Several other hospitals across the city and in its suburbs reached deals in recent days to avert a possible strike.
The nurses’ demands vary by hospital, but the major issues include staffing levels and workplace safety. The union says hospitals have given nurses unmanageable workloads.
Nurses also want better security measures in the workplace, citing incidents like a an incident last week, when a man with a sharp object barricaded himself in a Brooklyn hospital room and was then killed by police.
The union also wants limitations on hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence.
The nonprofit hospitals involved in the negotiations say they’ve been working to improve staffing levels, but say the union’s demands overall are too costly.
Nurses voted to authorize the strike last month.
Both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani had expressed concern about the possibility of the strike. As the strike deadline neared, Mamdani urged both sides to keep negotiating and reach a deal that “both honors our nurses and keeps our hospitals open.”
“Our nurses kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable,” Mamdani said.
State Attorney General Letitia James voiced similar support, saying "nurses put their lives on the line every day to keep New Yorkers healthy. They should never be forced to choose between their own safety, their patients’ well-being, and a fair contract.”
The last major nursing strike in the city was only three years ago, in 2023. That work stoppage, at Mount Sinai and Montefiore, was short, lasting three days. It resulted in a deal raising pay 19% over three years at those hospitals.
It also led to promised staffing improvements, though the union and hospitals now disagree about how much progress has been made, or whether the hospitals are retreating from staffing guarantees.
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
FILE - A medical worker transports a patient at Mount Sinai Hospital, April 1, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
