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 BOSTON (AP) - With a line-drive grand slam over Fenway Park's Green Monster, Garrett Atkins might have put his slump behind him. "I know I'm a good hitter," the Rockies third baseman said Thursday night after going 3-for-5 to help Colorado beat the Boston Red Sox 7-1. "I've had two bad months of swings, but we've got four months left."
Kaz Matsui also had three hits for the Rockies as they sent Josh Beckett (9-1) to his first loss of the season. Jeff Francis (6-5) pitched five shutout innings, allowing seven hits and two walks while striking out two to win for the fifth time in six decisions.
"I can't try to raise my game," Francis said of facing an unbeaten pitcher. "I've just got to try to do what I do and hope, like today, we score a lot of runs. If we can score them early, I can get into a rhythm."
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