Shaharyar had a valve replaced successfully at Royal Brom

DENVER -- The Atlanta Braves have gone more than two years at Coors Field without walking off the field, exchanging high-fives and savoring a victory.Indeed, the Colorado Rockies, who beat the Braves 7-3 in the opener of a four-game series Thursday night, have won seven straight games against the Braves at Coors Field, dating back to June 11, 2014. The Rockies seven-game winning streak against the Braves at Coors Field is the longest in franchise history.Julio Teheran will try to put an end to all that winning and continue his mastery over the Rockies when he makes his second consecutive start against them Friday night.On Sunday, Teheran pitched seven scoreless innings against the Rockies at Turner Field but wasnt involved in the decision when the Braves scored in the ninth to win 1-0.Teheran, who is 3-8 with a 2.79 ERA in 19 starts, is 4-1 with a 2.79 ERA against the Rockies in six starts.Jon Gray, who matched Teheran with seven scoreless innings Sunday, will again oppose him. Gray is 5-4 with a 4.33 ERA in 16 starts. He has a team-leading 103 strikeouts and 32 walks in 95 2/3 innings. He leads the Rockies with 11 quality starts and has pitched at least seven innings a team-high seven times. This will be Grays eighth start this season at Coors Field, where he is 3-0 with a 4.71 ERA and has allowed nine walks and 37 hits in 42 innings with 47 strikeouts.The latter statistic is a crucial indicator at Coors Field to Gray, 24, who is in his first full season in the big leagues.I think thats really the way you have to live here, he said. I dont necessarily think its a sinker thing or a ground ball thing. I just think you have to miss bats and be unpredictable. Dont let guys eliminate (the possibility of seeing) pitches.Gray has gotten considerably more comfortable as the season has gone on with his curveball, a pitch he started throwing in spring training.Even just show them the curveball first pitch for a strike -- they havent my slider yet and Ive already got a strike on them, Gray said. So Ive only got two more to go. Im looking for a quality pitch and with two strikes, its put-away time.In addition to a mid-90s fastball, a sharp-breaking slider and his curveball, Gray also throws a changeup.I feel like every pitch is there right now, he said. I feel like every pitch is a weapon.One of the Braves hitters Gray will oppose is Nick Markakis, who had a rather unusual streak end Thursday night. On his final at-bat in the ninth inning, Markakis struck out, swinging and missing strike three from Jason Motte.Markakis had gone 32 plate appearances without having swung and missed a pitch, a streak that began July 10 in the final game before the All-Star break and went seven full games and most of an eighth.Markakis hasnt reached 100 strikeouts in a season since 2008 and entered this season averaging one strikeout every 6.9 at-bats, which is good in todays game. This season, Markakis is hitting .260 in 94 games with 23 doubles, five homers and 47 RBI. He has 58 strikeouts and is averaging one strikeout every 6.2 at-bats.Hes got such a great eye at the plate, interim Braves manager Brian Snitker said. He doesnt expand the strike zone. Hes as disciplined a hitter as Ive seen. Its almost like if he takes a pitch, it probably was a ball.Hes got a really good eye, a good feel for the strike zone. 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Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. Air Jordan 13 Retro NZ . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan underwent a heart surgery in England last week after medical reports confirmed he had blockages in his arteries. Shaharyar had a valve replaced successfully at Royal Brompton Hospital and was expected to return to his London residence later this month.Family sources confirmed Shaharyar had been shifted from the intensive-care unit to a ward and his recovery process was well on track. He is likely to be discharged from hospital in the next ten days but may take longer to return to a normal routine.Shaharyar has had diabetes for the last 20 years and while the condition was controlled through diet, it affected his heart. He recently complained of breathing trouble after a trip to Sri Lanka where he took over as president of the Asian Cricket Council.Shaharyar, 82, had recently received the backing of Pakistans Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is also the chief patron of the PCB, to continue as chairman until the end of his three-year term in August 2017. ESPNcricinfo understood, however, that Shaharyar may step down if doctors advised him three months rest and intensive care as part of his rehabilitation. He has been fulfilling his duties related to the PCB remotely, through phone calls and emails, during his time in London.According to the PCB constitution, in case of a chairmans absence from duty, the board of governors may eleect an acting chairman from among the members.dddddddddddd The acting chairman will have limited powers and will oversee the management of the board on a day-to-day basis. If the office of chairman was vacated for any reason, the PCBs constitution stated the Prime Minister of Pakistan can request the election commissioner to hold a fresh election. A source in the Prime Ministers office confirmed Shaharyar was given a go-ahead by Sharif in June but there could be a change in the coming months, subject to the political situation.The power struggle between Shaharyar and former chairman Najam Sethi, who leads the three-member executive committee, has been prominent in the PCB. The executive committees power has been limited to making recommendations but Sethi has exerted considerable influence over major decisions within the board, thus creating a rift with Shaharyar. It was understood that Shaharyars decision to step down could have paved the way for Sethi to once again take over the position of the PCB chairman. However, an official in the Prime Ministers office indicated that the tenures of both Shaharyar and Sethi might come to an end in the not-too-distant future, because both were direct nominees of the PCBs governing board. ' ' '