Motte unfazed despite struggles with location

DENVER — Rockies right-hander Jason Motte isn’t sure what he’ll deliver sometimes. Lately, Motte’s work has consisted of unwelcome surprises.

Friday night in the Rockies’ 4-3 victory over the Braves, Motte (0-1, 5.95 ERA) faced two batters and gave up a Chase d’Arnaud single and a Jace Peterson home run on a cutter over the plate as the Rockies’ three-run lead dwindled to one. It was the second straight outing and third time in the last four that he has given up a home run and been touched for multiple runs.

Motte also has had two three-game streaks of giving up a run — May 29-30 and June 1 (unearned), and June 22, 24 and 27. He also has had 16 scoreless games. Motte’s up-and-down nature is problematic for a Rockies team that’s having trouble protecting leads. But Motte has dealt with this before.

“I’ve done that my whole career — I’ve put together 30 consecutive games where I’ve not let a run, then go out there and give up a 5-spot,” Motte said. “But every game, every day is a new day. So you go out there regardless what happened the day before, whether you had a good day the day before, the next day is a new …

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