Betts Powers Dodgers Past Rockies, 15‑6
LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Mookie Betts homered twice and drove in five runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 15-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. Betts, who had been 1-for-17 in his previous four games, launched a two-run shot in the first inning and added a three-run homer in the sixth. Andy Pages went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs, and Will Smith also homered and drove in two runs. The Dodgers pounded out 17 hits and broke the game open with a five-run sixth inning, capped by Smith’s two-run homer. Eric Lauer earned the win, allowing one earned run on four hits with four strikeouts over six innings. Kyle Freeland took the loss for Colorado, which scored once in the second inning and five times in the ninth, including a three-run homer by Kyle Karros. The Dodgers improved to 35-20, while the Rockies fell to 20-36. Attendance was 52,148. The game lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes.