DODGERS TOP ROCKIES 6‑4 IN 10 INNINGS
DENVER (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers scored twice in the 10th inning to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Wednesday night at Coors Field, completing a three-game sweep of the series.
The Dodgers won for the third consecutive day in Denver, following victories of 7-6 and 11-5 on Monday and Tuesday. They improved to 77-51, while the Rockies dropped to 50-77.
Roki Sasaki started for Los Angeles and gave the Dodgers a solid outing, allowing two earned runs on seven hits over five innings while striking out six. The Rockies managed only two runs against him, both in the fourth inning, after the Dodgers had already built a four-run lead.
Los Angeles opened the scoring in the second inning. Mookie Betts singled with one out, and Kyle Tucker followed with a single to right, advancing Betts to third. Enrique Hernandez then singled to center, scoring Betts and giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.
The Dodgers extended their lead in the fourth. Betts led off the inning with his 16th home run of the season, a fly ball to left field. Tucker followed with a single, and Hernandez lined his second home run of the year to left, scoring Tucker and making it 4-0.
Colorado answered immediately in the bottom of the fourth. TJ Rumfield singled to right, and Connor Norby doubled to center, putting runners at second and third. Adael Amador then doubled to left, driving in Rumfield and Norby and trimming the Dodgers’ lead to 4-2.
The Rockies tied the game in the seventh. Jake McCarthy walked, and Mickey Moniak followed with his 20th home run, a fly ball to right field, bringing Colorado level at 4-4.
Both teams had opportunities to break the tie in the late innings. The Dodgers put a runner on in the sixth when Ben Rortvedt singled, but Shohei Ohtani struck out to end the inning. In the seventh, Freddie Freeman doubled to right with two outs, but Betts grounded out to shortstop. The Rockies threatened in the eighth when Rumfield walked with one out, but Jordan Beck flied out and Norby struck out, ending the inning.
The ninth inning featured a close play at first base. With two outs, McCarthy hit a ground ball to second baseman Miguel Rojas. The Rockies challenged the call, and it was overturned, giving McCarthy a single. Moniak then struck out swinging to send the game to extra innings.
In the top of the 10th, with Andy Pages on second base as the automatic runner, Teoscar Hernandez singled to left, moving Pages to third. Freddie Freeman followed with a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Pages and giving the Dodgers a 5-4 lead. Betts then singled to center, scoring Hernandez and stretching the lead to 6-4.
Tanner Scott came on for the bottom of the 10th and retired the Rockies in order. Cole Carrigg popped out to first base, TJ Rumfield flied out to left, and Jordan Beck struck out swinging to end the game. Scott earned his 18th save of the season.
Kyle Hurt picked up the win, improving to 4-1 with a scoreless inning of relief. Jimmy Herget took the loss for Colorado, falling to 0-5.
Betts had a big night at the plate, finishing 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. Enrique Hernandez went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs. For the Rockies, Moniak went 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs.
Sasaki was the top starter in the game, giving the Dodgers length and keeping the Rockies off balance with six strikeouts. Brock Stewart also threw a scoreless inning of relief for Los Angeles, striking out two. For Colorado, Nick Frasso allowed two hits over two scoreless innings, Mark Manfredi gave up one hit in 1 1/3 scoreless innings, Jaden Hill pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts, and Brennan Bernardino recorded one out without allowing a run.
The Dodgers finished with 11 hits, while the Rockies had nine.
The game was played before an announced crowd of 33,179 at Coors Field. The contest lasted 3 hours, 21 minutes.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Colorado Rockies 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected the Dodgers with a 71.90 percent probability to win. The Dodgers had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 10 went over the over/under line of 11.5.