Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies
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Ohtani and Paxton lead the Dodgers to a 9-5 win over the Rockies
Miguel Rojas and Jason Heyward also had three hits apiece for the first-place Dodgers, who finished with 14. Freddie Freeman walked five times, one shy of a major league record.
“Over the last few weeks, I know we haven’t been swinging the way we wanted to, but it felt like the bats were getting better and better as each day went on," Freeman said. "Today, we just kind of put it all together.”
Ohtani doubled twice, drove in a run and had his third multi-hit performance in his past four games, a stretch in which he has seven hits in 15 at-bats. The two-time AL MVP entered second in the majors in extra-base hits, tied for fifth in hits and sixth in batting average.
Paxton (7-1) permitted just one run and two hits in his longest outing of the season. He had a season-high eight strikeouts and walked only one in his first career start at hitter-friendly Coors Field.
“If you’re thinking about it being Coors Field and the ball flying and you’re worried about that, you’re not focused on the pitch you’re throwing," Paxton said. "You can’t be distracted by stuff like that.”
Los Angeles left 13 runners on base, equaling a season high.
The loss was the Rockies’ sixth in their past eight games and 12th in 16 games in June. During that stretch, they’ve been outscored by a 109-66 margin.
Jacob Stallings, Greg Jones and Hunter Goodman homered for Colorado, which got four runs in the ninth inning off reliever J.P. Feyereisen. Jones’ home run, which came as a pinch hitter in the ninth, was his first career hit.
Cal Quantrill (6-5) gave up seven hits and three earned runs in five innings. The 29-year-old right-hander entered 6-1 with a 1.91 ERA over his previous eight starts.
“They just make it hard," Quantrill said. "If you get the first two guys out, they’re going to make sure that that third guy is a tough out. There are some things I could have done better today, but on the whole, we battled. We just weren’t able to make it happen.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: SS Mookie Betts (fractured left hand) was placed on the 10-day injured list, with manager Dave Roberts saying the 2018 AL MVP will miss roughly six to eight weeks. … Los Angeles recalled OF Miguel Vargas from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Rockies: Reinstated RHP Jake Bird (right elbow inflammation) and RHP Justin Lawrence (right shoulder strain) from the 15-day IL. … Placed LHP Josh Rogers (rotator cuff strain) on the 15-day IL, retroactive to June 14. … Optioned RHP Angel Chivilli to Double-A Hartford.
UP NEXT
Dodgers RHP Walker Buehler (1-4, 4.64 ERA) pitches Tuesday against LHP Austin Gomber (1-4, 4.36).
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Trejo struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Goodman homered to left center (392 feet), Montero scored. | |
9th Inning | Montero doubled to left, Toglia scored. | |
9th Inning | Toglia doubled to left. | |
9th Inning | G. Jones homered to right (419 feet). | |
9th Inning | G. Jones hit for Stallings |
Statistics
LAD | COL | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
14 | Ground Balls | 8 |
8 | Strikeouts | 9 |
9 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
14 | Hits | 6 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
8 | Walks | 1 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
9 | Runs | 5 |
1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
39 | At Bats | 34 |
0 | Home Runs | 3 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
24 | Runners Left On Base | 4 |
1 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
5 | Doubles | 2 |
18 | Fly Balls | 17 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
194 | Pitches | 118 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
21 | Total Bases | 17 |
49 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
6 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
10.1 | Runs Created | 3.7 |
.359 | Batting Average | .176 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
.538 | Slugging Percentage | .500 |
.410 | Secondary Average | .353 |
.469 | On Base Percentage | .200 |
1.008 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .700 |
0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
10.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.6 |
63.5 | Batter Rating | 39.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.3 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.96 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.37 |
.179 | Isolated Power | .324 |
1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.11 |
.163 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .029 |
.051 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .176 |
18.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
0.5 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
106.5 | MLB Rating | 83.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 32,021 | Capacity:
2024 National League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | - | 64 | W5 | 0.60493827 | 98 |
San Diego | 5 | 69 | L1 | 0.5740741 | 93 |
Arizona | 9 | 73 | W1 | 0.5493827 | 89 |
San Francisco | 18 | 82 | L1 | 0.49382716 | 80 |
Colorado | 37 | 101 | L3 | 0.37654322 | 61 |