The Dodgers hosted the Colorado Rockies on Sunday for the finale of their three-game sequence, the place the Dodgers took the sequence by a last rating of 4-0.
Gavin Stone made his eleventh begin of the season for the Dodgers, coming off his earlier begin the place he went seven shutout frames in a win in opposition to the New York Mets. Colorado despatched Austin Gomber to the mound to face the Dodgers, who entered with a 2.70 ERA earlier than Sunday.
Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman helped begin the scoring straight away from Gomber.
Betts hit his fourth run off residence run of the season and his 52nd of his profession, now only one behind Craig Biggio for fourth all-time. With that residence run, Betts snapped an atypical 0-14 hitless streak. After happening 0-2, Freeman battled by way of a 10-pitch at-bat, slamming the final pitch for his seventh residence run of the season and his second of the week. Freeman continued to dominate in opposition to Gomber, as he’s now hitting .545 in opposition to him with two residence runs in 11 profession at-bats.
After going seven innings with out strolling a single batter in his most up-to-date begin in opposition to the New York Mets, Stone allowed a stroll to Ryan McMahon within the first inning. That was sandwiched between two strikeouts in a shutout inning.
After permitting a leadoff single to Kris Bryant within the prime of the second inning, Stone retired the following three batters in simply six pitches. He adopted that up with a fast five-pitch inning within the third.
Miguel Rojas added to the scoring within the backside half of the third inning, plating his tenth RBI of the season and increasing the Dodger result in three. The Dodgers are nonetheless unbeaten each time Rojas will get a base hit, drives in a run, or scores a run in video games this season.
Stone added two extra strikeouts to his outing within the fourth inning earlier than operating into bother within the fifth. After Charlie Blackmon's double put runners in scoring place, Stone was in a position to get Ezequiel Tovar to floor out and get out of the jam. Stone threw 24 pitches in that inning, ending his day after throwing 75 pitches for 5 shutout innings. He hasn't allowed a run since his four-run inning in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Could 21.
Michael Grove got here on in reduction of Stone to start out the sixth inning, and pitched two shutout innings whereas hanging out two and permitting only one stroll. Grove has now pitched 5 shutout innings in his final 4 appearances, decreasing his season ERA to five.06.
Alex Vesia got here on for the eighth inning, hanging out two in an ideal inning. Since April 12 in opposition to the San Diego Padres, Vesia has been lights out for the Dodgers, posting a microscopic 0.47 ERA in his previous 17 appearances.
Freeman lifted a sacrifice fly within the backside half of the eighth inning to provide the Dodgers their last run of the afternoon.
Andy Pages has improved on the plate over his final 5 video games as he hit .529 in that span whereas elevating his season common to .259.
The Dodgers' bullpen has held its personal within the final two video games in opposition to Colorado, pitching seven shutout innings permitting simply three hits and hanging out eight.
Options of the sport
Dwelling runs – Mookie Betts (9)Freddie Freeman (7)
WP—Gavin Stone (6-2): 5 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts
LP – Austin Gomber (1-3): 3 IP, 5 hits, 3 earned runs, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts
SV – Daniel Hudson (4): 1 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
Subsequent
The Dodgers are again on the street once more as they fly to Pittsburgh to open a three-game sequence in opposition to the Pirates on Tuesday. Tyler Glasnow will begin the sequence on the mound for the Dodgers (3:45 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA) whereas rookie right-hander Jared Jones will get the beginning for Pittsburgh.
