LA Dodgers 6, Colorado 3
When: 9:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 18, 2015
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature:
72°
Umpires:
Home -
Tim Timmons, 1B -
Todd Tichenor, 2B -
Tim Welke, 3B -
Mike Everitt
Attendance:
45912
By The Sports Xchange
LOS ANGELES -- First baseman Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs and extended his hitting streak to 13 games, sparking the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night before 45,912 fans at Dodger Stadium.
Pitcher Zack Greinke also helped the Dodgers (8-3) capture their sixth win in a row and defeat the Rockies at Dodgers Stadium for the eighth straight time.
Greinke (2-0), who is 6-1 in nine career starts against the Rockies, allowed three runs on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk in 6 2/3 innings. Greinke, who also hit a batter and threw two wild consecutive pitches, is unbeaten in his last 18 starts against National League West opponents, compiling a 14-0 record.
Colorado second baseman DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run homer with two outs in the seventh to cut the Dodgers' lead to 4-3 and chase Greinke, but Los Angeles answered with RBI doubles by right fielder Yasiel Puig and second baseman Howie Kendrick off reliever Brooks Brown in the bottom of the inning, to cap the scoring.
Puig, who returned to the lineup after missing three games with a tight hamstring, went 2-for-3 with a run and a walk.
Colorado starter Jordan Lyles (1-1), who has never won at Dodger Stadium in four starts, gave up four runs on five hits with five walks and five strikeouts in six innings. The Rockies fell to 7-4 and out of a first-place tie in the NL West with Los Angeles.
Reliever Joel Peralta pitched a scoreless ninth and recorded his third save.
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki doubled home center fielder Charlie Blackmon for a 1-0 Colorado lead with one out in the first.
The Dodgers tied the score at 1-1 on catcher Yasmani Grandal's run-scoring single, bringing home Kendrick, who led off with a double.
In the third, the Rockies' inability to turn a double play cost them. Gonzalez hit a grounder to Tulowitzki. LeMahieu fielded the relay throw to force Puig at second, but first baseman Justin Morneau was unable to dig out LeMahieu's throw in the dirt, allowing Greinke to score with two outs and giving Los Angeles a 2-1 advantage.
After Puig walked to load the bases, Gonzalez delivered a two-run single for a 4-1 Dodgers' lead with one out in the fifth.
NOTES: RHP Kenley Jansen of the Dodgers threw his first bullpen session Saturday since undergoing surgery on his left foot in February. Jansen isn't expected to return until May. Manager Don Mattingly, though, is pleased with Jansen's progress. "We haven't had any setbacks with him, so it's been pretty positive with Kenley up to this point," Mattingly said. ... Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez and 1B Justin Morneau returned to the lineup after manager Walt Weiss rested them on Friday. ... Dodgers LF Carl Crawford missed the game because of flu-like symptoms. Andre Ethier started in his place. ... Rockies RHP Eddie Butler (1-0, 1.73 ERA) will face Dodgers RHP Brandon McCarthy (1-0, 6.75 ERA) in the series finale Sunday.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Colorado
|
5 |
1 |
10 |
.161 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| LA Dodgers
|
9 |
0 |
13 |
.290 |
18 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
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