The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their series with the Colorado Rockies, looking to build on their four-game winning streak and recent dominance over the Rockies.
The Dodgers have gone 22-5 over the Rockies in their last three seasons, but this game represented a reversal of those trends.
Rockies 4, Dodgers 3: key takeaways
Emmet Sheehan struggles with command
Emmet Sheehan was looking to build off his last start that saw him fix some of his mechanical issues, but he took a step back in this one.
Sheehan only pitched five innings, but held the Rockies to just two runs on four hits with four strikeouts and two walks. He threw 77 pitches, 48 of which were for strikes, and his stuff wasn’t at his best in this one.
After allowing a run in each of the first two innings, he was able to pitch through traffic to give the Dodgers three straight scoreless innings. Still, he lacked a putaway pitch and threw too many balls, which knocked him out of the game earlier than he would have liked.
Dodgers offense quiet outside two swings
The Dodgers scored all three of their runs via the home run, but struggled to get anything going outside of those swings. They tallied seven hits in the game and only walked once.
Kyle Tucker put them ahead early with a two-run homer in the first inning, and Dalton Rushing continued his torid start with a solo homer of his own in the second inning. Rushing reached five home runs in his first 18 at-bats of the season, making him the quickest Dodgers player to reach that mark since Adrian González in 2015.
The Dodgers had a chance to tie the game in the eighth inning and even loaded the bases, but failed to capitalize on their opportunity. They also had a chance in the ninth inning with the tying run in scoring position, but fell short once again.
They went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position in the game.
Freddie Freeman had a double and triple, but he was left stranded both times. Tucker (3), Freeman (2), Rushing and Shohei Ohtani were the only Dodgers with a hit in the game.
Will Klein gives up lead
Will Klein took over with a 3-2 lead in the sixth, but exited with a 4-3 defecit. One run was the result of Freddie Freeman being unable to make a tough play, but it still counted as a hit and earned run. Klein also allowed two doubles, the latter of which put the Rockies ahead.
Shohei Ohtani extends on-base streak
Shohei Ohtani’s streak of 49 consecutive games reaching base was on the line wwith two outs in the ninth inning, but he singled to extend it to 50 games. That tied Willie Keeler (1900-01) for the third longest in franchise history.
Shawn Green is the L.A. record holder at 53 games, and Duke Snider’s 58 games is the longest on-base streak in Dodgers franchise history.
Ohtani also holds the longest on-base streak in MLB history by a Japanese-born player, surpassing the 43 games Ichiro Suzuki reached safely during the 2009 season.
His on-base streak dates back to last season and is the longest such stretch of Ohtani’s career. It previously was a 36-game on-base streak from Sept. 11, 2022-April 15, 2023, while a member of the Los Angeles Angels.
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