Bolsinger worked his way through the heart of the Rockies’ lineup in the fourth, retiring Arenado, Carlos Gonzalez and Trevor Story in order. Colorado got the better of the right-hander in the fifth, beginning with a Mark Reynolds one-out double.
Nick Hundley followed with a sharply hit ball that got by a diving Turner for an RBI single to give the Rockies a 2-1 lead. Chatwood hit Scott Van Slyke with a pitch to put the leadoff man on in the bottom of the fifth.
However, Ellis lined into a double play, and Bolsinger was called out on strikes, and Chatwood was out of the inning on just six pitches. After Blackmon drew a leadoff walk and was moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt, he scored on Arenado’s flare single into center field.
Gonzalez was intentionally walked in a decision that cost the Dodgers as Story clubbed a three-run homer to push the Rockies’ lead to 6-1. Adam Liberatore came on in relief and got through the inning after a Parra bunt single.
Casey Fien threw a scoreless inning of relief in the seventh, and Chris Hatcher did the same in the eighth, but the Dodgers continued to struggle and trailed 6-1 heading to the ninth. J.P. Howell threw a perfect inning, but Gonzalez Germen finished off the Rockies’ victory.
The Dodgers’ loss snapped their overall three-game winning streak and seven-game home winning streak.
