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Dodger Blue > Game Central > Rockies Spoil Strong Start From Kenta Maeda, Dodgers Bats Stymied Once Again
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Rockies Spoil Strong Start From Kenta Maeda, Dodgers Bats Stymied Once Again

Matthew Moreno
June 8, 2016
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Rockies Spoil Strong Start From Kenta Maeda, Dodgers Bats Stymied Once Again
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After DJ LeMahieu led off the fourth inning with a base hit, Carlos Gonzalez and Arenado went down swinging. Parra then grounded out to end the inning. Rusin hit Adrian Gonzalez with a pitch to with one out in the bottom of the fourth to end a stretch of 10 consecutive batters retired.

It was but a blip on the radar for Rusin, as Thompson flied out and Van Slyke grounded out. Maeda matched his season high of eight strikeouts — set against the Rockies on April 23 — as he got Nick Hundley swinging to start the fifth.

Daniel Descalso drew a walk, but was erased on an inning-ending double play. Following an Ellis base hit, Barnes walked to put two on with one out in the bottom of the fifth.

The Rockies then botched Maeda’s sacrifice bunt, with two players covering first base, but LeMahieu wasn’t on the bag when he received the throw from Arenado.

The Dodgers continued to spin their wheels, however, as Hernandez struck out and Justin Turner grounded out on a full count. Thompson was unable to make play on ball, resulting in a one-out double for Blackmon in the sixth.

Maeda got out of the inning unscathed on a lineout and strikeout to give him a season-high nine punchouts. Gonzalez led off the bottom of the sixth with a single, only to be stranded by Thompson, Van Slyke and Kendrick.

Parra doubled to left with one out in the seventh and after Maeda retired Hundley, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts went out to the mound. Roberts turned to signal for Maeda’s interpreter, but Adam Liberatore thought it was his call and began to come out of the bullpen.

He retreated upon realizing what Roberts’ was motioning for and Maeda remained the game. That decision hurt the Dodgers, with the right-hander’s first pitch to Descalso dropping in center field for an RBI single that gave the Rockies a 1-0 lead.

That knocked Maeda out of the game and Liberatore came on to record the third out. Chase Utley pinch-hit for Ellis in the bottom of the seventh and lined out. Joc Pederson hit for Barnes and grounded, while pinch-hitter Yasmani Grandal (for Liberatore) extended the inning with a walk.

But again, the Dodgers left a runner on base and trailed 1-0 after seven innings. Casey Fien and Pedro Baez each turned in a scoreless inning of relief, but it was to no avail as the bats never got going and the Dodgers suffered a 1-0 loss.

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TAGGED:Austin BarnesColorado RockiesKenta MaedaKiké HernándezLos Angeles Dodgers
ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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