Colorado RockiesvsLos Angeles Dodgers
COL 4/LAD 3
Things to say
The last-place Rockies beat the Dodgers 4-3 at Dodger Stadium.
01
opener
Rockies stole one in LA, 4-3. Colorado's buried in the standings and they still walked into Dodger Stadium and took it. That's baseball for you.
02
key player
Whoever LA sent to the pen late gave it right back. One run, that's all Colorado needed, and they cashed it.
03
hot take
Sixty wins and they still can't close out the worst team in the league at home? The Dodgers' bullpen scares me come October.
04
deep cut
Look at the records, 60-33 versus 38-55. On paper that's a mismatch, but one run in a tight game and the gap means nothing.
05
exit
Anyway, long season, one game. I want to see if Colorado can actually take the series or if that was just a fluke.
The recap
Chalk up an upset at Chavez Ravine, where the last-place Rockies walked into Dodger Stadium and stole one 4-3. Colorado's a 38-55 club that has no business hanging with a Dodgers team sitting at 60-33, but that's baseball on a getaway day.
The bats stayed quiet enough that three runs wasn't gonna cut it, and LA's bullpen couldn't slam the door when it mattered. Rockies grab the split-spoiler and send the crowd home grumbling.