A clutch single from Mookie Betts in the eighth inning gave the Los Angeles Dodgers the lead they needed, and Kyle Tucker’s two-run hit earlier in the game helped seal a 4-3 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.
Starting pitcher Roki Sasaki bounced back after a rough performance the week before, holding the Rockies to three runs across six innings. Despite surrendering early leads in all three games of the series, the Dodgers managed to take two out of three, pushing their home record against Colorado to an impressive 21-3 since 2023.
Edgardo Henriquez earned the victory after recording just one out, improving his record to 4-0. Tanner Scott then closed things out with a flawless ninth inning, earning his 13th save of the season.
Colorado starter Gabriel Hughes made his first career start — and only his second major league appearance — holding the Dodgers to three runs over six innings. Hughes was especially sharp late in the outing, retiring 16 of the final 17 batters he faced. Kyle Karros and Edouard Julien each hit home runs for the Rockies during what turned out to be a tight three-game set, with all three contests decided by a single run.
The Dodgers jumped on Hughes right from the start in the first inning. Tommy Edman singled with one out, Freddie Freeman doubled, and Betts drew a walk to load the bases. Edman came home on a wild pitch, and Tucker followed with a two-out, two-run single to give Los Angeles a 3-0 advantage.
Colorado answered in the second inning when both Karros and Julien went deep, trimming the deficit to 3-2. Karros’ blast was his eighth home run of the season and only his second ever at Dodger Stadium — a ballpark where his father, Eric Karros, holds the all-time record with 130 home runs.
The Rockies evened the score in the third inning when Brett Sullivan worked a walk and eventually came around to score on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Mickey Moniak, making it a 3-3 game.
Hughes finished his outing allowing four hits and two walks while striking out seven. Sasaki surrendered four hits and one walk, fanning five batters.
Colorado had a golden opportunity to grab the lead in the eighth inning, putting runners on second and third with nobody out and later loading the bases with one out. However, TJ Rumfield struck out against Alex Vesia, and Karros flied out against Henriquez to end the threat.
The Dodgers wasted no time responding. Edman and Freeman each hit one-out singles off Antonio Senzatela — who fell to 8-1 on the season — before Betts stepped up and delivered the go-ahead hit to put Los Angeles back in front for good.
