![]() ![]() Caleb Ferguson, Alex Vesia, Yency Almonte and Ryan Brasier didn’t allow a run in relief. Lynn leaned heavily on his four-seam fastball, changing speeds as needed from 91-95 throughout the night. Will (Smith, the Dodgers’ catcher) was pushing good buttons with the PitchCom (device). “When you get runners on you’re trying to make sure you don’t give up any (runs),” Lynn said. But his ability to stop the bleeding in the fourth inning was the kind of clutch performance the Dodgers often failed to receive from the rookies Lynn was acquired to replace. It was the kind of performance that’s easy to overlook on a quick scan of the day’s box scores. Lynn threw five innings and recorded nine of the Dodgers’ season-high 16 strikeouts. ![]() The Rockies scored an unearned run when Dodgers third baseman Kiké Hernandez made an errant throw in the fourth inning, allowing Ezequiel Tovar to score from second base and putting runners on second and third with one out. “Right now we’re finding ways to win baseball games, whether it’s a great pitching performance, a big hit late, or pouring it on offensively,” Manager Dave Roberts said.ĭodgers starter Lance Lynn (9-9) improved to 3-0 in three starts since the Dodgers acquired him and Joe Kelly from the Chicago White Sox on July 28. ![]() They also extended their lead over the second-place San Francisco Giants (62-54) to 7½ games in the National League West with their 10th win in 11 games this month. The Dodgers (69-46) have won their last six games, and have beaten Colorado (45-71) in all four tries at home this season. Freeman wound up on first base, David Peralta trotted home, and the Dodgers had the easiest of their six runs in a 6-1 victory over the Rockies on Friday night. LOS ANGELES ― Freddie Freeman came to bat with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, the kind of scenario that has often ended well for the Dodgers this season, even without any help from the opposing team.Ī routine fly ball 360 feet from home plate had all the makings of a sacrifice fly until the Colorado Rockies’ left fielder, Jurickson Profar, inexplicably missed the catch on the warning track. ![]()
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