Dodgers 8, Rockies 5
Andre Ethier belted a two-run homer and had three RBIs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-5 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Monday.
Ethier’s third-inning homer broke a 1-1 tie and Rubby De La Rosa pitched six solid innings as the Dodgers won their third consecutive game while handing Colorado its third straight loss.
De La Rosa (4-4) gave up one run and three hits in six innings while winning for the first time since defeating the Rockies on June 12.
Colorado scored four ninth-inning runs and loaded the bases with one out before Javy Guerra retired Troy Tulowitzki on a first-pitch pop-up and Seth Smith on a grounder for his eighth save.
Rafael Furcal and Aaron Miles hit back-to-back one-out doubles for Los Angeles’ first run in the third inning before Ethier slammed his two-run homer off Juan Nicasio (4-3) to give the Dodgers a two-run lead.
Los Angeles increased the lead to 5-1 in the sixth on a run-scoring double by Juan Rivera and an RBI-single by Dioner Navarro. Ethier added a run-scoring single during the Dodgers’ three-run eighth.
Colorado scored its first run on three straight second-inning singles with Dexter Fowler driving in the run. Fowler also had a run-scoring single in the Rockies’ four-run ninth.