Rockies 7, Dodgers 1
LOS ANGELES -- Left-hander Jorge De La Rosa tossed a two-hitter and the Colorado Rockies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 before 48,378 fans at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.
De La Rosa (1-2), who surrendered five runs and six walks in four innings of a no-decision against the Dodgers on May 10, retired 18 batters in a row until second baseman Howie Kendrick reached on a bad-hop infield single to short in the seventh inning.
De La Rosa went 7 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking none.
Right fielder Carlos Gonzalez, Descalso and third baseman Nolan Arenado each homered for Colorado (13-20).
Dodgers starter Zack Greinke had his streak of 16 consecutive wins against National League West opponents end. Greinke (5-1), who had won 10 in a row dating to last season, gave up a run and four hits with five strikeouts and no walks in six innings.
Descalso stroked a two-run homer off reliever Sergio Santos with one out in the seventh to give Colorado a 3-0 advantage. It was Descalso's first home run this season.
Dodgers left fielder Alex Guerrero misplayed a single by Gonzalez, allowing second baseman D.J. LeMahieu to score in a three-run seventh. Arenado followed with a two-run blast, his seventh home run of the season, to left off Santos for a 6-0 cushion. Colorado added a run in the ninth to cap the scoring.
Santos became the second Dodgers pitcher to fan four batters in an inning in as many nights in the eighth. Closer Kenley Jansen did so Friday.
The Dodgers fell to 23-13.
Gonzalez homered for the second time in the series, driving a 2-0 Greinke offering into the seats in right center for a 1-0 Colorado lead in the first.
Center fielder Enrique Hernandez, who started for Joc Pederson, ran down a fly ball and crashed into the wall while snagging a drive by catcher Michael McKenry to end the fourth.
NOTES: Rockies manager Walt Weiss rejoined the club three days after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. ... Colorado SS Troy Tulowitzki was not in the starting lineup. Tulowitzki left in the third inning of Friday's game with left quad tightness. ... The 18 strikeouts by Dodgers pitchers Friday tied a club record for the fifth time for the most in a nine-inning game. For Colorado, it represented a franchise record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game. ... Sandy Koufax, Maury Wills, Orel Hershiser, Fernando Valenzuela and Steve Garvey were among the former Dodgers stars participating in an Old-Timers' game. ... Rockies RHP Kyle Kendrick (1-4, 7.65 ERA) will face Dodgers RHP Mike Bolsinger (1-0, 1.59 ERA) in the series finale Sunday. ... The Rockies put 1B Justin Morneau on the seven-day concussion disabled list with concussion symptoms and a cervical neck sprain. INF/OF Rafael Ynoa was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque. ... The Rockies also lost LF Corey Dickerson, who left the game in the fourth inning after reaggravating plantar fasciitis in his left foot.