Dodgers rout Rockies 14-1 behind Kershaw, Reddick
LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw tossed seven scoreless innings and Josh Reddick hit a grand slam as the Los Angeles Dodgers crushed the Colorado Rockies 14-1 before 53,299 at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.
Reddick went 3-for-4 with five RBIs and three runs. It was Reddick's fourth career slam and the seventh this season for the Dodgers.
Justin Turner, Adrian Gonzalez and Joc Pederson drove in two runs apiece as the Dodgers (89-66) reduced their magic number to one to capture their fourth straight National League West title.
The Rockies (73-82) lost their third in a row.
Kershaw retired the first 11 batters he faced before Nolan Arenado hit a two-out single in the fourth inning. Kershaw (12-3) struck out six with no walks and limited the Rockies to three hits in seven innings. He is 8-1 with a 1.08 ERA in 10 starts at home this season.
Rockies starter Chad Bettis was tagged with seven runs (five earned) on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. Bettis (13-8) walked four and struck out three. He lost both his starts at Dodger Stadium this year.
Rockies rookie second baseman Pat Valaika hit his first major league home run in the eighth inning off reliever Jesse Chavez to ruin the shutout.
The Dodgers started rolling in the second inning. A two-run single by Pederson with the bases loaded boosted them to a 2-0 edge. An RBI groundout by Corey Seager and a run-scoring base hit by Turner increased the margin to 4-0.
In the fourth, Rockies left-fielder Ryan Raburn dropped Chase Utley's fly ball, allowing Pederson to score for a 5-0 Dodgers' cushion. Another RBI single by Turner (3-for-3) in the inning made it 6-0.
After an intentional walk to Pederson with two outs in the fifth, Kershaw lined a single to left to drive in Reddick for a 7-0 advantage.
The Dodgers added a run in the sixth and six more in the seventh, highlighted by Reddick's slam.
NOTES: The Dodgers opted to start RHP Brandon McCarthy (2-2, 3.63 ERA) instead of LHP Rich Hill in Sunday's series finale. McCarthy has spent the past month on the disabled list with right hip soreness. Manager Dave Roberts said the club is being cautious with Hill because of his trouble with blisters on his index pitching finger. McCarthy opposes Rockies LHP Tyler Anderson (5-6, 3.58). ... 2B Chase Utley was presented the 2016 Roy Campanella Award, given annually to the "most inspirational" Dodgers' player, before the game by Joni Campanella Roan and Cary Bell, Campanella's daughter and grandson, respectively. ... Rockies Of Gerardo Parra returned to the lineup after missing two games with an illness. The left-handed hitting Parra had experienced success against Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw, batting .370 before going 0-for-3 on Saturday.