The Dodgers had the game in hand entering the eighth inning. Justin Wrobleski had been brilliant, Shohei Ohtani had hit his 300th career home run, and Los Angeles led 3-1. Then the errors came, and Colorado walked out of Dodger Stadium with a 4-3 victory.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| LAD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Wrobleski was the best pitcher on the field. The right-hander worked 7.0 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits with 9 strikeouts and 2 walks on 94 pitches. Carrying a 2.69 ERA, he gave the Dodgers every reason to win. He did not factor in the decision.
Ohtani set the tone in the first, launching a solo home run to center field — 409 feet — to put Los Angeles ahead 1-0. It was his 20th home run of the season and, per the milestone data, his 300th career home run, a mark he reached in this game. Alex Freeland added an RBI single in the sixth to score Tommy Edman, pushing the lead to 3-1. Andy Pages had driven in a run with a walk in the fifth. Freeland finished 3-for-4 with an RBI.
The eighth inning unraveled quickly. Kyle Karros scored on a fielder's choice grounder by Tyler Freeman to make it 2-3. Then, on a sacrifice bunt by Jake McCarthy, Carrigg scored on an error and Freeman scored on a throwing error by second baseman Freeland — two runs, two errors, a 4-3 Colorado lead. Will Klein took the loss, allowing 3 runs (0 earned) in 0.1 innings. Juan Mejia earned the win, and Jordan Romano recorded his sixth save with a scoreless ninth.
Cole Carrigg scored twice for the Rockies and finished 2-for-4. Michael Lorenzen started for Colorado, allowing 3 runs — 2 earned — over 6.0 innings. The Dodgers committed 2 errors in the game, and both proved fatal in the eighth.
Colorado improved to 38-55. Los Angeles fell to 60-33. Ohtani's 300th career home run was the night's signature moment — it just wasn't enough.