Charlie Blackmon hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Colorado Rockies a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
Trevor Story hit a tying sacrifice fly and Blackmon followed with a drive to right off Phil Bickford (0-1) that gave Colorado the victory in a back-and-forth game.
Will Smith, who homered earlier, singled off Mychal Givens (3-2) in the top of the 10th, scoring the automatic runner and putting Los Angeles up 5-4. But the Dodgers, who also blew a lead in the ninth, could not hold on. Their winning streak ended at four, and their eight-game run against the Rockies was also snapped.
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Justin Turner also homered for the Dodgers, who return home for an NL West showdown with the division-leading San Francisco Giants. The teams open a four-game series Monday.
With the score tied at 2 in the bottom of the seventh, pinch-hitter Matt Adams singled off Joe Kelly, scoring Ryan McMahon from third. But the Dodgers came right back in the eighth. Turner hit a one-out double off Carlos Estévez, and Smith followed with his 11th home run of the season.
The Rockies tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, rallying against Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen. McMahon doubled to start the inning and scored one out later on Chris Owings’ RBI single.
The Rockies scored an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth. Second baseman Chris Taylor lost Garrett Hampson’s two-out popup in the sun for an error, allowing Owings to score from second base and tie the game at 2.
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Blackmon gave the Rockies an early lead with an RBI single in the first inning but Turner hit a two-run homer off Jon Gray in the third.
David Price, who has split time between starting and relieving this season, opened the game for the Dodgers and went a season-high four innings, allowing one run on two hits.
MOVIN’ ON UP
Gray’s strikeout of Zach McKinstry to close the top of the third inning gave him 774 for his career, moving him past Ubaldo Jimenez for second on the Rockies’ all-time list. Jorge De La Rosa had 985 career strikeouts with the Rockies.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: OF Mookie Betts was out of Sunday’s starting lineup after leaving Saturday night’s game in the seventh inning because of right hip irritation. Barring any setback, he’s expected back in the lineup Monday.
Rockies: LF Ramiel Tapia, a late scratch due to non-COVID illness the night before, missed a second consecutive game. … Manager Bud Black, 1B coach Ron Gideon, CF Yonathan Daza and Ps Yency Almonte, Jhoulys Chacin and Antonio Senzatela missed a third straight game under MLB’s COVID-19 and contact tracing protocols.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: RHP Tony Gonsolin (1-0, 2.13 ERA) is set to start Monday night’s series opener against Giants RHP Kevin Gausman (9-3, 1.73).
Rockies: After an off day Monday, the Rockies host a two-game series against Seattle, with RHP Germán Márquez (8-6, 3.36) slated to pitch Tuesday night against Mariners LHP Marco Gonzales (1-5, 5.88).
