MLB· Season 2026
Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs and Blake Snell delivered six strong innings as the Dodgers beat the Rockies 11-5 at Coors Field.
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AI SummaryHow it unfolded
The Dodgers broke the game open with a four-run third inning that decided the contest early. After Mookie Betts doubled home Max Muncy in the second for a 1-0 lead, Los Angeles sent nine men to the plate in the third. Andy Pages singled home Ohtani, Freddie Freeman moved to second, and Muncy followed by crushing a three-run homer to right — his 25th of the season — to make it 5-0.
Colorado answered in the bottom half when Jake McCarthy reached on a fielder's choice that scored Adael Amador, cutting the deficit to 5-1. But the Dodgers responded each time the Rockies threatened.
Ohtani opened the fifth with a solo homer to left (his 28th of the season), and later added a two-run shot in the sixth (No. 29) that pushed the lead to 10-1. He finished with four runs scored and three RBIs.
Max Muncy added an RBI double in the eighth to cap the Dodgers' scoring. The Rockies mounted a three-run rally in the ninth off Edwin Diaz — Amador drove in one, Brett Sullivan hit a sacrifice fly and Ezequiel Tovar added another sacrifice fly — but the deficit was too large.
The turning point
Tomoyuki Sugano entered with a 12-5 record but was battered for seven runs (six earned) on seven hits over five innings. The third inning was decisive: after a leadoff single by Ohtani and a Freeman single, Sugano left a 2-0 fastball over the plate that Muncy drove 427 feet to right-centre. The 5-0 lead forced Colorado to abandon any small-ball approach, and the Rockies managed just two hits off Snell through six.
Key performers
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) — 4-for-5, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR (28, 29). His 29th homer of the season came on a 96-mph fastball from Juan Mejia in the sixth, a two-run shot that exited at 111.6 mph per Statcast. Ohtani now has 78 RBIs on the season.
Blake Snell (LAD) — W (1-1), 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K. Making only his second start for the Dodgers since his mid-season acquisition, Snell threw 64 of 90 pitches for strikes and induced nine ground-ball outs. It was his first win in a Dodgers uniform.
Max Muncy (LAD) — 2-for-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (25), BB. His third-inning three-run homer gave the Dodgers all the cushion they needed. Muncy is on pace for his second 30-homer season in three years.
Andy Pages (LAD) — 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, BB. The 24-year-old centre fielder continues a strong second half, raising his OPS to .805.
By the numbers — interpreted
The Dodgers out-hit the Rockies 14-6 and banged out five extra-base hits (three homers, two doubles). While the 11-5 final suggests a close late game, the Rockies did not collect a hit after the third inning until the ninth, when Diaz served up four hits in a 23-pitch inning that produced three garbage-time runs. Los Angeles scored in five of nine innings; Colorado scored in only three. The Dodgers' three home runs accounted for eight of their 11 runs.
What it means
The Dodgers improved to 75-51, extending their NL West lead. The Rockies fell to 50-75, their 25 games under .500 for the first time this season. The two teams meet again Tuesday night at Coors Field — the second of this three-game series — before the Dodgers return to Los Angeles for a six-game homestand beginning Thursday against the Rays.
Rivalry since 2023
Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Head to Head Results· 50
Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers have met 50 times — Colorado Rockies won 12, Los Angeles Dodgers won 38, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2023. Los Angeles Dodgers leads the head-to-head with 38 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 510 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 10.20 per match (195 for the home side, 315 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 47 matches (94%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 49 games (98%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Los Angeles Dodgers are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 15–6 in 2026.
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