The Dodgers handled dodgers - rockies 12-3 on Monday in Denver, taking the kind of win that let them leave Coors Field with a four-game series split. Dave Roberts said the club will use closer-by-committee in ninth-inning save situations after Edwin Díaz was set for elbow surgery this week.
Coors Field Split
The result kept Los Angeles from losing its first series to Colorado since 2022. It also moved the Dodgers to 16-6, while the Rockies fell to 9-14.
Roberts’ plan matters because the Dodgers had entered the game with a bullpen question already attached to Díaz. The team announced that Díaz’s early-season velocity had dipped because of loose bodies in his elbow, and the surgery is meant to remove them.
Muncy and Rojas
Los Angeles took control early behind Max Muncy and Miguel Rojas, who hit back-to-back second-inning home runs. They combined to go 7-for-7 from the Nos. 6-7 spots, and Muncy added another homer in the ninth.
Rojas said, “I think we needed to bounce back,” “especially after the last couple days.” Muncy added, “We had two games in the middle where we missed some opportunities,” before saying, “But overall I thought we played pretty good. I think the team’s in a great spot.”
Ohtani and Rushing
Shohei Ohtani reached base three times on a single and two walks and extended his on-base streak to 52 games. Dalton Rushing added his sixth and seventh home runs of the season, while José Quintana allowed six runs in his start for Colorado.
Edgardo Henriquez and Jake Eder did not face any stress in relief after the Dodgers built a large lead, so the late innings never reached a save situation. The Dodgers have now dropped just one of their first seven series this season and are 12-0-4 in their last 16 meetings with the Rockies.
