Shohei Ohtani doubled on the first pitch but was stranded and struggled on the mound, allowing a season-worst five runs. He had difficulty putting batters away with two strikes and suffered from soft contact; he was hit in the right leg by a line-drive comebacker but remained in the game. Ohtani threw 65 pitches and exited trailing 5-0, failing to reach five innings. Tanner Gordon, despite a 7.98 ERA, limited the Dodgers early. Teoscar Hernández hit a solo home run for his 21st of the season, Miguel Rojas added a two-run double, and Paul Gervase was recalled while Alexis Díaz was optioned.
Meanwhile, on the mound, Ohtani allowed a season-worst five runs. He struggled to put batters away when getting to two strikes and at times was hurt by soft contact. The Rockies took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and added onto it with three runs in the fourth. That inning also saw Ohtani get hit in the right leg by a line-drive comebacker, but he remained in the game. Ohtani threw 65 pitches and exited with the Dodgers trailing 5-0.
Teoscar Hernández's solo home run in the sixth inning got the Dodgers on the board but was all the rookie right-hander allowed. Meanwhile, the homer was Hernández's 21st of the season and third in his last eight games. Miguel Rojas hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning. With the loss, the Dodgers now need a win on Thursday to muster a series split with the lowly Rockies.
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