DENVER (AP) — J.D. Martinez had four hits, including his 19th home run to highlight a six-run fourth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers came out swinging after the game’s start was delayed nearly two hours by severe weather, beating the Colorado Rockies 14-3 on Thursday night.
Martinez continued his torrid batting at Coors Field, extending his hitting streak to 11 games at the park, where he is a career .444 hitter (28 for 63).
Max Muncy and Freddie Freeman each had a pair of hits and drove in three runs. Mookie Betts and Jason Heyward both doubled twice, helping the Dodgers take the series 2-1 while establishing season highs in runs and hits in a game (18).
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is dealing with a “cranky” pitching shoulder and remains optimistic he’ll be able to make his next start.
Ezequiel Tovar hit a three-run double in a five-run sixth inning to rally the Colorado Rockies over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-8 on Wednesday night.
Clayton Kershaw carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, J.D. Martinez homered twice to reach 300 for his career, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0.
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated infielder Max Muncy from the 10-day injured list before Tuesday night’s game at the Colorado Rockies.
Elías Díaz had three RBIs on a single and sacrifice fly for the Rockies, who fell to 5-17 against fellow NL West teams, including 1-4 against the Dodgers this season.
Rookie Emmet Sheehan (2-0) went five innings and allowed three runs on seven hits for his second consecutive win.
Chase Anderson, who was tagged for nine runs on 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings as part of the Rockies’ 25-1 loss last Saturday to the Los Angeles Angels, could not get through the fourth against the Dodgers. Anderson (0-3) gave up six runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings.
The Dodgers put up runs in six of the first seven innings. Down 3-2 going into the top of the fourth, the Dodgers broke through for six runs to go in front by five runs. Betts, who doubled and scored in each of his first two off RBI singles by Martinez, drove in the inning’s first run with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Anderson.
Freeman followed with a go-ahead RBI single and Anderson was relieved by Peter Lambert, who was greeted by Muncy’s two-run double and Martinez’s homer, a two-run drive that cleared the right field wall.
HAIL TO THE GROUNDS CREW
A thunderous burst of rain and hail in the late afternoon left most of the outfield at Coors Field covered in an icy white sheet and both teams’ dugouts inundated. But groundskeepers using shovels and squeegees scooped the hail pellets off the field and cleared the flooded dugouts. They also used blowers, some mounted on their backs and others towed by small tractors, to dry the field and get it into playing shape. Their work allowed the game to start after a delay of 1 hour, 50 minutes.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw is dealing with some inflammation in his left shoulder but remains hopeful he can make his next scheduled start on Monday. He felt some tenderness in the shoulder in his winning outing Tuesday at Colorado, leaving after six innings of one-hit ball. He said he was checked out by doctors Wednesday and was given a shot to relieve inflammation. Manager Dave Roberts said he still has Kershaw penciled in for his next start, but won’t push it if he’s not ready. “We’re not going to put him in harm’s way,” Roberts said.
Rockies: OF/INF Kris Bryant has returned from a one-game rehab assignment at Triple-A Albuquerque and could be reinstated from the 10-day injured list as soon as Friday. Bryant has been sidelined since June 1 with a left heel bruise.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: RHP Bobby Miller (3-1, 4.13 ERA) is slated to start Friday night’s interleague series opener at Kansas City.
Rockies: The Rockies open an interleague series Friday night against Detroit with LHP Austin Gomber (5-7, 7.01 ERA) taking the mound. The Tigers counter with RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-5, 3.97 ERA).
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