Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman homered within the first inning, Gavin Stone had one other sturdy outing and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies Four-Zero on Sunday.
Betts hit his fourth leadoff homer of the season. Two batters later, Freeman drove in Colorado's Austin Gomber, the eighth time the Dodgers have homered a minimum of twice in an inning.
Freeman additionally scored twice and drove in two runs for the Dodgers, who’ve gained 5 of six.
Stone (6-2) went 5 innings and struck out six whereas giving up simply 4 hits and two walks. The appropriate-hander has allowed one run or much less in six of his seven begins since April 26.
Michael Grove, Alex Vesia and Daniel Hudson got here out of the bullpen to mix for the Dodgers' sixth shutout of the season and second in 5 video games.
Gomber (1-Three) entered sixth within the NL with a 2.76 ERA and allowed simply two earned runs in 4 begins since Could. However the left-hander went a season-low three innings and was on 75 pitches when the day ended.
Gomber allowed three runs on 5 hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
Betts linked on a slider from Gomber and lined it 4 deep into the stands within the left area nook. It was additionally Betts' 52nd profession homer, which is one away from tying Craig Biggio for fourth all-time.
Betts has 9 homers this season, but it surely was his first since Could 17.
After Shohei Ohtani's come out, Freeman drove a full-count fastball over the wall in middle and simply previous the outstretched glove of Colorado's Brenton Doyle.
Miguel Rojas prolonged Los Angeles' result in Three-Zero within the third when his base hit drove in Freeman.
Freeman then gave the Dodgers extra respiratory room within the eighth inning with a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to deliver house Jason Heyward.
Colorado was shut out for the seventh time. His solely menace got here within the fifth inning when he had runners on second and third with two outs, however Ezequiel Tover singled Freeman to first base to finish the inning.
INSTRUCTOR'S ROOM
Dodgers: 3B Max Muncy (proper indirect pressure) has no timetable to return to baseball actions after experiencing rib cage discomfort whereas swinging the bat final week.
IT FOLLOWS
Rockies: Return house for a three-game set towards Cincinnati. RHP Ryan Feltner (1-Four, 5.46 ERA) will get the decision in Monday's collection opener.
Dodgers: Head again east for six video games, beginning with three in Pittsburgh. RHP Tyler Glasnow (6-Three, Three.04 ERA) takes the mound on Tuesday.