Series Preview: Dodgers take on the altitude in weekend series against Rockies
Andy Pages #44 of the Dodgers hits a home run against the Pirates at PNC Park on September 02, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. DENVER -- Fresh off a three-game sweep of the Mets, the Dodgers head into the weekend looking like the juggernaut the baseball world expected. What started as an uneven opening stretch has turned into a run where the offense is building innings consistently and the pitching is controlling games from the first pitch.
At 14-4, the Dodgers now turn their attention to a Rockies team trying to recover from a difficult road trip, with a chance to carry their current rhythm into another series. Dodgers (14-4, 1st in NL West) The Dodgers enter this series playing their most complete stretch of the season. Over three games against the Mets, the rotation combined for 21.
2 innings with just two earned runs and 29 strikeouts — not dominant in the overwhelming sense, but controlled in a way that never let the series drift. Offensively, Andy Pages continues to be the thread running through most of them. His three-run homer Monday broke open what had been a tight game, and through the first few weeks, his production has moved past “hot start” into something the lineup leans on.
He’s already up to five home runs and 20 RBIs, and more importantly, his at-bats have consistently extended innings rather than ending them. Dalton Rushing has taken a similar step, just in a different role. His grand slam Wednesday didn’t just add insurance — it turned a close game into something finished.
Over his last three games, he’s gone 7-for-12 with three home runs, forcing his way into more consistent at-bats even with Shohei Ohtani set to return to the lineup after a rare pitcher-only appearance in this game. There are still smaller details filling in around them. Miguel Rojas’ three-hit game Monday.
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