Dodgers 7, Rockies 1: Relentless L.A.

DENVER, COLORADO - APRIL 17: Starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano of the Colorado Rockies throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning at Coors Field on April 17, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) | Getty Images Snow flurries rolled through Coors Field earlier in the day, but once the game began, it was the Los Angeles Dodgers who brought the heat as they defeated the Colorado Rockies 7-1. First pitch pressure Shohei Ohtani set the tone immediately with a leadoff double, and from there, the Dodgers settled into a rhythm that never really broke.

View Link They worked counts, didn’t chase out of the zone, and when they got pitches to hit, they did damage — often in the air. It wasn’t one big inning; it was steady, controlled pressure that built throughout the night. Tomoyuki Sugano spent his outing trying to manage that pressure.

He battled early and even flashed some resilience, striking out Teoscar Hernández to escape the first inning with limited damage, but the traffic never stopped. The Dodgers consistently forced him into deep counts and hitter’s counts, and the contact followed. View Link No wasted at-bats Max Muncy delivered the loudest swings, turning a misplaced cutter into a home run in the top of the second.

But the story wasn’t just Muncy — it was the entire lineup. There were no empty at-bats, no easy outs, and very few mistakes that went unpunished. Sugano’s final line reflected that grind: 4.