Missed chances cost Dodgers in loss to Rockies
The Sporting Tribune's Fredo Cervantes writes about the Dodgers falling to the Rockies in the Mile High City.
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) singles during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field. DENVER — The Dodgers brought the noise early Saturday night at Coors Field. They just didn’t bring enough of it when it mattered.
A quick two-run jolt, another homer from a red-hot young catcher, and a crowd that leaned heavily in their favor all left Coors Field disappointed. The Dodgers let it slip away, falling 4–3 to the Rockies, a loss defined less by what they did early and more by what they couldn’t finish late. “We had some opportunities with guys on base, especially late,” Kyle Tucker said.
“We just have to find ways to get hits or get those guys in. ” That was the game, distilled. It couldn’t have started cleaner for the Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani reached to open the game, though on an error that didn’t help his on-base streak, and Tucker followed by ambushing the second pitch he saw from Ryan Feltner. The result: a 435-foot home run into the second deck and a 2–0 lead before many had settled into their seats. Tucker’s early-count aggression has ticked up this season, and this was the ideal version of it, decisive, punishing, and loud.
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