Dodgers 12, Rockies 3: The Tragedy of Errors

DENVER, CO - APRIL 20: Max Muncy #13 and Dalton Rushing #68 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate their 12-3 win against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on April 20, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images Three fielding errors, a balk and a wild pitch by the Rockies — along with a shutdown performance from L. A.

‘s reliever-turned-starter Justin Wrobleski — helped the Dodgers (16-6) defeat Colorado on Monday night and settle for a series split. Max Muncy hit two homers, making it four in the series, and Colorado fans will not be sad to see him leave town. The Rockies (9-14) couldn’t come up with the rally or clutch hit they needed, going 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position and leaving nine runners on base in the game.

Quintana’s Command Improves, But D struggles On the bright side, José Quintana only walked one batter in five innings compared to the eight he’d walked in eight innings in his first two outings. The bad news is that Kyle Karros had a fielding error that gave way to a two-run third inning. Quintana also got in his own way, getting called for a run-scoring balk in the fourth.

Instead of inducing an inning-ending double play, it scored a run and helped the Dodgers take a 5-1 lead. View Link In the first inning, Quinanta was also charged with an error when he couldn’t catch a lob from Troy Johnston to allow Shohei Ohtani to reach. Luckily, it didn’t turn out to hurt Quintana as Ohtani was stranded at third.