The Rockies entered today’s game with a chance to take a series from the Dodgers. The road map was bleak: NL Cy Young leader Max Scherzer was on the hill, and the Dodgers were continuing their pursuit of the San Francisco Giants for the NL West lead.
Scherzer struggled and received a full Coors Field welcome. Colorado’s Ramiel Tapia even left the yard. Kyle Freeland had himself a day at the plate, too. A Thursday afternoon crowd look on at a ballgame full of some unpredictable outcomes, and it took a late-inning push to lift L.A. into the win column.