The Rockies flunked their Litmus test. Just barely. But this is the big leagues, where they don’t grade on a curve.
The Rockies rallied late, scoring three times in the eighth, sparked by Jordan Beck’s two-run double.
But it wasn’t quite enough. The Dodgers did what they usually do in LoDo, winning 9-7 on a perfect summer evening at Coors Field. An RBI double by Teoscar Hernandez in the ninth off reliever Juan Mejia gave Los Angeles the safety net it needed.
The Dodgers, 4-0 against the Rockies this season after a three-game sweep in L.