For the Rockies, a team that struggles mightily to manufacture runs on the road, it was shaping up as a dream inning Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
No. 9 hitter Ezequiel Tovar led off the third with a single and advanced to second on Jurickson Profar’s single to right — Profar’s first hit in a Rockies uniform. Then Yonathan Daza executed a perfect bunt single toward third base to load the bases with no outs.
Into the batter’s box stepped the big boys. Problem was, Kris Bryant struck out looking at a 3-2 curveball by lefty-hander Julio Urias and C.