Freddie Freeman hit a sacrifice fly to break a tie in the 10th inning, Mookie Betts added an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 in Denver on Wednesday night.
Betts finished with three hits, including a home run; Enrique Hernandez also went deep and singled and Kyle Tucker finished with two hits for Los Angeles.
Teoscar Hernandez singled off Jimmy Herget (0-5) to lead off the 10th, sending Andy Pages to third, and he scored on Freddie Freeman's sacrifice fly. Hernandez, who moved to second on the play, came home on Betts' single.
Tanner Scott retired Colorado in order in the bottom of the inning to pick up his 18th save. Kyle Hurt (4-1) got the win with a scoreless ninth.
Mickey Moniak homered among his three hits and Connor Norby added two hits for the Rockies, who lost starter Kyle Freeland to neck tightness with two outs in the fourth inning.
The Dodgers struck first in the second on Enrique Hernandez's RBI single and extended their lead in the fourth. Betts led off with his 16th home run, Tucker singled one out later and Enrique Hernandez followed with his second homer of the season.
Freeland grabbed at his lower back on a pitch that Ben Rortvedt lined to right for the second out. The left-hander departed after allowing four runs on six hits and striking out five.
Mark Manfredi, acquired in the trade-deadline deal that sent Antonio Senzatela to Milwaukee, came on to make his major league debut. He walked Shohei Ohtani and gave up a single before getting out of the inning.
The Rockies responded in the bottom of the frame with a two-run double from Adael Amador.
Los Angeles starter Roki Sasaki pitched a clean fifth inning to end his outing after allowing two runs on seven hits and striking out six. He was in line for the win when Colorado tied it off Alex Vesia in the seventh.
With two outs in the inning, Jake McCarthy drew a walk, and Moniak launched a 399-foot shot to right field, his 20th homer of the season.
--Field Level Media
