After nearly being no-hit in a 3-1 loss on Monday night, the Colorado Rockies hoped to come out of the gate hot in their second contest with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
However, old habits die hard, and when all nine innings had played out, the Rockies came out on the wrong end of a 7-2 loss. Emmet Sheehan’s slider was working, and the Rockies were (mostly) unable to hit it.
Add to that another tough outing for Germán Márquez, and it totaled another Rockies loss.
The Rockies offense: Still (mostly) MIA
The Dodgers got on the board first in the second
inning with a Will Smith lead-off double. He eventually scored on a wild pitch, already setting the Rockies back on their heels.
It was the eighth run the Rockies have allowed on a wild pitch this season.
E2: 1-0 Dodgers
Mookie Betts built on that lead in the third when he hit a two-run homer, his 17th of the season.
E3: 3-0 Dodgers
It appeared the Rockies would get out of the fourth without surrendering a hit when Toescar Hernández went yard on a Márquez sinker.
E4: 4-0 Dodgers
As the top of the fifth inning ended, the Rockies had yet to get a hit, making the first time in franchise history that the Rockies were no-hit for five innings in back-to-back games.
The Dodgers, however, continued to add to their lead with a Shohei Ohtani RBI single.
E5: 5-0 Dodgers
Finally, in the sixth, the Rockies broke up Sheehan’s no-hitter with a Kyle Karros single. (Will the son of the former Rockies Killer Eric become a Dodger Slayer? Only time will tell.) Yanquiel Fernández followed that up with a single after some Dodger outfield misadventures.
Tyler Freeman singled to get the Rockies on the board.
Roansy Contreras entered in relief of Márquez and pitched a scoreless sixth.
E6: 5-1 Dodgers
Sheehan’s last inning was the seventh. He finished with 7.0 IP, allowing just one run (earned) on three hits. He walked one and struck out nine on 93 pitches.
He was perfect through the first 15 batters he faced.
“Sheehan was good,” interim manager Warren Schaeffer said.
E7: 5-1 Dodgers
Contreras was good for his first two innings, but when he came out for the eighth, things changed quickly as he immediately gave up a home run to Freddie Freeman.
Two batters later, it happened again as Hernández hit his second homer of the evening.
Contreras finished with 3.0 IP, allowing two runs (both earned) on three hits. He did not walk any batters and struck out two on 44 pitches.
E8: 7-1 Dodgers
The Rockies were not done just yet as Hunter Goodman hit his 30th home run off Dodgers closer Kirby Yates.
This marks the most homers by a National League catcher since 2003 as Goodman’s excellent 2025 season continues.
“That was big for him,” Schaeffer said.
“It’s a pretty cool accomplishment,” Goodman said, noting that he had met one of his long-time big league goals.
The Rockies finished the evening with two runs (earned) on five hits, including one walk and 12 Ks. They were 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
E9: 7-2 Dodgers
Germán Márquez: Still searching for his groove
After a stellar first inning, Márquez surrendered at least one run in the remaining four innings he pitched.
He finished with 5.0 IP, giving up five runs (all earned) on six hits. He struck out two and walked one on 89 pitches.
Currently, he has a 6.31 ERA and just six strikeouts over his last four starts.
“I thought the curveball was pretty good overall. I think he just got behind in counts, and that hurt him today,” Schaeffer said.
Next up
The Dodgers are now 81-64 while the Rockies move to 40-105.
Join us tomorrow at 8:10 pm for Game 3 when Kyle Freeland will face Blake Snell.
See you then.
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