00:01Beautiful day today after the crazy weather yesterday.
00:06Lots of pale blue overhead for this one,
00:10and Shohei Otani getting set in that left-hand batter's box
00:15against the left-hander Austin Gomber.
00:19And it's a roll-over ground ball, good start.
00:21Tyra Estrada waits for Tolia, one out.
00:24Short, Ritter's got it, two outs.
00:26Pop-up, foul ground, first base side.
00:29Tolia's got room, Michael's got it.
00:31Wonderful beginning for Austin Gomber.
00:35Three up and down on 11 pitches.
00:37Start number eight of the season for Clayton Kershaw.
00:41Eight strikeouts away from 3,000 in his Hall of Fame career.
00:45Chopped to third, Rojas throws across, one pitch, one out.
00:49And three straight wins for Clayton Kershaw.
00:53Sky high, pop-up on the infield.
00:55The sun, the high sky, no problem for Miguel Rojas.
00:58Kirk ball, swung on and missed.
01:00Strike three for Kershaw.
01:02Seven to go to get to the milestone of 3,000.
01:06One, two, three, go the Rockies.
01:08We go to the second inning.
01:09Dodgers nothing, Rockies nothing.
01:11Austin Gomber back to work.
01:12He'll start with the first baseman.
01:13Freeman's been quiet in the series, 0 for 9.
01:16And Freeman on the ground to Tyra Estrada.
01:19One out as Hernandez comes up.
01:22And that one's hit into the left field.
01:23That's going to drop the base hit, front of back.
01:26First hit for the Dodgers this afternoon.
01:28It's a one-out single for Tasker Hernandez.
01:32Andy Pies hits his ball to center field.
01:35Doyle barely asked to move.
01:37Two outs.
01:38And that one's hit to center as well.
01:40Doyle's coming in, going to get to this.
01:42He'll make the catch.
01:43That's the inning.
01:44Good work again, Austin Gomber.
01:46Out of the second inning, no score.
01:47Rockies and Dodgers gain three of their series.
01:50Kershaw back on the hill.
01:52That's three.
01:53Punch out number two.
01:54Six to go to 3,000.
01:57Brent Doyle try to keep this inning going for the Rockies.
02:00Very sound against lefties.
02:02And this ball's driven high and deep left field.
02:05Take a good look.
02:06You won't see it below.
02:081-0 Colorado.
02:11Good for Brent Doyle.
02:13A two-out solo home run for Brent Doyle.
02:16Gives the Rockies the first lead.
02:18Fifth home run given up by Kershaw this season.
02:21Second one on the slider.
02:23Swung on it.
02:25Foul tipped into the glove of Smith for strike three.
02:28Five to go.
02:29But it was Doyle hitting the home run.
02:32And after two innings, it's the Rockies one.
02:34Dodgers nothing.
02:35Go to the third inning.
02:36One-nothing.
02:37The Rockies are leading.
02:38Austin Gomber back from the hilt.
02:40High in the air.
02:41Left center field.
02:42Back running out.
02:43Drops down in between him and Doyle.
02:46It's a two.
02:46It's a one-out double for Miguel Rojas.
02:51Ohtani coming up.
02:52Ohtani against Gomber has four hits in his career.
02:55Two homers and a triple.
02:56Rojas on second the tying run with one out in the third.
03:00Another three-two from Gomber.
03:02Misses outside.
03:04Ball four.
03:05First and second for the Dodgers.
03:08Bounces off of Fulford.
03:10Both runners go.
03:11Both runners advance.
03:12Two on one out.
03:14One-nothing Colorado.
03:15Two men in scoring position for Betts.
03:17To the first.
03:19Toilio with a dive.
03:20Rojas scores.
03:21And Betts is going to reach safely.
03:23A heck of a diving stop by the first baseman.
03:26But nobody covering the bag.
03:27And the Dodgers tie the game at one.
03:30Diving stop at the very least saved a run.
03:33And Ohtani had stopped naturally at third.
03:36Will Smith at the plate.
03:37Pitch.
03:38Smith bounces it towards short.
03:40Flip the second one on to first.
03:42And that is a double play.
03:44And Ohtani left on base.
03:45Dodgers get a run.
03:46It's the Dodgers one.
03:48Rockies one.
03:49Michael Tolley also a strikeout victim.
03:51Ball for one today.
03:52One on.
03:53Nobody out.
03:54Ground ball.
03:54Stopped at third by Rojas.
03:55Up quickly.
03:56Going to second.
03:57The turn.
03:58Is in time for two.
04:00Five-four-three double play.
04:03Miguel Rojas takes away a sure double and turns it into a double play.
04:07The thing that I marvel at with Miggy Rowe is his ability to play short.
04:11To play second.
04:12To play third.
04:14Two men out for the Dodgers in the fifth.
04:16Ohtani is 0 for 1 with a walk.
04:18Chance to give the Dodgers a lead here.
04:21Rolled the first.
04:23Tolia makes the play.
04:25And Gomber has it.
04:26So the Dodgers once again.
04:28The second time in this ballgame.
04:30A runner on third with one out.
04:32Can't get him home.
04:32Bottom of the fifth inning.
04:34Game tied at one.
04:36Strike three.
04:37Caught on a slider.
04:38He got him.
04:40Strikeout number four in the game.
04:42And career strikeout.
04:43He's four away from 3,000.
04:47One, two, three.
04:48Go the Rockies.
04:49We go to the sixth.
04:50Dodgers one.
04:51Rockies one.
04:52One, one.
04:53Dodgers and Rockies.
04:54Clayton Kershaw four strikeouts.
04:57And he is now four away from the milestone.
05:00Dodgers looking to get him some runs here.
05:02Mookie Betts leads off against Saville.
05:04And Mookie swings.
05:05It's a ball to right center field toward the gap.
05:08That ball's going to get down and bounce to the wall.
05:10Betts around first.
05:11He's on his way to second with a leadoff double.
05:14The 11th double of the season for Betts and the Dodgers in business in the sixth.
05:18On the ninth pitch.
05:21All four downstairs.
05:23And the Dodgers with runners at first and second and nobody out for Freddie Freeman.
05:28The tie ball game.
05:30And Freddie ropes it to right on the very first pitch.
05:34Green light for Mookie Betts.
05:35The Dodgers hop in front on Freddie Freeman's first hit of the series.
05:41Well there it is.
05:42Freddie Freeman with a base hit and an RBI.
05:45That breaks an 0 for 11 skid for Freddie.
05:48Clayton Kershaw now working with the lead.
05:51Albeit a small one.
05:522 to 1 Dodgers.
05:53Another efficient outing so far.
05:55Trying to keep it rolling.
05:57That's pushed to right field.
05:59But Teoscar Hernandez comes in to retire Ritter.
06:02Strike three called.
06:03Got him on the outside corner with a slider.
06:07Career strikeout 2,997.
06:11He's three away.
06:13Swing and a ground ball to third.
06:14Good hop for Rojas.
06:16As he folds at bell time.
06:17Throws on the first.
06:18In time to get back.
06:20Kershaw getting a standing ovation as he leaves to the third base dugout.
06:24We go to the seventh.
06:25It's the Dodgers 2.
06:27Rockies 1.
06:2836th appearance for Kinley on the season.
06:30Dodgers certainly love some insurance runs.
06:34Ohtani with 300 professional home runs.
06:3748 of them in Japan.
06:40252 here in the major leagues.
06:42And Ohtani swings.
06:44Hits a drive.
06:45Deep right center field.
06:47Way back to the wall.
06:49It has gone.
06:50A home run.
06:51Shohei Ohtani.
06:53Home run number 28.
06:56And the show rolls on in Denver.
06:58Oh.
07:00A mammoth blast.
07:02And the Dodgers lead it 3 to 1.
07:05Kershaw leaves as the pitcher of record on the plus side.
07:07And will finish with 2,997.
07:11And a chance to get his 3,000th at home against the White Sox next week.
07:162-2 to Estrada.
07:18Wide shallow center field.
07:21Pajas in position to make the catch.
07:24Strike three swinging.
07:26Second time Tully is down on strikes.
07:28And there are two away in the Rockies 7.
07:31It's the split.
07:32And a roller up the third baseline.
07:34Rojas.
07:37And he's ruled safe.
07:38Freddie signals to the dugout to take another look.
07:41Freddie felt like he had him just by field.
07:44Just feel like it's going to be a tough one to overturn.
07:46Right.
07:46Because the play was called safe on the field.
07:49After review the call on the field is overturned.
07:52The runner is out.
07:53And the inning is over.
07:54And another terrific play by Miguel Rojas at third base.
07:57Well, not ideal.
07:59Walking the leadoff man in a two-run game in the ninth.
08:02And now the tying run comes up in Jordan Beck.
08:052-2.
08:06Blew it by him with 98.
08:08And Beck is the first out in the bottom of the ninth.
08:11Two more outs to get.
08:13Estrada in the air left center field.
08:15Pajas is over to make the catch.
08:17He throws back to first.
08:20And he has doubled off.
08:22What a blunder by Tyler Freeman.
08:25And that is how the ball game ends.
08:29The Dodgers finish off the Rockies.
08:31A three-game sweep.
08:33They take it three to one.
08:35A fourth straight win for Clayton Kershaw.
08:38Is now three strikeouts away from 3,000.
08:41And that is my end.
08:41The inhale.ان
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