00:00A little buzz in the air tonight because one Shohei Ohtani will be taking the mound.
00:06To think about a pitcher that is also one of the best hitters in baseball, it's just remarkable.
00:11It's apropos of his 1,000th game.
00:12He is going to be on the mound here at Coors Field where he has never pitched in a regular
00:15season game.
00:16Tanner Gordon, he's had a little trouble in terms of giving up runs.
00:20His ERA is 798.
00:22Interesting, he's been way better at Coors Field than he has been on the road.
00:26For Ohtani, double duty, he is not only the starting pitcher for the Dodgers,
00:30he's also leading off and he is the designated hitter tonight.
00:35Ohtani aligns the first pitch, down the line, fair.
00:39Ricochets where Moniank has to come in.
00:41It's a stand-up lead-off double for Ohtani.
00:44The on-base streak is at 18.
00:47The batter pitcher, he just continues to amaze.
00:51On a 1-2, Freeman.
00:52He's out of the way, can't get out of the way.
00:54That hits him, two-strike base runner for the Dodgers.
00:58Now first and second in the first inning.
01:00Well, two on, and here's Teoscar Hernandez.
01:03Teoscar, last night, drove in a run.
01:05He had a single and a double.
01:06A two for five in the game.
01:08Played good defense, too.
01:09Bounce toward short.
01:10Tobar's got it.
01:11The second for one.
01:12Ritter to first for the double play.
01:14What a turn by Ryan Ritter.
01:17No score as the Rockies come to back.
01:20Tenth start of the season for Shohei Ohtani.
01:22Coming off his toughest one, last Wednesday, back in the Big A, pitching for the first time.
01:27Expected to go five innings.
01:29Talking with Dave Roberts a little while ago, he thinks it's going to be more of an innings count than
01:35a pitch count.
01:35Let off the game with a double.
01:37Now he faces the leadoff, Rocky and Freeman.
01:39Strike three called.
01:40He got him looking at a sweeper.
01:42Knee high on the inside corner.
01:43Strikeout number one.
01:44One out for the Rockies in the first.
01:46So his first advantage, a hitter, hits a double.
01:48His first bat against is a pitcher.
01:51Strikeout.
01:52Swung on it.
01:53Grounded to the left side.
01:54Picked up by the shortstop, Rojas.
01:56He'll throw on the first, and it's a one, two, three.
01:58Bottom of the first inning.
01:59Second hit in the inning for the Rockies.
02:01First and second for the Rockies.
02:03And one down.
02:04Traffic on the bases behind Ohtani with the hottest Rocky digging in, Brenton Doyle.
02:09But since the all-star break, he's hit, he's six for 15 with runners in scoring position.
02:14That's a 400 batting run.
02:15Doyle pulls this to the left field corner.
02:18He's going to drop.
02:19Around third.
02:20Here comes Bernabeau.
02:22Marniak to third.
02:23He'll stop there on a double by Doyle.
02:261-0 Colorado.
02:28Doyle rules.
02:30Continues to stay hot.
02:31Seven for 16 now with runners in scoring position.
02:34Back-to-back two-strike hits for the Rockies against Ohtani in this second inning.
02:38That's second and third and one down.
02:41Orlando Arcia is the hitter.
02:42And that one's hit down the right field line, giving Chase Hernandez into the corner.
02:46He's going to make the grab, and one will score.
02:50Tagging at third and scoring is Moniak.
02:53And on to third, Brenton Doyle.
02:55Sacrifice fly by Orlando Arcia.
02:572-0 Rockies.
02:59Now Ryan Ritter with the man at third base and two down.
03:02Got him fishing.
03:03An inning-ending K for Ohtani, but two runs for the Rockies and a deficit for the Dodgers.
03:08Top of the fourth feature.
03:10Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernandez, and Andy Pajas against the rookie right-hander Tanner Gordon.
03:15Outside the first pitch of the game, which Ohtani doubled, he's got a no-hitter going.
03:19That swung out and banged into right field.
03:21That's a base hit.
03:22Line drive off the bat of Freddie Freeman, and the Dodgers start the fourth with a single.
03:26Double a deep fly ball out.
03:28That's Hernandez and Pajas, and there are two gone for the Dodgers in the top half of the fourth inning.
03:33Fordo flied the left in the second.
03:36Freeman still aboard at first.
03:37Infield moves back.
03:38Bounce to Bernabeu right at the bag.
03:41Warming steps on first, and it's another zero for Tanner Gordon.
03:47Lead-off man aboard against Ohtani here in the last of the fourth.
03:51Rockies looking to build their lead.
03:54Ohtani has handled the top three no problem.
03:56First three Rockies are a combined 0-for-6 of the strikeout.
03:59This is the part of the order.
04:00Things got tricky on them in the second.
04:02He lines it down.
04:03The left field line.
04:04Fair ball into the corner.
04:07Conforto comes up with it.
04:08They'll hold Beck at third.
04:10Now the throw gets away.
04:12It's in no-man's land.
04:13Beck's going to score.
04:14Rojas comes over, and they get Bernabeu, but a run scores.
04:19The Rockies, on the error by the Dodgers, make it 3-0.
04:25What a crazy play.
04:26The Rockies look plenty comfortable against Ohtani.
04:29That's now four consecutive hits off Ohtani.
04:31Four straight hits and now six overall.
04:34That's the most Ohtani's given up in a game.
04:36This is his tenth start.
04:37Second and third, one out, infield in,
04:40and Orlando Arce who had a sacrifice fly first time up.
04:45And that's a burn off of Ohtani.
04:47It'll score a run.
04:49And nowhere for Ohtani to go.
04:51And he's calling the training staff out.
04:53He's not waving them off.
04:55He just said, come on out.
04:57Reiner got him square in the leg.
04:59It was loud.
05:00A disastrous fourth inning in so many ways.
05:04And now you just hold your breath.
05:05He's trying to walk it off.
05:07Looks like he wants to convince Dave Roberts that he's okay.
05:10He's going to stick with it.
05:12Wow.
05:12This is awesome.
05:13This is mind over matter.
05:14Pain doesn't go away.
05:16But you just figure out a way to function through it.
05:18The Rockies are looking for more.
05:20Ryan Ritter with men on the corners.
05:22Swings and he gets a comebacker.
05:24Ohtani looks, comes to the plate.
05:26Now they've got Doyle in a rundown between third and home.
05:30Kennedy tags his man out.
05:31And Arcee alertly gets from first to third on that.
05:34Ohtani had looked at Doyle
05:36and then looked at second to see if he might have a double play there.
05:40Looked back at Doyle and Doyle had committed to the plate.
05:42Tyler Freeman, first and third, two outs.
05:46That's a base hit to right.
05:48Make it five to nothing.
05:50Tyler Freeman coming through as Orlando Arcee crosses home plate.
05:54He makes it out there.
05:56You have two runs across on five hits.
05:58You're thinking you'd beat some more.
06:00And Tyler Freeman provided another run.
06:02Ohtani now at 60 pitches in the ball game.
06:04Still needs one more out to get through the fourth.
06:06Swing and a miss, strike three.
06:08Tobar out on strikes.
06:09Three strikeouts for Ohtani in the game.
06:11But the Rockies, they strike big in the fourth inning for three runs.
06:17Dodgers need a spark.
06:18Need a spark and a run or two just to let the Rockies know they're in the game.
06:22Ever really out of it occurs.
06:24Two aboard for Smith.
06:25The Dodgers need base runners here.
06:27Smith is 0 for 2.
06:28He struck out looking in the third.
06:29He gets Smith to pop it up.
06:32Foul ground.
06:33Bernabeu's got room.
06:34Warming's got it.
06:36Big pitch from Tanner Gordon.
06:39He strands two and has five shutout innings.
06:42Tanner Gordon pitching one of the best games he's had all season.
06:46Right now he's shutting out the Dodgers through five innings.
06:49It's just three hits.
06:50Teoscar Hernandez is next.
06:52He is going 0 for 2.
06:53This ball hit deep to right field.
06:55This one headed back to the wall and it's gone.
06:58Teoscar Hernandez home run number 21.
07:01An opposite field shot up over the scoreboard and the Dodgers on the board.
07:06It's 5-1.
07:07The offense needs to get it into gear.
07:09They've not been able to figure out Gordon so far tonight and hopefully that's the spark
07:14that gets them going.
07:15But holding at third base is Arcia and holding at first base is Freeman.
07:19Tyler Freeman's second hit tonight and the Rockies have runners at the corners with one
07:24out.
07:24Hunter Goodman coming to the plate.
07:26Goodman had a base hit to begin that fifth inning for the Rockies.
07:29Top RBI man 69 this year for Hunter Goodman.
07:32Down the lock and it gets under the glove of Kennedy.
07:36One run is scored.
07:38Freeman will stop at third.
07:40Goodman holds it first.
07:41And the Rockies get that run back.
07:44It ends up being 94 miles an hour off the bat.
07:47It just eats up Buddy Kennedy at third base.
07:49In the three games we've watched with the Dodgers, I have not been impressed by their defense.
07:53Hit number 15 for Colorado.
07:56Two on and two out.
07:58So now all nine starters with a hit.
08:00Ritter to second.
08:01Hunter Goodman who has two hits will come up.
08:03Hunter Goodman who has two singles and a run batted in.
08:07Drive by Goodman to deep right center field.
08:10They won't catch up to it.
08:11And one hops the wall.
08:13It gets away from Paz.
08:15It'll score two.
08:17Hunter Goodman with his third hit of the night.
08:20Really busts it open.
08:22Eight to one Rockies.
08:24It's just been a relentless attack for the Rockies offensively, which is such a pleasure
08:29to watch, especially against the Dodgers.
08:31And Alex Freeland will have a literal base hit.
08:33Keeps the game going.
08:34Two on and two out for Miguel Rojas.
08:37Freeland's going to go take second.
08:39This ball is smashed into left field and deep.
08:41This one's going to go back.
08:42And it is off the warning track and off the wall.
08:46Paz is in.
08:47Here comes Freeland in to score.
08:49And a two out, two run double for Miguel Rojas.
08:52Makes it eight to three.
08:53Well, can they work their magic?
08:55This ball club has had a remarkable track record in what they have done with two outs.
08:5916 hits for the Rockies.
09:01Six for the Dodgers.
09:02Dodgers trying to rally late.
09:04Now the Dodgers down to their final strike.
09:06Hit in the air to left.
09:07Beck going back.
09:08Plenty of room.
09:09He's got it.
09:10Ball game.
09:11Coming into this series, the Rockies have lost ten in a row to the Dodgers.
09:17Going back to last year, they've taken two out of three in the series here in Denver.
09:23One for the Dodgers.
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