The LoDo magic just wasn’t enough for the Colorado Rockies last night, as their comeback effort against the Los Angeles Dodgers sputtered in a tough 7-6 loss. Despite some solid offensive plays and a decent bullpen, the Rockies just couldn’t overcome another rough outing from their starting pitcher.
Feltner’s Tough Night: No Feel For It
Ryan Feltner was hoping to bounce back after a successful outing against the Dodgers last time out at Coors Field, but man, this lineup is brutal. The Dodgers got on the board in the first inning, and then Shohei Ohtani absolutely blasted a two-run homer in the third. Feltner managed to keep it manageable early, even tying the game 3-3 after the Rockies answered, but that Dodgers order just kept chipping away.
The fourth inning was where things really unraveled. The Dodgers led off with three straight doubles, bringing in two runs, including Kyle Tucker’s RBI double that snapped his brutal 0-for-26 streak at the plate. Hunter Feduccia drew his second walk off Feltner, and then Freddie Freeman capped it off with a sacrifice fly, making it 6-3. Feltner even gave up another double in the fifth and then a leadoff triple in the sixth before getting pulled, which eventually scored to push the Dodgers up 7-4. Manager Warren Schaefer said Feltner “competed well, probably without all of his weapons,” admitting he had “not a lot of feel for the spin today.” Feltner ended up allowing seven runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and three walks, throwing 55 of 83 pitches for strikes but struggling to locate. That’s a killer.
Rockies Kept Punching, But Lauer Held Them Off
The Rockies offense showed some serious grit, battling back early in the game. Jake McCarthy kicked things off in the first with a leadoff single, stole second, and then Cole Carrigg smacked an RBI double to tie it 1-1. They made Eric Lauer work for it, forcing him to throw a season-high 29 pitches in that first inning. After Ohtani’s bomb in the third, the Rockies answered right back! Willi Castro walked, then scored on a TJ Rumfield double, and Connor Norby followed with his own double to bring Rumfield home and tie it up 3-3. Later, in the bottom of the fifth, Castro hammered his 14th home run of the season, a solo shot that made it a two-run game at 6-4, before the Dodgers tacked on their final run.
Despite that rough first inning, Lauer found his groove, holding the Rockies to just four runs on six hits, striking out six, and walking only one. The Rockies put together some good at-bats, but Lauer’s craftiness was just enough to shut them down and keep that Dodgers lead intact. They tried to chip away in the eighth after some rough innings from Jack Dreyer and Edgardo Henriquez, but the comeback just wasn’t meant to be. It stings when you fight that hard and come up just short.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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