LOS ANGELES -- The Colorado Rockies
ended their 11-game losing streak in dramatic fashion, thanks to a guy
they've always relied on to come through in clutch situations.
Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Colorado sloshed its way to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night following a rare rain delay at Chavez Ravine.
"I really can't put it into words how hard and difficult it's been for the club and for myself," Gonzalez said. "It's one of those stretches that you really want to get over with, and it finally happened tonight. It took longer than what we expected, with all the rain, but we kept grinding. That shows a lot of respect. Everybody pushed all the way until the end."
The Rockies were rained out three times during their most recent homestand, including a game with the Dodgers last Saturday that was rescheduled for June 2 at Coors Field.
"That cloud has been following us everywhere we go," Gonzalez said with a laugh. "We've had to battle against other teams and weather conditions and rain delays, so it's hard to keep your body in the game. To stay in the clubhouse for an hour and a half, I'm sure it affects the other team, too. You just try to keep your body and your mind in the game."
Wilin Rosario also went deep for the last-place Rockies in the opener of a four-game series between the top and bottom teams in the NL West.
Play was halted for 85 minutes during the sixth inning at a ballpark that hasn't had a weather postponement in 15 years.
Dodgers rookie Yimi Garcia (2-1), who has been filling in as closer with Kenley Jansen on the disabled list, gave up a leadoff single to Nick Hundley in the ninth and a one-out single by Drew Stubbs.
Charlie Blackmon was called out on strikes before Gonzalez drove a 2-1 pitch halfway up the right-field pavilion for his third homer of the season.
"I was watching Garcia warming up and he was throwing a lot of fastballs, so I was ready to swing at a good fastball," Gonzalez said. "I just wanted to be patient and tried to see a good pitch to drive, and I was able to take advantage."
It was Garcia's third blown save in four chances.
"We kind of felt like it was Yimi's inning," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "We were kind of out of righties, for the most part. We're kind of at that spot where we felt like Yimi was our guy. He's had two outings that didn't go his way, but he's a young guy. So we'll make sure that we talk with Yimi, trust in his ability, make sure he understands how good he is and looks at it realistically."
Rafael Betancourt (1-1) pitched a perfect eighth and John Axford worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his fourth save.
Brett Anderson tossed 5 1/3 solid innings for Los Angeles, allowing two runs with eight strikeouts on a chilly night at Dodger Stadium. The game-time temperature was 59 degrees and the teams played through showers, thunder and lightning.
Adrian Gonzalez gave Los Angeles the lead in the first with a two-run double that put him within two RBIs of 1,000. Anderson had a run-scoring double in the second for his second career RBI.
The Dodgers were ahead 4-1 when play was stopped in the sixth. The game resumed at 10:23 p.m., and Rosario hit a routine grounder that four-time Gold Glove shortstop Jimmy Rollins booted on the freshly manicured infield for an error that allowed Carlos Gonzalez to score.
Chad Bettis threw 106 pitches over five innings for the Rockies after getting recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque.
For the second straight night, Rockies bench coach Tom Runnells ran the team following manager Walt Weiss' emergency appendectomy Wednesday while the club was playing in Anaheim against the Angels.
Weiss was released from the hospital Thursday and returned to the team hotel in Los Angeles with head athletic trainer Keith Dugger.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Rookie reliever Brooks Brown was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 4, with inflammation in his shoulder.
Dodgers: RHP Pedro Baez was placed on the 15-day DL because of a strained pectoral muscle and was replaced on the roster by LHP Daniel Coulombe, who was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
RAINY DAZE
The last weather postponement at Chavez Ravine was on April 17, 2000, when the Houston Astros were in town. There have been 17 rainouts since the ballpark opened in 1962.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Eddie Butler (2-3) will make his seventh start of the season and third against the Dodgers. He allowed two runs against them in each of the first two outings.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-2) makes his fifth attempt at his 100th regular-season win against the team he no-hit last June.
Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Colorado sloshed its way to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night following a rare rain delay at Chavez Ravine.
"I really can't put it into words how hard and difficult it's been for the club and for myself," Gonzalez said. "It's one of those stretches that you really want to get over with, and it finally happened tonight. It took longer than what we expected, with all the rain, but we kept grinding. That shows a lot of respect. Everybody pushed all the way until the end."
The Rockies were rained out three times during their most recent homestand, including a game with the Dodgers last Saturday that was rescheduled for June 2 at Coors Field.
"That cloud has been following us everywhere we go," Gonzalez said with a laugh. "We've had to battle against other teams and weather conditions and rain delays, so it's hard to keep your body in the game. To stay in the clubhouse for an hour and a half, I'm sure it affects the other team, too. You just try to keep your body and your mind in the game."
Wilin Rosario also went deep for the last-place Rockies in the opener of a four-game series between the top and bottom teams in the NL West.
Play was halted for 85 minutes during the sixth inning at a ballpark that hasn't had a weather postponement in 15 years.
Dodgers rookie Yimi Garcia (2-1), who has been filling in as closer with Kenley Jansen on the disabled list, gave up a leadoff single to Nick Hundley in the ninth and a one-out single by Drew Stubbs.
Charlie Blackmon was called out on strikes before Gonzalez drove a 2-1 pitch halfway up the right-field pavilion for his third homer of the season.
"I was watching Garcia warming up and he was throwing a lot of fastballs, so I was ready to swing at a good fastball," Gonzalez said. "I just wanted to be patient and tried to see a good pitch to drive, and I was able to take advantage."
It was Garcia's third blown save in four chances.
"We kind of felt like it was Yimi's inning," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "We were kind of out of righties, for the most part. We're kind of at that spot where we felt like Yimi was our guy. He's had two outings that didn't go his way, but he's a young guy. So we'll make sure that we talk with Yimi, trust in his ability, make sure he understands how good he is and looks at it realistically."
Rafael Betancourt (1-1) pitched a perfect eighth and John Axford worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his fourth save.
Brett Anderson tossed 5 1/3 solid innings for Los Angeles, allowing two runs with eight strikeouts on a chilly night at Dodger Stadium. The game-time temperature was 59 degrees and the teams played through showers, thunder and lightning.
Adrian Gonzalez gave Los Angeles the lead in the first with a two-run double that put him within two RBIs of 1,000. Anderson had a run-scoring double in the second for his second career RBI.
The Dodgers were ahead 4-1 when play was stopped in the sixth. The game resumed at 10:23 p.m., and Rosario hit a routine grounder that four-time Gold Glove shortstop Jimmy Rollins booted on the freshly manicured infield for an error that allowed Carlos Gonzalez to score.
Chad Bettis threw 106 pitches over five innings for the Rockies after getting recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque.
For the second straight night, Rockies bench coach Tom Runnells ran the team following manager Walt Weiss' emergency appendectomy Wednesday while the club was playing in Anaheim against the Angels.
Weiss was released from the hospital Thursday and returned to the team hotel in Los Angeles with head athletic trainer Keith Dugger.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Rookie reliever Brooks Brown was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 4, with inflammation in his shoulder.
Dodgers: RHP Pedro Baez was placed on the 15-day DL because of a strained pectoral muscle and was replaced on the roster by LHP Daniel Coulombe, who was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
RAINY DAZE
The last weather postponement at Chavez Ravine was on April 17, 2000, when the Houston Astros were in town. There have been 17 rainouts since the ballpark opened in 1962.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Eddie Butler (2-3) will make his seventh start of the season and third against the Dodgers. He allowed two runs against them in each of the first two outings.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-2) makes his fifth attempt at his 100th regular-season win against the team he no-hit last June.
10:10PM,EDT,May 14,2015
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Anderson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Blackmon singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| González grounded out to second, Blackmon to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon to third on wild pitch by Anderson. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Pederson flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Rollins doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick singled to right, Rollins to third. | 0 | 0 |
| González doubled to deep right, Rollins and Kendrick scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Van Slyke struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Grandal grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brett Anderson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Rosario homered to right (386 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Dickerson grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Ethier doubled to deep right. | 1 | 2 |
| Uribe grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| Anderson doubled to deep center, Ethier scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Pederson grounded out to first, Anderson to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Rollins walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Kendrick grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brett Anderson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Bettis struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Blackmon grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| González struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| González struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Van Slyke grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Grandal struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brett Anderson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Arenado lined out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Rosario singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Dickerson lined out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Ethier lined out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Uribe grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Anderson walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Pederson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Anderson out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brett Anderson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Bettis struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Rollins grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Kendrick grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 3 |
| González walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Van Slyke reached on infield single to third, González to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Grandal singled to shallow center, González scored, Van Slyke to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Ethier walked, Van Slyke to third, Grandal to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Uribe flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brett Anderson pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| González walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop, González to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Arenado reached on infield single to shortstop, González to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Nicasio relieved Anderson. | 1 | 4 |
| Turner at third base. | 1 | 4 |
| Rosario safe at first on error by shortstop Rollins, González scored, Arenado to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Dickerson singled to left center, Arenado to third, Rosario to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kenny Roberts pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Blackmon in left field. | 2 | 4 |
| Roberts relieved Bettis. | 2 | 4 |
| Stubbs in center field. | 2 | 4 |
| Turner walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Pederson flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Turner stole second. | 2 | 4 |
| Rollins flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Kendrick struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Juan Nicasio pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Stubbs struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| González walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kenny Roberts pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| González doubled to deep center. | 2 | 4 |
| Van Slyke grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| González caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Grandal singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Ethier lined out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Hatcher pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Hatcher relieved Nicasio. | 2 | 4 |
| Arenado flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Rosario grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Descalso hit for Roberts. | 2 | 4 |
| Descalso lined out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Betancourt relieved Roberts. | 2 | 4 |
| Guerrero hit for Hatcher. | 2 | 4 |
| Guerrero grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Turner flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Pederson flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Yimi Garcia pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| García relieved Hatcher. | 2 | 4 |
| Hundley singled to right center. | 2 | 4 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Stubbs singled to left, Hundley to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| González homered to right (436 feet), Hundley and Stubbs scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Axford relieved Betancourt. | 5 | 4 |
| Rollins flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| Kendrick grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| González walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Hernández ran for González. | 5 | 4 |
| Van Slyke struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF-LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .286 | .338 | .496 |
| González RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .192 | .261 | .327 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | .289 | .297 | .456 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .292 | .325 | .549 |
| Rosario 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .333 | .355 | .633 |
| Dickerson LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .318 | .354 | .542 |
Roberts P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Descalso PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .086 | .179 | .086 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Axford P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hundley C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .322 | .362 | .471 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .324 | .378 | .412 |
| Bettis P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Stubbs CF
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .135 | .200 | .297 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 146 | |||
| a-lined out to left for K Roberts in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Rosario (2, 2nd inning off Anderson 0 on, 0 Out); González (3, 9th inning off García 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Rosario 2 (5), González 3 (9) 2-out RBI: González 3 Rockies RISP: 3-9 (LeMahieu 0-1, Hundley 0-1, Arenado 1-2, Tulowitzki 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Blackmon 0-1, Dickerson 1-1, González 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game has resumed in the top of the sixth inning after a 1 hour and 23 minute delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| Attendance | 42,650 (76.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:11 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Mike Winters, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Marty Foster |
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