LOS ANGELES -- Nolan Arenado went home to work on his swing, and it paid off in a big way.
Arenado homered twice, Trevor Story also connected and the Colorado Rockies held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday night.
"Honestly, I have to give credit to my dad and my high school coach," Arenado said. "I went to hit with them yesterday back at my old field. I was working on some things, fixing some things. And today I was able to do it."
Arenado attended El Toro High in Orange County. He worked with his former coach, Mike Gonzales, and his father, Fernando.
"It's April, I'm swinging the bat pretty good and today was a great day," Arenado said, "but there's five months left of baseball. I have a lot of work to do."
Greg Holland gave up two runs in the ninth inning but earned his eighth save in as many chances. With runners at first and second, Adrian Gonzalez grounded out to end it.
Arenado hit a two-run homer into the left-field bleachers off Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-3) in the first. The slugger added his sixth of the season in the fifth, sending another pitch from Ryu into the stands between the left-field foul pole and the Dodgers bullpen.
The only National League player with more homers than Arenado is Milwaukee's Eric Thames, who has seven.
"He's one of the best players in the game," Colorado manager Bud Black said of Arenado. "There's no doubt about it. I'll go on record saying that. He's arguably in the top five. He does it both at the plate and on the field. He makes all the plays. In the 15 games we've played, you could go back to probably each and every game and see where he's contributed."
Arenado added a third-inning double for his second three-hit game in his last three starts. Colorado (10-5) won its third straight and improved to 7-2 on the road.
Story hit his second home run of the season deep into the left-field bleachers in the fourth, snapping slumps of 0 for 12 and 1 for 26.
Chris Rusin (2-0) tossed 1 1/3 hitless innings for the win. The first four Colorado relievers combined to hold the Dodgers scoreless on two hits over four innings.
Ryu gave up four runs and seven hits over six innings as he lost his third consecutive start. The left-hander made only one appearance over the past two years because of arm injuries.
"He's still coming back. To expect him to be locked in right now might be a little unfair," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
Ryu has allowed 10 runs and 19 hits over 15 1/3 innings this season.
"He had a good changeup, a decent slider, threw a couple curveballs, painted a couple of fastballs inside," Black said. "Those mistakes out over the plate to Nolan and Trevor, we didn't miss them. We didn't hit them for singles, we didn't hit them for doubles, we hit them for homers. And those are big home runs."
Rookie left-hander Kyle Freeland started for the Rockies, but came out after four-plus innings. He held Los Angeles to a run and four hits, but walked four to go with three strikeouts.
"It's his third start. He's learning," Black said.
The Dodgers, who have lost three in a row, scored in the fourth when Joc Pederson's infield single drove in Kike Hernandez from third base. Hernandez walked with one out and went to third on a single by Gonzalez.
The Rockies have taken three of four from the Dodgers this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers 2B Logan Forsythe sustained a bruise to his right big toe when he was hit on the foot by a pitch from Freeland leading off the first. Forsythe stayed in the game until the third but appeared to be in pain. X-rays were inconclusive, according to Roberts, and Forsythe was to be examined by team doctors Wednesday. "It just hurts," Forsythe said. ... Justin Turner was hit by a pitch on his right hand in the fifth but stayed in the game. X-rays were negative, Roberts said.
OVERTURNED
With one out in the ninth and Chase Utley on second, Corey Seager hit a shallow fly to left, where Gerardo Parra appeared to make a sliding catch. The Dodgers challenged and the call was overturned to a single. That set the stage for RBI singles by Turner and pinch-hitter Yasmani Grandal before the rally fell short.
ROSTER MOVES
Before the game, the Rockies reinstated Parra from the paternity list and recalled INF Pat Valaika from Triple-A Albuquerque. RHP Shane Carle and OF Raimel Tapia were optioned to Albuquerque. ... Los Angeles placed LHP Grant Dayton on the 10-day disabled list with a left intercostal strain and recalled RHP Josh Fields from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
UP NEXT
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (1-2, 8.59 ERA) makes his fourth start of the season. He faced the Dodgers at Coors Field on April 9 and took the loss after allowing five runs and five hits in five innings.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (2-1, 2.53) comes off his best start of the season. He held the Diamondbacks to a run and four hits over 8 1/3 innings, striking out eight with only one walk.
Colorado Rockies
Arenado homered twice, Trevor Story also connected and the Colorado Rockies held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday night.
"Honestly, I have to give credit to my dad and my high school coach," Arenado said. "I went to hit with them yesterday back at my old field. I was working on some things, fixing some things. And today I was able to do it."
Arenado attended El Toro High in Orange County. He worked with his former coach, Mike Gonzales, and his father, Fernando.
"It's April, I'm swinging the bat pretty good and today was a great day," Arenado said, "but there's five months left of baseball. I have a lot of work to do."
Greg Holland gave up two runs in the ninth inning but earned his eighth save in as many chances. With runners at first and second, Adrian Gonzalez grounded out to end it.
Arenado hit a two-run homer into the left-field bleachers off Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-3) in the first. The slugger added his sixth of the season in the fifth, sending another pitch from Ryu into the stands between the left-field foul pole and the Dodgers bullpen.
The only National League player with more homers than Arenado is Milwaukee's Eric Thames, who has seven.
"He's one of the best players in the game," Colorado manager Bud Black said of Arenado. "There's no doubt about it. I'll go on record saying that. He's arguably in the top five. He does it both at the plate and on the field. He makes all the plays. In the 15 games we've played, you could go back to probably each and every game and see where he's contributed."
Arenado added a third-inning double for his second three-hit game in his last three starts. Colorado (10-5) won its third straight and improved to 7-2 on the road.
Story hit his second home run of the season deep into the left-field bleachers in the fourth, snapping slumps of 0 for 12 and 1 for 26.
Chris Rusin (2-0) tossed 1 1/3 hitless innings for the win. The first four Colorado relievers combined to hold the Dodgers scoreless on two hits over four innings.
Ryu gave up four runs and seven hits over six innings as he lost his third consecutive start. The left-hander made only one appearance over the past two years because of arm injuries.
"He's still coming back. To expect him to be locked in right now might be a little unfair," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
Ryu has allowed 10 runs and 19 hits over 15 1/3 innings this season.
"He had a good changeup, a decent slider, threw a couple curveballs, painted a couple of fastballs inside," Black said. "Those mistakes out over the plate to Nolan and Trevor, we didn't miss them. We didn't hit them for singles, we didn't hit them for doubles, we hit them for homers. And those are big home runs."
Rookie left-hander Kyle Freeland started for the Rockies, but came out after four-plus innings. He held Los Angeles to a run and four hits, but walked four to go with three strikeouts.
"It's his third start. He's learning," Black said.
The Dodgers, who have lost three in a row, scored in the fourth when Joc Pederson's infield single drove in Kike Hernandez from third base. Hernandez walked with one out and went to third on a single by Gonzalez.
The Rockies have taken three of four from the Dodgers this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers 2B Logan Forsythe sustained a bruise to his right big toe when he was hit on the foot by a pitch from Freeland leading off the first. Forsythe stayed in the game until the third but appeared to be in pain. X-rays were inconclusive, according to Roberts, and Forsythe was to be examined by team doctors Wednesday. "It just hurts," Forsythe said. ... Justin Turner was hit by a pitch on his right hand in the fifth but stayed in the game. X-rays were negative, Roberts said.
OVERTURNED
With one out in the ninth and Chase Utley on second, Corey Seager hit a shallow fly to left, where Gerardo Parra appeared to make a sliding catch. The Dodgers challenged and the call was overturned to a single. That set the stage for RBI singles by Turner and pinch-hitter Yasmani Grandal before the rally fell short.
ROSTER MOVES
Before the game, the Rockies reinstated Parra from the paternity list and recalled INF Pat Valaika from Triple-A Albuquerque. RHP Shane Carle and OF Raimel Tapia were optioned to Albuquerque. ... Los Angeles placed LHP Grant Dayton on the 10-day disabled list with a left intercostal strain and recalled RHP Josh Fields from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
UP NEXT
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (1-2, 8.59 ERA) makes his fourth start of the season. He faced the Dodgers at Coors Field on April 9 and took the loss after allowing five runs and five hits in five innings.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (2-1, 2.53) comes off his best start of the season. He held the Diamondbacks to a run and four hits over 8 1/3 innings, striking out eight with only one walk.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Blackmon doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado homered to left center (404 feet), Blackmon scored. | 2 | 0 |
| González grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Reynolds walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Story popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Forsythe hit by pitch. | 2 | 0 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Turner grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Forsythe out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Cardullo struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Garneau struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Freeland grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Puig grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Hernández grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| González singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Barnes lined out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Blackmon grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado doubled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Pederson walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Ryu sacrificed to pitcher, Pederson to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Van Slyke hit for Forsythe. | 2 | 0 |
| Van Slyke walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Turner grounded into fielder's choice to second, Van Slyke out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Van Slyke in left field. | 2 | 0 |
| Hernández at second base. | 2 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Story homered to left center (423 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| Cardullo struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Garneau hit by pitch. | 3 | 0 |
| Freeland struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Puig lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Hernández walked. | 3 | 0 |
| González singled to right, Hernández to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Barnes struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Pederson reached on infield single to third, Hernández scored, González to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Ryu singled to right, González to third, Pederson to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Van Slyke grounded into fielder's choice to third, Ryu out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Arenado homered to left (392 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| González grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Seager walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Turner hit by pitch, Seager to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Oberg relieved Freeland. | 4 | 1 |
| Puig struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Hernández flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Rusin relieved Oberg. | 4 | 1 |
| González grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Reynolds singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Cardullo reached on infield single to pitcher, Reynolds to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Garneau lined into double play, shortstop to second, Reynolds doubled off second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Barnes grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Pederson flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Segedin hit for Ryu. | 4 | 1 |
| Segedin struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Baez pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Báez relieved Ryu. | 4 | 1 |
| Amarista hit for Rusin. | 4 | 1 |
| Amarista struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Blackmon flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Ottavino relieved Rusin. | 4 | 1 |
| Toles hit for Van Slyke. | 4 | 1 |
| Toles singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Seager lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Puig reached on infield single to second, Toles to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Baez pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Toles in left field. | 4 | 1 |
| González popped out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Reynolds grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Dunn relieved Ottavino. | 4 | 1 |
| González flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Barnes flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Pederson flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fields pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Fields relieved Báez. | 4 | 1 |
| Cardullo lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Garneau struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Parra hit for Dunn. | 4 | 1 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Holland relieved Dunn. | 4 | 1 |
| Parra in left field. | 4 | 1 |
| Utley hit for Fields. | 4 | 1 |
| Utley walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Toles grounded out to second, Utley to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Seager singled to left center. | 4 | 1 |
| Turner singled to left center, Utley scored, Seager to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Puig flied out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| Grandal hit for Hernández. | 4 | 2 |
| Grandal singled to left, Seager scored, Turner to second. | 4 | 3 |
| González grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Grandal out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Colorado Rockies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .233 | .281 | .450 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .264 | .350 | .377 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .357 | .419 | .786 |
| González RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .179 | .203 | .304 |
| Reynolds 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .308 | .368 | .596 |
| Story SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .125 | .263 | .313 |
| Cardullo LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .130 | .231 | .130 |
Holland P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Garneau C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .160 | .250 | .360 |
| Freeland P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Oberg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Rusin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
a-Amarista PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
Ottavino P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Parra PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .333 | .368 | .444 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 141 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for C Rusin in the 7th b-struck out swinging for M Dunn in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Blackmon (2, Ryu); Arenado (6, Ryu) HR: Arenado 2 (6, 1st inning off Ryu 1 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off Ryu 0 on, 2 Out); Story (2, 4th inning off Ryu 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Arenado 3 (11), Story (3) 2-out RBI: Arenado Rockies RISP: 1-4 (LeMahieu 0-1, Garneau 0-1, González 0-1, Arenado 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Story-LeMahieu-Reynolds). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 2B FORSYTHE (FOOT) LEFT GAME BOTTOM 3RD |
Game Information
| Stadium | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| Attendance | 37,960 (67.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:17 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Quinn Wolcott, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Stu Scheurwater |
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