DENVER -- Carlos Gonzalez had four RBI and three hits, Jon Gray labored through five shutout innings and the surging Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Colorado has won 10 of 12 to reach the .500 mark. The surprising Rockies moved within 3 1/2 games of the second NL wild card, with three teams between them and Miami.
The win took some of the sting off news that rookie shortstop Trevor Story will likely miss the rest of the season because of a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. Story's 27 homers lead the NL and are the most by a rookie shortstop in National League history.
Josh Reddick went 0 for 4 in his Dodgers debut but made a difference in right field. He made a diving catch of Charlie Blackmon's sinking liner in the seventh and threw out Gonzalez at the plate in the eighth.
Reddick was acquired from Oakland on Monday in a five-player trade, leading to the demotion of outfielder Yasiel Puig.
Puig was sent to the minors. General manager Farhain Zaidi said Puig has 72 hours to report to Triple-A Oklahoma City and is expected to be there by the weekend.
Yasmani Grandal homered and Justin Turner had two doubles and two RBI for Los Angeles.
The Rockies scored a run in the third and added three more in the fourth with only one hit. Brandon McCarthy (2-2) walked the first two batters of the inning and was lifted for Luis Avilan, who allowed both runners to score and another one in on Gonzalez's groundout that made it 4-0.
Gray (8-4) struck out six and allowed just two hits but needed 96 pitches to get through five innings. He worked around a 38-minute rain delay in the first.
Colorado scored three more off reliever Jesse Chavez, who made his Dodgers debut after coming over in a trade with Toronto on Monday. Gonzalez knocked in two with a double.
Turner spoiled the shutout with a two-run double in the eighth. Grandal hit a solo homer, his 16th, in the ninth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: LHP Rich Hill (hand) did some long tossing and will throw a bullpen Wednesday. Hill, who came to the Dodgers in the deal that included Reddick, might go out for one rehab start before making his Dodgers debut.
Rockies: RHP Chad Qualls (colitis) threw 18 pitches on the side. He is scheduled to throw a bullpen Wednesday. ... OF Gerardo Parra (ankle) is progressing and could be activated soon. He has been out since June 15.
FANDEMONIUM
Four fans jumped over the wall along the first base line and rushed the field carrying signs in the top of the seventh inning. They were tackled by security personnel before they could reach any players and were taken off the field.
A press release from Direct Action Everywhere, an animal rights group, claimed that the four people were activists with its group and carried signs that said "Dodgers Torture Animals" and "Keep Animal Cruelty Out of Sports."
UP NEXT
The Dodgers have not announced who will pitch against Colorado LHP Tyler Anderson on Wednesday. Anderson (3-3, 3.33 ERA) allowed one run in six innings during Colorado's win over the New York Mets on Thursday but didn't get a decision.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado has won 10 of 12 to reach the .500 mark. The surprising Rockies moved within 3 1/2 games of the second NL wild card, with three teams between them and Miami.
The win took some of the sting off news that rookie shortstop Trevor Story will likely miss the rest of the season because of a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. Story's 27 homers lead the NL and are the most by a rookie shortstop in National League history.
Josh Reddick went 0 for 4 in his Dodgers debut but made a difference in right field. He made a diving catch of Charlie Blackmon's sinking liner in the seventh and threw out Gonzalez at the plate in the eighth.
Reddick was acquired from Oakland on Monday in a five-player trade, leading to the demotion of outfielder Yasiel Puig.
Puig was sent to the minors. General manager Farhain Zaidi said Puig has 72 hours to report to Triple-A Oklahoma City and is expected to be there by the weekend.
Yasmani Grandal homered and Justin Turner had two doubles and two RBI for Los Angeles.
The Rockies scored a run in the third and added three more in the fourth with only one hit. Brandon McCarthy (2-2) walked the first two batters of the inning and was lifted for Luis Avilan, who allowed both runners to score and another one in on Gonzalez's groundout that made it 4-0.
Gray (8-4) struck out six and allowed just two hits but needed 96 pitches to get through five innings. He worked around a 38-minute rain delay in the first.
Colorado scored three more off reliever Jesse Chavez, who made his Dodgers debut after coming over in a trade with Toronto on Monday. Gonzalez knocked in two with a double.
Turner spoiled the shutout with a two-run double in the eighth. Grandal hit a solo homer, his 16th, in the ninth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: LHP Rich Hill (hand) did some long tossing and will throw a bullpen Wednesday. Hill, who came to the Dodgers in the deal that included Reddick, might go out for one rehab start before making his Dodgers debut.
Rockies: RHP Chad Qualls (colitis) threw 18 pitches on the side. He is scheduled to throw a bullpen Wednesday. ... OF Gerardo Parra (ankle) is progressing and could be activated soon. He has been out since June 15.
FANDEMONIUM
Four fans jumped over the wall along the first base line and rushed the field carrying signs in the top of the seventh inning. They were tackled by security personnel before they could reach any players and were taken off the field.
A press release from Direct Action Everywhere, an animal rights group, claimed that the four people were activists with its group and carried signs that said "Dodgers Torture Animals" and "Keep Animal Cruelty Out of Sports."
UP NEXT
The Dodgers have not announced who will pitch against Colorado LHP Tyler Anderson on Wednesday. Anderson (3-3, 3.33 ERA) allowed one run in six innings during Colorado's win over the New York Mets on Thursday but didn't get a decision.
8:40PM,EDT,August 2,2016
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Utley fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Turner fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 0 | 0 |
| González singled to right, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu to third, González to second on wild pitch by McCarthy. | 0 | 0 |
| Dahl walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Reddick lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Grandal walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Pederson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Descalso reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Hundley grounded into double play, third to second to first, Descalso out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gray struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Kendrick struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| McCarthy struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Utley grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Blackmon walked. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to left center, Blackmon to third. | 0 | 0 |
| González grounded out to first, Blackmon scored, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado lined out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Dahl grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Turner doubled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| Reddick grounded out to first, Turner to third. | 0 | 1 |
| González intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Grandal flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Reynolds walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Descalso walked, Reynolds to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Avilán relieved McCarthy. | 0 | 1 |
| Hundley singled to center, Reynolds scored, Descalso to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Gray sacrificed to catcher, Descalso to third, Hundley to second, Gray safe at first on error by pitcher Avilán. Descalso to third on error by pitcher Avilán. | 0 | 2 |
| Blackmon hit by pitch, Descalso scored, Hundley to third, Gray to second. | 0 | 3 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| González grounded into fielder's choice to first, Hundley scored, Blackmon out at second, Gray to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Arenado intentionally walked, González to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Dahl struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Kendrick lined out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Van Slyke hit for Avilán. | 0 | 4 |
| Van Slyke singled to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Utley flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Howell relieved Avilán. | 0 | 4 |
| Reynolds grounded out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Hundley reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 4 |
| R Ynoa hit for Gray. | 0 | 4 |
| R Ynoa struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Rusin relieved Gray. | 0 | 4 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Turner grounded out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Reddick lined out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Blackmon singled to left center. | 0 | 4 |
| Chavez relieved Howell. | 0 | 4 |
| LeMahieu walked, Blackmon to second. | 0 | 4 |
| González doubled to deep center, Blackmon and LeMahieu scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, González out at third. | 0 | 6 |
| Dahl singled to right center, Arenado to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Reynolds singled to right, Arenado scored, Dahl to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Descalso walked, Dahl to third, Reynolds to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Hundley grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Descalso out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| González grounded out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| Grandal grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Pederson struck out looking. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Blanton pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Blanton relieved Chavez. | 0 | 7 |
| Rusin lined out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| Blackmon lined out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| LeMahieu lined out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Kendrick doubled to deep left. | 0 | 7 |
| Hernández hit for Blanton. | 0 | 7 |
| Hernández grounded out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Utley grounded out to first, Kendrick to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Seager walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Turner doubled to deep right center, Kendrick and Seager scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Reddick fouled out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Louis Coleman pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Coleman relieved Blanton. | 2 | 7 |
| Hernández in right field. | 2 | 7 |
| González doubled to deep right. | 2 | 7 |
| Arenado singled to right, González thrown out at home. | 2 | 7 |
| Dahl grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Arenado out at second. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| McGee relieved Rusin. | 2 | 7 |
| González grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Grandal homered to center (445 feet). | 3 | 7 |
| Pederson grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| Ottavino relieved McGee. | 3 | 7 |
| Kendrick struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Dodgers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utley 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .254 | .332 | .380 |
| Seager SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .308 | .364 | .528 |
| Turner 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .272 | .345 | .488 |
| Reddick RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Coleman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| González 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .281 | .359 | .403 |
| Grandal C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .221 | .337 | .455 |
| Pederson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .238 | .327 | .480 |
| Kendrick LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .269 | .332 | .386 |
| McCarthy P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
Avilán P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Van Slyke PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 | .304 | .337 |
Howell P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Chavez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Blanton P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Hernández PH-RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 | .282 | .348 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 163 | |||
| a-singled to right for L Avilan in the 5th b-grounded to third for J Blanton in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Turner 2 (23, Gray, Rusin); Kendrick (17, Rusin) HR: Grandal (16, 9th inning off McGee 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Turner 2 (62), Grandal (44) 2-out RBI: Turner 2 Dodgers RISP: 1-6 (Turner 1-1, Reddick 0-2, Grandal 0-1, Hernández 0-1, Utley 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Avilán (1, bunt) DP: 3 (Turner-Utley-González, Seager-Utley-González, Utley-Seager-González). Outfield Assist: Hernández (González at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game has resumed in the bottom of the first inning after a 38 minute delay. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, LEMAHIEU ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, COLORADO 0 |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 32,607 (64.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:28 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Jordan Baker, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Pat Hoberg |
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