DENVER -- Tyler Anderson
warmed up and took the mound for his start on Tuesday. A rain storm,
postponement and restless night's sleep later, he returned to the hill.
This outing was well worth the wait.
The left-hander pitched efficiently into the seventh inning, Nolan Arenado kept up his torrid August with another RBI and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0 in the opener of a doubleheader Wednesday.
Anderson (5-5), with his deceiving motion, allowed six hits in 6 1/3 innings against the NL West leaders. He also helped his own cause with an RBI single in the second in the team's first shutout at home this season.
"It was nice," Anderson said. "Tiring, but it was good."
Anderson actually tossed a few warmup pitches Tuesday before the first inning. But a relentless downpour blanketed the area, leading to a postponement after a delay of 2 hours, 32 minutes. He tried to stay loose by lightly throwing and riding the stationary bike. That's why he was losing steam late in the game.
"Anderson gave us everything he had," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "When you have a doubleheader, you want to get every out from your starter you can. He did a great job."
Arenado had a run-scoring double in the first, giving him 34 RBI this month. It's the most for August in Rockies history, passing the mark of 33 set by Andres Galarraga in 1996.
Ross Stripling (3-6) surrendered three runs over six innings.
"Ross pitched well enough for us to win and you know left-handed pitching has been our Achilles heel," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "Our situational at-bats need to get better."
Colorado has taken the first two games in the series from the Dodgers. This is the fifth series the Rockies have captured from a first-place team in August. They're the only team in the majors with a positive run differential (plus-26) and a losing mark (64-68).
Pinch-hitter Stephen Cardullo hit his first career homer in the seventh -- on his birthday, no less. The 29-year-old Cardullo spent the last few seasons playing for an independent team in New York before signing a minor league contract with Colorado in January. He joined the Rockies last week after hitting .308 with 17 homers for Triple-A Albuquerque.
"What a special feeling," said Cardullo, who got the ball from the fan who caught it.
Anderson's quirky delivery gave the Dodgers fits all afternoon. He briefly pauses before throwing to the plate.
The 2011 first-round pick wiggled his way out of a sticky situation in the sixth when he had runners on first and third and one out. He struck out Adrian Gonzalez -- the top daytime hitter in the majors this season -- and then fanned Rob Segedin with a changeup.
Anderson trotted back out for the seventh, and left to an ovation with one out and two on. Chris Rusin bailed him out by striking out pinch-hitter Yasmani Grandal and Howie Kendrick.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (mild disk irritation) had a successful outing in a simulated game Tuesday and now is in a momentary holding pattern. "We haven't made the decision as far as what his next progression will be," Roberts said. ... LHP Scott Kazmir (neck stiffness) will be slotted into the rotation when he's eligible to come off the DL on Sept. 7.
Rockies: 1B Mark Reynolds (broken bone in left hand) was activated off the 15-day disabled list and entered as a defensive replacement in the seventh. To make room, INF Daniel Descalso was put on the paternity list. ... RHP Tyler Chatwood (back strain) will start Saturday.
EXPANDED ROSTERS
Roberts gave an early glimpse of his plans for September call-ups. The Dodgers will add catcher Austin Barnes, righty Louis Coleman, lefty Luis Avilan -- who will serve as the 26th man Wednesday for the second game -- and righty Josh Ravin. Missing from that list is outfielder Yasiel Puig, who was demoted to the minors in early August.
"With Yasiel, that's still a possibility, but we're trying to figure out what's best for him and what's best for us," Roberts said.
UP NEXT
The Dodgers scratched lefty Rich Hill (10-3) from the start in Game 2, going with righty Bud Norris instead. The team was concerned about a blister on his left middle finger. Colorado went with righty Jeff Hoffman (0-2).
Los Angeles Dodgers
This outing was well worth the wait.
The left-hander pitched efficiently into the seventh inning, Nolan Arenado kept up his torrid August with another RBI and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0 in the opener of a doubleheader Wednesday.
Anderson (5-5), with his deceiving motion, allowed six hits in 6 1/3 innings against the NL West leaders. He also helped his own cause with an RBI single in the second in the team's first shutout at home this season.
"It was nice," Anderson said. "Tiring, but it was good."
Anderson actually tossed a few warmup pitches Tuesday before the first inning. But a relentless downpour blanketed the area, leading to a postponement after a delay of 2 hours, 32 minutes. He tried to stay loose by lightly throwing and riding the stationary bike. That's why he was losing steam late in the game.
"Anderson gave us everything he had," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "When you have a doubleheader, you want to get every out from your starter you can. He did a great job."
Arenado had a run-scoring double in the first, giving him 34 RBI this month. It's the most for August in Rockies history, passing the mark of 33 set by Andres Galarraga in 1996.
Ross Stripling (3-6) surrendered three runs over six innings.
"Ross pitched well enough for us to win and you know left-handed pitching has been our Achilles heel," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "Our situational at-bats need to get better."
Colorado has taken the first two games in the series from the Dodgers. This is the fifth series the Rockies have captured from a first-place team in August. They're the only team in the majors with a positive run differential (plus-26) and a losing mark (64-68).
Pinch-hitter Stephen Cardullo hit his first career homer in the seventh -- on his birthday, no less. The 29-year-old Cardullo spent the last few seasons playing for an independent team in New York before signing a minor league contract with Colorado in January. He joined the Rockies last week after hitting .308 with 17 homers for Triple-A Albuquerque.
"What a special feeling," said Cardullo, who got the ball from the fan who caught it.
Anderson's quirky delivery gave the Dodgers fits all afternoon. He briefly pauses before throwing to the plate.
The 2011 first-round pick wiggled his way out of a sticky situation in the sixth when he had runners on first and third and one out. He struck out Adrian Gonzalez -- the top daytime hitter in the majors this season -- and then fanned Rob Segedin with a changeup.
Anderson trotted back out for the seventh, and left to an ovation with one out and two on. Chris Rusin bailed him out by striking out pinch-hitter Yasmani Grandal and Howie Kendrick.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (mild disk irritation) had a successful outing in a simulated game Tuesday and now is in a momentary holding pattern. "We haven't made the decision as far as what his next progression will be," Roberts said. ... LHP Scott Kazmir (neck stiffness) will be slotted into the rotation when he's eligible to come off the DL on Sept. 7.
Rockies: 1B Mark Reynolds (broken bone in left hand) was activated off the 15-day disabled list and entered as a defensive replacement in the seventh. To make room, INF Daniel Descalso was put on the paternity list. ... RHP Tyler Chatwood (back strain) will start Saturday.
EXPANDED ROSTERS
Roberts gave an early glimpse of his plans for September call-ups. The Dodgers will add catcher Austin Barnes, righty Louis Coleman, lefty Luis Avilan -- who will serve as the 26th man Wednesday for the second game -- and righty Josh Ravin. Missing from that list is outfielder Yasiel Puig, who was demoted to the minors in early August.
"With Yasiel, that's still a possibility, but we're trying to figure out what's best for him and what's best for us," Roberts said.
UP NEXT
The Dodgers scratched lefty Rich Hill (10-3) from the start in Game 2, going with righty Bud Norris instead. The team was concerned about a blister on his left middle finger. Colorado went with righty Jeff Hoffman (0-2).
3:10PM,EDT,August 31,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Kendrick struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Turner grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Blackmon popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| González struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado doubled to deep left, LeMahieu scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Dahl flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| González doubled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| Segedin popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Hernández grounded out to pitcher, González to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Ruiz lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Parra doubled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| Adames singled to right, Parra to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Wolters grounded out to first, Adames to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Anderson singled to left, Parra scored, Adames to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Blackmon grounded into double play, first to catcher, Adames out at home, Anderson to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Culberson grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Stripling struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Kendrick walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Seager grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| LeMahieu singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| González grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, LeMahieu out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Arenado walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Dahl grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Turner singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| González grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Turner out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Segedin popped out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Parra lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Adames singled to left center. | 0 | 2 |
| Wolters sacrificed to pitcher, Adames to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Anderson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Hernández grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Ruiz singled to left center. | 0 | 2 |
| Culberson popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Stripling grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| González grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Kendrick singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Turner singled to center, Kendrick to third. | 0 | 2 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Segedin struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Arenado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Dahl doubled to deep right. | 0 | 2 |
| Dahl stole third. | 0 | 2 |
| Parra doubled to deep right, Dahl scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Adames grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Parra out at third. | 0 | 3 |
| Wolters lined out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Reynolds at first base. | 0 | 3 |
| Hernández walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Ruiz flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Culberson singled to right, Hernández to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Grandal hit for Stripling. | 0 | 3 |
| Rusin relieved Anderson. | 0 | 3 |
| Grandal struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Kendrick struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Casey Fien pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Fien relieved Stripling. | 0 | 3 |
| Cardullo hit for Rusin. | 0 | 3 |
| Cardullo homered to center (443 feet). | 0 | 4 |
| Blackmon lined out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| González walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Logan relieved Rusin. | 0 | 4 |
| Seager grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Turner grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| González flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Howell relieved Fien. | 0 | 4 |
| Dahl singled to right center. | 0 | 4 |
| Dahl stole second. | 0 | 4 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging, Dahl to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Adames tripled to deep right, Dahl scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Wolters struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| Raburn hit for Logan. | 0 | 5 |
| Raburn doubled to deep right, Adames scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Blackmon singled to left center, Raburn scored. | 0 | 7 |
| LeMahieu flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Estevez relieved Logan. | 0 | 7 |
| Segedin flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Ruiz lined out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Dodgers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .269 | .338 | .396 |
| Seager SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .317 | .377 | .536 |
| Turner 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .273 | .336 | .502 |
| González 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .295 | .361 | .452 |
| Segedin RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .271 | .315 | .417 |
| Hernández CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .191 | .286 | .329 |
| Ruiz C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .262 | .371 | .349 |
| Culberson 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .233 | .250 | .279 |
| Stripling P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .048 | .091 | .048 |
a-Grandal PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .224 | .341 | .466 |
Fien P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Howell P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 134 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for R Stripling in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: González (26, Anderson) GIDP: González Dodgers RISP: 0-7 (Segedin 0-2, Hernández 0-1, Grandal 0-1, Kendrick 0-1, Ruiz 0-1, González 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (González-Ruiz, González-Seager-Stripling). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 24,790 (49.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:55 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Bellino, First Base - Gabe Morales, Second Base - Adam Hamari, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
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