DENVER -- The way Jeff Hoffman pitched early and how the Colorado offense built a 10-run lead, it looked like a sure night off for closer extraordinaire Greg Holland.
Not quite. Holland was needed to extinguish a late rally.
"You know what that is? That's baseball," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "I've seen it happen before."
Hoffman struck out eight and then anxiously waited to earn his first major league win, Carlos Gonzalez showed signs of breaking out of a slump with a two-hit, three-RBI night and the Rockies held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-7 on Thursday.
Next up for Hoffman, locating the game ball. He was sure someone grabbed it for him.
"Probably get (the ball) framed and put it somewhere," Hoffman said. "Hopefully, I'll have a house someday."
Ian Desmond and Nolan Arenado each added two doubles to help the Rockies extend their lead in the NL West to 2 1/2 games over the Dodgers. At 23-13, the Rockies are off to the best start in team history.
Hoffman (1-0) allowed three runs over 5 1/3 efficient innings after being recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque earlier in the day. He becomes the latest rookie to shine this season on the mound for Colorado.
On Wednesday, German Marquez allowed three hits over eight innings in a win over the Chicago Cubs, while Kyle Freeland and Antonio Senzatela threw in Tuesday's doubleheader. This marked the first time Colorado has started four straight rookie pitchers since 2002, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
"When you see them have success and how they're executing their game plan, it gives you a nice peace of mind," Hoffman said. "It's like, `All right, I can do that, too."
Dodgers lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-5) surrendered 10 runs, five earned, and walked six over four innings. He was reinstated from the disabled list before the game after recovering from a bruised hip.
Colorado built a 10-0 lead through four innings only to have the Dodgers chip away. Brett Eibner's run-scoring single in the ninth off Scott Oberg made it 10-6 and led to the Rockies calling in Holland.
Holland eventually struck out Yasiel Puig on a slider in the dirt to end the game for his 15th save in as many chances.
"It is Coors Field and anything can happen," said Cody Bellinger, whose team had their five-game winning streak halted. "And even though we were down 10-0 we were like listen you know where we're playing. So we never gave up and we made it close."
Gonzalez was dropped to the sixth spot in the batting order with his average hovering under .200. The Dodgers even intentionally walked Desmond in the second to face Gonzalez, who lined a double to right as part of a five-run inning that was aided by a Dodgers throwing error.
The slumping Gonzalez retreated to the batting cage after going 0 for 4 on Wednesday, believing he had uncovered a tiny glitch in his swing.
Something was detected. Gonzalez finished with two hits for just the fourth time this season.
"The one number that matters is that we're winning ball games," Gonzalez said. "Nobody can change that."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Kenta Maeda was placed on the DL with tightness in his left hamstring.
Rockies: C Tony Wolters (concussion) keeps progressing, running the bases and blocking pitches in the dirt Thursday. ... Hoffman stepped in for lefty Tyler Anderson, whose start was pushed back to Saturday due to inflammation in his left knee. ... SS Trevor Story was placed on the 10-day DL with a strained left shoulder.
PASSED THE TEST
Fresh off taking two of three from the World Series champion Cubs, the Rockies face another test in a four-game series against Los Angeles.
"We don't need any more tests," Arenado said. "We're a good team, no matter what."
THIS & THAT
Jim Montgomery, the coach of the national champion University of Denver hockey team, threw out the first pitch. ... Dodgers pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke hit a solo homer in the fifth off Hoffman. ... Crew chief Bill Miller called for the Dodgers translator to discuss something with Ryu in the fourth. Soon after, Ryu was called for a balk.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (5-2, 2.40 ERA) is 19-6 with a 3.15 ERA in 34 career starts against Colorado.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (3-4, 4.74) went seven innings and allowed one run in a win over Arizona on Sunday.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Not quite. Holland was needed to extinguish a late rally.
"You know what that is? That's baseball," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "I've seen it happen before."
Hoffman struck out eight and then anxiously waited to earn his first major league win, Carlos Gonzalez showed signs of breaking out of a slump with a two-hit, three-RBI night and the Rockies held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-7 on Thursday.
Next up for Hoffman, locating the game ball. He was sure someone grabbed it for him.
"Probably get (the ball) framed and put it somewhere," Hoffman said. "Hopefully, I'll have a house someday."
Ian Desmond and Nolan Arenado each added two doubles to help the Rockies extend their lead in the NL West to 2 1/2 games over the Dodgers. At 23-13, the Rockies are off to the best start in team history.
Hoffman (1-0) allowed three runs over 5 1/3 efficient innings after being recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque earlier in the day. He becomes the latest rookie to shine this season on the mound for Colorado.
On Wednesday, German Marquez allowed three hits over eight innings in a win over the Chicago Cubs, while Kyle Freeland and Antonio Senzatela threw in Tuesday's doubleheader. This marked the first time Colorado has started four straight rookie pitchers since 2002, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
"When you see them have success and how they're executing their game plan, it gives you a nice peace of mind," Hoffman said. "It's like, `All right, I can do that, too."
Dodgers lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-5) surrendered 10 runs, five earned, and walked six over four innings. He was reinstated from the disabled list before the game after recovering from a bruised hip.
Colorado built a 10-0 lead through four innings only to have the Dodgers chip away. Brett Eibner's run-scoring single in the ninth off Scott Oberg made it 10-6 and led to the Rockies calling in Holland.
Holland eventually struck out Yasiel Puig on a slider in the dirt to end the game for his 15th save in as many chances.
"It is Coors Field and anything can happen," said Cody Bellinger, whose team had their five-game winning streak halted. "And even though we were down 10-0 we were like listen you know where we're playing. So we never gave up and we made it close."
Gonzalez was dropped to the sixth spot in the batting order with his average hovering under .200. The Dodgers even intentionally walked Desmond in the second to face Gonzalez, who lined a double to right as part of a five-run inning that was aided by a Dodgers throwing error.
The slumping Gonzalez retreated to the batting cage after going 0 for 4 on Wednesday, believing he had uncovered a tiny glitch in his swing.
Something was detected. Gonzalez finished with two hits for just the fourth time this season.
"The one number that matters is that we're winning ball games," Gonzalez said. "Nobody can change that."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Kenta Maeda was placed on the DL with tightness in his left hamstring.
Rockies: C Tony Wolters (concussion) keeps progressing, running the bases and blocking pitches in the dirt Thursday. ... Hoffman stepped in for lefty Tyler Anderson, whose start was pushed back to Saturday due to inflammation in his left knee. ... SS Trevor Story was placed on the 10-day DL with a strained left shoulder.
PASSED THE TEST
Fresh off taking two of three from the World Series champion Cubs, the Rockies face another test in a four-game series against Los Angeles.
"We don't need any more tests," Arenado said. "We're a good team, no matter what."
THIS & THAT
Jim Montgomery, the coach of the national champion University of Denver hockey team, threw out the first pitch. ... Dodgers pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke hit a solo homer in the fifth off Hoffman. ... Crew chief Bill Miller called for the Dodgers translator to discuss something with Ryu in the fourth. Soon after, Ryu was called for a balk.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (5-2, 2.40 ERA) is 19-6 with a 3.15 ERA in 34 career starts against Colorado.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (3-4, 4.74) went seven innings and allowed one run in a win over Arizona on Sunday.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bellinger struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado singled to shallow right, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded out to third, LeMahieu to third, Arenado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond doubled to left, LeMahieu and Arenado scored. | 0 | 2 |
| González walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Valaika flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Taylor struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Utley singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Puig flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Barnes popped out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Hanigan singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Hoffman grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hanigan safe at second on throwing error by catcher Barnes. | 0 | 2 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| LeMahieu lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Arenado doubled to right center, Hanigan and Hoffman scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Reynolds singled to deep right, Arenado scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Reynolds stole second. | 0 | 5 |
| Desmond intentionally walked. | 0 | 5 |
| González doubled to right, Reynolds and Desmond scored. | 0 | 7 |
| Valaika walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Hanigan lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 7 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Ryu struck out looking. | 0 | 7 |
| Pederson walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Turner singled to left, Pederson to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Bellinger struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Hoffman struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Taylor grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Utley flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| Puig grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Arenado walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Reynolds flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| Desmond hit by pitch, Arenado to second. | 0 | 7 |
| González singled to center, Arenado scored, Desmond to third. | 0 | 8 |
| Valaika doubled to right, Desmond scored, González to third. | 0 | 9 |
| González scored, Valaika to third on balk by Ryu. | 0 | 10 |
| Hanigan walked. | 0 | 10 |
| Hoffman struck out looking. | 0 | 10 |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 0 | 10 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Barnes flied out to center. | 0 | 10 |
| Van Slyke hit for Ryu. | 0 | 10 |
| Van Slyke homered to center (435 feet). | 1 | 10 |
| Pederson singled to left center. | 1 | 10 |
| Seager lined out to center. | 1 | 10 |
| Turner fouled out to first. | 1 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fields pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Fields relieved Ryu. | 1 | 10 |
| Taylor at third base. | 1 | 10 |
| Utley at second base. | 1 | 10 |
| Van Slyke at first base. | 1 | 10 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 10 |
| Arenado grounded out to first. | 1 | 10 |
| Reynolds singled to center. | 1 | 10 |
| Desmond doubled to center, Reynolds to third. | 1 | 10 |
| González grounded out to first. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Bellinger doubled to deep right. | 1 | 10 |
| Taylor struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Utley tripled to deep center, Bellinger scored. | 2 | 10 |
| Lyles relieved Hoffman. | 2 | 10 |
| Puig struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| Barnes doubled to deep left center, Utley scored. | 3 | 10 |
| Van Slyke flied out to left. | 3 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Hatcher pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Eibner in left field. | 3 | 10 |
| Bellinger at first base. | 3 | 10 |
| Hatcher relieved Fields. | 3 | 10 |
| Valaika grounded out to third. | 3 | 10 |
| Hanigan lined out to right. | 3 | 10 |
| Lyles singled to left. | 3 | 10 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Pederson flied out to left. | 3 | 10 |
| Seager doubled to left. | 3 | 10 |
| Eibner grounded out to second, Seager to third. | 3 | 10 |
| Bellinger struck out swinging. | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Hatcher pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Hernández at shortstop. | 3 | 10 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 3 | 10 |
| Arenado doubled to right. | 3 | 10 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 3 | 10 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Taylor grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 10 |
| Utley singled to center. | 3 | 10 |
| Puig grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Utley out at second. | 3 | 10 |
| Barnes walked, Puig to second. | 3 | 10 |
| Grandal hit for Hatcher. | 3 | 10 |
| Grandal doubled to left, Puig and Barnes scored. | 5 | 10 |
| Oberg relieved Lyles. | 5 | 10 |
| Parra in left field. | 5 | 10 |
| Pederson grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Grant Dayton pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | COL |
| Dayton relieved Hatcher. | 5 | 10 |
| González struck out swinging. | 5 | 10 |
| Valaika struck out swinging. | 5 | 10 |
| Hanigan grounded out to second. | 5 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | LAD | COL |
| Hernández doubled to deep left center. | 5 | 10 |
| Eibner singled to center, Hernández scored. | 6 | 10 |
| Bellinger singled to right, Eibner to second. | 6 | 10 |
| Holland relieved Oberg. | 6 | 10 |
| Taylor singled to left, Eibner to third, Bellinger to second. | 6 | 10 |
| Utley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Eibner scored, Taylor out at second, Bellinger to third. | 7 | 10 |
| Puig struck out swinging. | 7 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Dodgers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pederson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .225 | .333 | .324 |
| Seager SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .286 | .381 | .476 |
Hernández SS
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 | .303 | .525 |
| Turner 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .364 | .445 | .483 |
Fields P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Eibner LF
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
| Bellinger LF-1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .322 | .385 | .695 |
| Taylor 2B-3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .333 | .452 | .569 |
| Utley 1B-2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .183 | .269 | .267 |
| Puig RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .242 | .308 | .406 |
| Barnes C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .270 | .372 | .541 |
| Ryu P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
a-Van Slyke PH-1B
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .152 | .263 | .364 |
Hatcher P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Grandal PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 | .351 | .469 |
Dayton P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 148 | |||
| a-homered to center for H Ryu in the 5th b-doubled to left for C Hatcher in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Bellinger (2, Hoffman); Barnes (5, Lyles); Seager (9, Lyles); Grandal (7, Lyles); Hernández (9, Oberg) 3B: Utley (1, Hoffman) HR: Van Slyke (2, 5th inning off Hoffman 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Van Slyke (3), Utley (4), Barnes (4), Grandal 2 (16), Eibner (1) 2-out RBI: Barnes, Grandal 2 GIDP: Utley Dodgers RISP: 5-14 (Van Slyke 0-1, Eibner 1-2, Grandal 1-1, Pederson 0-1, Puig 0-2, Bellinger 0-2, Taylor 1-2, Utley 1-2, Barnes 1-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Barnes (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP ANDERSON (LEFT KNEE INFLAMMATION) SCRATCHED FROM STARTING LINEUP |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 27,265 (54.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:23 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Todd Tichenor, First Base - Adam Hamari, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
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