LOS ANGELES -- Yu Darvish couldn't ease the Los Angeles Dodgers' woes any more than ace Clayton Kershaw.
A night after the Rockies jumped on Kershaw in a 9-1 victory, Darvish was tagged for all their runs in Colorado's 5-4 victory Friday night that sent the stumbling Dodgers to their eighth straight loss and 13th in 14 games.
"It just wasn't meant to be," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the NL West leaders opened a 4-1 lead in the first only to have Darvish blow it. He was chased after giving up four runs in the fifth.
Los Angeles still owns the best record in baseball at 92-49, but has equaled its longest skid since May 2013. The majors' best team at home this season has lost seven straight at Chavez Ravine for the first time since August 1999.
The Rockies rallied to take a 5-4 lead in the fifth. They have a three-game lead for the second NL wild card.
"Those guys are fighting for their lives as well and they came back on us," Roberts said.
Alexi Amarista doubled, Jonathan Lucroy walked and they moved up on Darvish's wild pitch. That set up pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia, who belted a two-run double. The ball eluded the glove of a diving Joc Pederson in center field and squirted into left, catching Curtis Granderson wrong-footed as he went to back up Pederson.
Charlie Blackmon's double down the right-field line drove in Tapia and tied it 4-all. DJ LeMahieu followed with a double down the left-field line that chased Darvish and made it 5-4.
"Hitting is contagious like anything else in life and we've been doing that the last few days," Amarista said. "Our approach has been pretty solid."
The Dodgers had the potential tying run on in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth -- three times on walks -- but failed to score. They stranded 10 runners in the game.
Chris Rusin (5-0) got the win with two innings of one-hit relief. Greg Holland earned his 38th save.
Darvish (8-12) got his 1,000th career strikeout to reach the milestone faster than any other starting pitcher in major league history, but again failed to deliver a solid outing. The Japanese right-hander was coming off his worst start for his new team, giving up five runs and eight hits in just three innings of a loss at San Diego last weekend.
This time, Darvish allowed five runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked two in his sixth start since being acquired from Texas at the July 31 trade deadline.
"The last couple outings I was constantly thinking about my mechanics. Today I wasn't," Darvish said through a translator. "I was getting behind in the count. I think it's just trying too hard maybe."
Roberts blamed most of the damage to Darvish on soft contact by the Rockies.
"Yu should be encouraged," the manager said. "The pitch execution was considerably better. It's important for him to not be results driven."
Darvish fanned Carlos Gonzalez in the fourth, giving him 1,000 strikeouts in 128 career games and 812 innings.
"It was not much to me," Darvish said of the milestone. "My goal is not that."
Gonzalez homered on Darvish's first pitch with two outs in the first.
Rockies rookie starter German Marquez allowed four runs -- two earned -- and six hits over four innings in his first career outing against the Dodgers.
Los Angeles got All-Star shortstop Corey Seager back in the lineup after he was limited to pinch-hitting duty the last week because of a sore right elbow. Seager and All-Star first baseman Cody Bellinger were in the lineup together for the first time in 19 games.
But their bats couldn't save the Dodgers. Seager went 1 for 5, while Bellinger was 0 for 5 with two strikeouts and a run scored.
Justin Turner's two-run homer highlighted a four-run first that gave the Dodgers a 4-1 lead. Austin Barnes singled in the other two runs with two outs.
BOOING BAEZ
Pedro Baez was greeted with boos in the sixth, angering the usually low-key Roberts. The reliever had some rocky outings earlier in the week that cost the Dodgers, and he walked his first batter before striking out the next three Friday. "I absolutely think it's ridiculous," Roberts. "That's something that really (ticked) me off. These are our fans that come here and welcome him with boos. The way he responded was outstanding."
SIBLING BATTERY
Ashli Bellinger tossed out the first pitch to her brother, Cody, on his bobblehead night. She toed the rubber and tossed an arcing ball that the NL Rookie of the Year candidate caught while their dad, former big leaguer Clay Bellinger, and mother, Jennifer, looked on.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Brandon McCarthy (right finger blister) pitched for Class A Rancho Cucamonga in the California League playoffs, his third rehab appearance. Roberts said there's a chance McCarthy could be back with the team this season. ... LHP Scott Kazmir (left hip strain) will pitch three innings of relief for Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, but won't rejoin the Dodgers this year.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (0-2, 4.91 ERA) makes his sixth start of the season after returning from testicular cancer. He is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in five career games, including three starts, at Dodger Stadium.
Dodgers: LHP Alex Wood (14-2, 2.57) is 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in two starts against the Rockies this season. He's coming off his second loss of the season last weekend in San Diego.
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A night after the Rockies jumped on Kershaw in a 9-1 victory, Darvish was tagged for all their runs in Colorado's 5-4 victory Friday night that sent the stumbling Dodgers to their eighth straight loss and 13th in 14 games.
"It just wasn't meant to be," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the NL West leaders opened a 4-1 lead in the first only to have Darvish blow it. He was chased after giving up four runs in the fifth.
Los Angeles still owns the best record in baseball at 92-49, but has equaled its longest skid since May 2013. The majors' best team at home this season has lost seven straight at Chavez Ravine for the first time since August 1999.
The Rockies rallied to take a 5-4 lead in the fifth. They have a three-game lead for the second NL wild card.
"Those guys are fighting for their lives as well and they came back on us," Roberts said.
Alexi Amarista doubled, Jonathan Lucroy walked and they moved up on Darvish's wild pitch. That set up pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia, who belted a two-run double. The ball eluded the glove of a diving Joc Pederson in center field and squirted into left, catching Curtis Granderson wrong-footed as he went to back up Pederson.
Charlie Blackmon's double down the right-field line drove in Tapia and tied it 4-all. DJ LeMahieu followed with a double down the left-field line that chased Darvish and made it 5-4.
"Hitting is contagious like anything else in life and we've been doing that the last few days," Amarista said. "Our approach has been pretty solid."
The Dodgers had the potential tying run on in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth -- three times on walks -- but failed to score. They stranded 10 runners in the game.
Chris Rusin (5-0) got the win with two innings of one-hit relief. Greg Holland earned his 38th save.
Darvish (8-12) got his 1,000th career strikeout to reach the milestone faster than any other starting pitcher in major league history, but again failed to deliver a solid outing. The Japanese right-hander was coming off his worst start for his new team, giving up five runs and eight hits in just three innings of a loss at San Diego last weekend.
This time, Darvish allowed five runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked two in his sixth start since being acquired from Texas at the July 31 trade deadline.
"The last couple outings I was constantly thinking about my mechanics. Today I wasn't," Darvish said through a translator. "I was getting behind in the count. I think it's just trying too hard maybe."
Roberts blamed most of the damage to Darvish on soft contact by the Rockies.
"Yu should be encouraged," the manager said. "The pitch execution was considerably better. It's important for him to not be results driven."
Darvish fanned Carlos Gonzalez in the fourth, giving him 1,000 strikeouts in 128 career games and 812 innings.
"It was not much to me," Darvish said of the milestone. "My goal is not that."
Gonzalez homered on Darvish's first pitch with two outs in the first.
Rockies rookie starter German Marquez allowed four runs -- two earned -- and six hits over four innings in his first career outing against the Dodgers.
Los Angeles got All-Star shortstop Corey Seager back in the lineup after he was limited to pinch-hitting duty the last week because of a sore right elbow. Seager and All-Star first baseman Cody Bellinger were in the lineup together for the first time in 19 games.
But their bats couldn't save the Dodgers. Seager went 1 for 5, while Bellinger was 0 for 5 with two strikeouts and a run scored.
Justin Turner's two-run homer highlighted a four-run first that gave the Dodgers a 4-1 lead. Austin Barnes singled in the other two runs with two outs.
BOOING BAEZ
Pedro Baez was greeted with boos in the sixth, angering the usually low-key Roberts. The reliever had some rocky outings earlier in the week that cost the Dodgers, and he walked his first batter before striking out the next three Friday. "I absolutely think it's ridiculous," Roberts. "That's something that really (ticked) me off. These are our fans that come here and welcome him with boos. The way he responded was outstanding."
SIBLING BATTERY
Ashli Bellinger tossed out the first pitch to her brother, Cody, on his bobblehead night. She toed the rubber and tossed an arcing ball that the NL Rookie of the Year candidate caught while their dad, former big leaguer Clay Bellinger, and mother, Jennifer, looked on.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Brandon McCarthy (right finger blister) pitched for Class A Rancho Cucamonga in the California League playoffs, his third rehab appearance. Roberts said there's a chance McCarthy could be back with the team this season. ... LHP Scott Kazmir (left hip strain) will pitch three innings of relief for Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, but won't rejoin the Dodgers this year.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (0-2, 4.91 ERA) makes his sixth start of the season after returning from testicular cancer. He is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in five career games, including three starts, at Dodger Stadium.
Dodgers: LHP Alex Wood (14-2, 2.57) is 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in two starts against the Rockies this season. He's coming off his second loss of the season last weekend in San Diego.
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10:10PM,EDT,September 8,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Blackmon flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| González homered to center (377 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Granderson singled to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| Seager fouled out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Turner homered to left (375 feet), Granderson scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Bellinger safe at first on error by second baseman LeMahieu. | 1 | 2 |
| Bellinger to second on wild pitch by Márquez. | 1 | 2 |
| Puig grounded out to shortstop, Bellinger to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Pederson walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Pederson stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Barnes singled to shallow right, Bellinger and Pederson scored, Barnes to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 4 |
| Forsythe intentionally walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Darvish struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Desmond struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| Amarista grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Granderson lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Seager lined out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Turner singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Bellinger grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Lucroy struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| Márquez struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| Blackmon lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Puig grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Pederson flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Barnes reached on infield single to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| Forsythe grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| LeMahieu walked. | 1 | 4 |
| González struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Arenado popped out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Parra bunt grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Darvish grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| Granderson walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Seager doubled to deep right, Granderson to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Bellinger flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Desmond flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Amarista doubled to left center. | 1 | 4 |
| Lucroy walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Tapia hit for Márquez. | 1 | 4 |
| Amarista to third, Lucroy to second on wild pitch by Darvish. | 1 | 4 |
| Tapia doubled to center, Amarista and Lucroy scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Blackmon doubled to right, Tapia scored. | 4 | 4 |
| LeMahieu doubled to left, Blackmon scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Watson relieved Darvish. | 5 | 4 |
| González struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Arenado intentionally walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Parra grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Senzatela relieved Márquez. | 5 | 4 |
| Puig grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Pederson lined out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| Barnes walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Forsythe grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Baez pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Báez relieved Watson. | 5 | 4 |
| Desmond walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Amarista struck out swinging, Desmond stole second. | 5 | 4 |
| Lucroy struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Tauchman hit for Senzatela. | 5 | 4 |
| Tauchman struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Rusin relieved Senzatela. | 5 | 4 |
| Hernández hit for Báez. | 5 | 4 |
| Hernández reached on infield single to shortstop, Hernández to second on throwing error by shortstop Amarista. | 5 | 4 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Seager flied out to center, Hernández to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Turner struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Cingrani relieved Báez. | 5 | 4 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| González struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Story at shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| Bellinger struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Puig walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Pederson popped out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| Barnes popped out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Stripling relieved Cingrani. | 5 | 4 |
| Arenado singled to center. | 5 | 4 |
| Parra grounded into fielder's choice to third, Arenado out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| Parra caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 5 | 4 |
| Desmond grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Neshek relieved Rusin. | 5 | 4 |
| Utley hit for Forsythe. | 5 | 4 |
| Utley walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Grandal hit for Stripling. | 5 | 4 |
| Grandal struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Granderson fouled out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Seager popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fields pitching for Los Angeles | COL | LAD |
| Utley at second base. | 5 | 4 |
| Fields relieved Stripling. | 5 | 4 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Lucroy flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| Reynolds hit for Neshek. | 5 | 4 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | LAD |
| Holland relieved Neshek. | 5 | 4 |
| Turner flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| Bellinger struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Puig fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .340 | .405 | .621 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .315 | .379 | .413 |
| González RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .251 | .326 | .389 |
| Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .305 | .366 | .579 |
| Parra LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .326 | .359 | .476 |
| Desmond 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .279 | .327 | .373 |
| Amarista SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .236 | .264 | .357 |
Story SS
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .227 | .302 | .426 |
| Lucroy C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .281 | .389 | .393 |
| Márquez P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .200 | .250 |
a-Tapia PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .279 | .329 | .419 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .156 | |
b-Tauchman PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .188 | .381 | .188 |
Rusin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 |
Neshek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Reynolds PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .272 | .361 | .500 |
Holland P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 161 | |||
| a-doubled to center for G Marquez in the 5th b-struck out swinging for A Senzatela in the 6th c-struck out swinging for P Neshek in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Amarista (10, Darvish); Tapia (9, Darvish); Blackmon (30, Darvish); LeMahieu (27, Darvish) HR: González (10, 1st inning off Darvish 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: González (48), Tapia 2 (13), Blackmon (88), LeMahieu (59) 2-out RBI: González Rockies RISP: 3-7 (LeMahieu 1-1, Parra 0-1, Tauchman 0-1, Lucroy 0-1, Blackmon 1-1, González 0-1, Tapia 1-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Desmond (12, 2nd base off Báez/Barnes) CS: Parra (5, 2nd base by Stripling/Barnes) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: LeMahieu (6, ground ball); Amarista (5, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| Attendance | 53,632 (95.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:32 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Ben May, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Lance Barrett |
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