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The Dodgers badgered Antonio Senzatela for the second time in 12 days, rolling behind Trevor Bauer in a 7-0 win over the Rockies on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
Scoring started early for the Dodgers, thanks to home runs by Corey Seager and Chris Taylor in a span of three pitches in the first inning. It was the first home run of the season for Seager, who also hit his fifth double and walked.
Mookie Betts who noted the Dodgers’ 3-1 record in the four games he missed over the previous six days and quipped, “I think that just shows how deep we are, and we don’t really need me” welcomed himself back into the lineup with a towering home run to left field in the third.
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The Dodgers play their first repeat opponent of 2021, welcoming the Rockies for three games at Dodger Stadium beginning Tuesday night.
Colorado’s last visit to Los Angeles produced the only series loss for the Dodgers in all of 2020, with the Rockies winning two of three games last September 4-6. Perhaps revenge is on the mind of the Dodgers this time around, perceived or otherwise. The last series loss before that for the Dodgers was the 2019 NLDS, with the eventual champion Nationals winning in five games. Their return to Dodger Stadium was last weekend, and came with a Dodgers sweep.
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Dodgers pitching was mostly strong, and the offense that was still standing looked like it did just enough to make it hold up. But before Los Angeles could leave Oakland with a sweep, the A’s scored once in the ninth and once in the 10th for a 4-3 win, snapping the Dodgers’ five-game winning streak.
Kenley Jansen, tasked with protecting a one-run lead in the ninth, walked two and allowed a single, throwing only nine of his 22 pitches for strikes. A sacrifice fly to center field by Elvin Andrus brought home the tying run with two outs in the frame.