​After a late Monday-night defeat in 11 innings, the Colorado Rockies were eager to bounce back on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It didn’t come quickly, but the comeback kids finally delivered. A three-run rally in the eighth inning turned the tide, as Colorado overwhelmed the Dodgers’ bullpen for a 4-3 victory. The Dodgers’ defense in that pivotal inning was far from flawless, adding to the Rockies’ momentum. Cole Carrigg, a spark plug in the Rockies’ lineup, played a key role in the rally, proving that he wasn’t going to stay quiet during the comeback. This win snapped an 11-game losing streak at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium for Colorado and moved the Rockies closer to fourth place in the National League West, underscoring just how big this triumph felt.
Colorado’s starter Michael Lorenzen delivered six innings, yielding three runs, two of which were earned. For the Dodgers, Justin Wrobleski wasn’t shabby through seven frames, allowing six hits, one earned run, two walks, and nine strikeouts. In relief, Colorado’s Juan Mejia shined, tossing two excellent innings in Lorenzen’s stead.
Even the Dodgers’ superstar Shohei Ohtani contributed offensively, belting his 300th career home run—a solo shot to left-center to lead off the first inning. Yet Colorado refused to back down.
Los Angeles notched a run in each of the first, fifth, and sixth innings to take an early lead. Colorado finally dented the scoreboard in the top of the sixth when the red-hot Carrigg opened the frame with a double. Tyler Freeman followed with a single to right, moving Carrigg to third. Jake McCarthy grounded out, bringing Carrigg home and trimming the Dodgers’ advantage to 2-1.
Ohtani’s homer had given L.A. a 1-0 edge after the first. In the fifth, Andy Pages drew a bases-loaded walk, pushing the Dodgers’ lead to 2-0. In the bottom of the sixth, a throwing error by Rockies first baseman TJ Rumfield allowed Tommy Edman to reach base. Edman then stole second, Dalton Rushing’s groundout moved him to third, and Alex Freeland followed with a single to-drive Edman home, extending the Dodgers’ lead to 3-1.
The Rockies have been among MLB’s best late-inning scoring teams, and they kept that reputation intact on Tuesday. With Will Klein on the mound to start the eighth for Los Angeles, Kyle Karros began the inning with a walk. Rumfield popped out, but Carrigg then singled to right-center, sending Karros to second. An error by Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas on a Tyler Freeman grounder allowed Karros to score and Carrigg to reach third, cutting the deficit to 3-2 and signaling a dramatic shift in momentum. This sequence effectively ended Klein’s night, with Jack Dreyer stepping in to face the Rockies.
Jake McCarthy delivered a bunt to advance the runners, and the ensuing contact by Carrigg and Tyler Freeman kept the pressure on the Dodgers, setting up Colorado’s late-inning surge and the dramatic rally that followed. The team’s resilience in those moments underscored why the Rockies remain a dangerous late-inning opponent and why Tuesday’s victory felt so significant for their season-long standings.