Dodgers Blank Rockies


May 13, 2017

Alex Wood threw 6 innings of shutout baseball at Coors Field on Saturday night, as the Dodgers shutdown the Rockies 4-0 and moved closer to 1st place.

Wood (4-0) gave up just 5 hits, struck out 10 batters, and walked 1 while throwing 88 pitches.

“You have enough bad ones here, eventually you’re able to have a good one,” said Wood, who also had a squeeze bunt that scored Austin Barnes to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning.

Earlier in the inning, Barnes delievered an RBI double that scored Kike Hernandez.  

LA got some additional offense from Brett Eibner, who hit his 1st homer of the season in the 5th inning, and Justin Turner, who had an RBI double in the 7th.

Tyler Anderson (2-4) took the loss for Colorado after allowing 3 runs in a little more than 5 innings of work.

Josh Fields, Pedro Baez, and Kenley Jansen combined for 3 scoreless innings of relief after Wood departed.

Skipper Dave Roberts took no chances and made sure Jansen finished the game. “By the book, it was a non-save situation but here in Denver, it’s almost like four runs is a save,” Roberts said. 

The Dodgers will try to take over 1st place with a victory Sunday against Colorado.  Julio Urias (0-0; 1.06 ERA) goes for LA, while the Rockies counter with Antonio Senzatela (5-1: 2.86 ERA).

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