GAME STORY: The Rockies’ margin for error is always razor thin. When they face the mighty Dodgers, it’s pretty much nonexistent. Exhibit A: an excruciating 2-1 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday night in Los Angeles.
The Rockies’ margin for error is always razor-thin. When they face the mighty Dodgers, it’s pretty much nonexistent.Reliever Daniel Bard, who’s struggled with walks much of the season, issued a bases-loaded walk to Max Muncy in the eighth inning to force in the go-ahead run.
Manager Bud Black turned to Bard, who promptly walked the dangerous Freddie Freeman to fill the bases. When shortstop Ezequiel Tovar made a sensational, over-the-shoulder catch in shallow left field to rob pinch-hitter Will Smith of a base hit, it looked as if the Rockies would escape. But Bard walked Muncy on five pitches.
The Dodgers improved to 5-1 against the Rockies this season and 15-9 in their last 24 games. Since 2018, L.A. owns a 63-29 record against Colorado, the most“It was a hard-fought game on both sides,” manager Bud Black told reporters in Los Angeles. ” ‘Bardo’ has had a little bit of an issue with the base on balls all year. We haven’t quite got him to the point where he is consistently pounding the strike zone over the course of multiple outings.
Entering the night, it was a foregone conclusion that a left-handed starter would dominate Thursday night’s game. As it turns out, two southpaws put on a show.
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