DENVER — In football, they call them ‘trap games’ – games against an inferior opponent that the superior team might overlook between more challenging matchups.

Settling in at Coors Field to enjoy the soft nougat between two series against the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers stepped in the trap and the Colorado Rockies snapped up a 4-3 walk-off win on Monday night.

At least recently, the Rockies haven’t quite been the pushover they have made their brand for two seasons now. They have won six of their past seven games and back-to-back series for just the second time all season.

Even with those high times, they still have the worst record in baseball by nine games.

The Dodgers did the expected, asserting themselves with four hits in the first seven batters against Rockies starter Kyle Freel

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