DENVER -- Coming off the high of sweeping the rival Padres to reclaim first place in the National League West , the Dodgers traveled to the Mile High City with designs on extending their first three-game win streak in six weeks before returning to the West Coast for another showdown with San Diego.

Awaiting them were the Rockies, owners of the worst record in the Majors and a club that the Dodgers had beaten in each of their previous 10 meetings.

Then defense became the focal point in a 4-3, walk-off loss to Colorado that manager Dave Roberts said was “a hard one to kind of put into words.”

More precisely, it was defense in right field that was magnified on this night, as two hits that fell in front of Teoscar Hernández proved pivotal in the Dodgers’ first loss to the Rockies si

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