DENVER -- Prior to Tuesday’s game against the Rockies at Coors Field, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts lamented that his club “fell asleep” after scoring early in Monday night’s walk-off loss to open the series.
“Yesterday, I thought we sort of let our guard down,” Roberts said. “Hopefully, we can reset it and play with some intensity tonight.”
It seems that’s what the Dodgers did in an 11-4 win over Colorado. Los Angeles again scored early, but this time didn’t relent, scoring two in the first, two in the second, three in the third and three in the seventh.
Shohei Ohtani smashed his 44th home run of the season, tying him with the Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber for the National League lead, while Alex Call -- whom the Dodgers acquired from the Nationals prior to the Trade Deadline -- had a