DENVER -- All Wednesday, the buzz was that it was Shohei Ohtani Day at Coors Field.

Rockies rookie right-hander Tanner Gordon made it his night.

Gordon held the Dodgers to one run and four hits in six innings, and the offense took care of Ohtani to the tune of nine hits – tied for the most MLB’s premier player has allowed in a career pitching performance – in an 8-3 victory .

After threatening all-time futility marks for half the season, the Rockies (37-90) are a far more respectable 15-16 since the All-Star break. Wednesday was a continuation of the pass-the-baton offense that has been common lately, for a club that has won seven of nine games.

Against Ohtani, Brenton Doyle and Warming Bernabel delivered RBI doubles. The rest of the hits were singles. One by Orlando Arcia – the fi

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