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DENVER -- When the Dodgers were stunned by the Rockies in a 4-3 walk-off loss on Monday night at Coors Field, the postgame spotlight on the losing side of the ledger was on right fielder Teoscar Hernández .

Two hits that fell in front of Hernández proved costly, each leading to runs for Colorado, including the eventual game winner in the ninth inning.

While the first one, which came in the third, would have been tough to catch, Hernández’s decision to throw to third base to try to get the runner going from first to third enabled the trail runner to reach second and eventually score on

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