LOS ANGELES — Undaunted, the Dodgers jumped back into the no-hit fray on Monday and came up short yet again.
Three days after Yoshinobu Yamamoto was one out away from a no-hitter in Baltimore, only for the game to get away in spectacular fashion , they again were on the brink of the 24th no-no in franchise history against the Colorado Rockies.
This time the no-hit effort ended when left-hander Tanner Scott gave up a leadoff double to Ryan Ritter to lead off the ninth.
Where Saturday’s bid ended in a 4-3 defeat, Scott finished off his 21st save in a 3-1 victory over the Rockies that allowed the Dodgers (80-64) to maintain their one-game lead over the San Diego Padres (79-65) in the National League West with 18 games left in the regular season.
Scott was poised for redemption after he