LA Dodgers 10, Colorado 5
When: 4:10 PM ET, Sunday, September 28, 2014
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature:
75°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Estabrook, 1B -
Manny Gonzalez, 2B -
Jim Reynolds, 3B -
Fieldin Culbreth
Attendance:
48278
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Dodgers 10, Rockies 5: Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer and Zack Greinke tuned up for the playoffs by winning his career-high 17th game as National League West champion Los Angeles defeated visiting Colorado.
Roger Bernadina added a three-run blast and drove in four runs, Matt Kemp hit a two-run shot and Gonzalez, who finished with a major league-most 116 RBIs, also doubled and scored before departing after three innings. Greinke (17-8), who is scheduled to pitch Game 2 of the NL Division Series against Central champion St. Louis on Saturday, yielded one run and four hits while striking out six in five innings to finish 12-0 against the NL West this season.
Rafael Ynoa recorded a three-run double, Josh Rutledge had three hits and drove in a run and Wilin Rosario homered for the Rockies, who lost 39 of their final 45 road games and finished a major league-worst 21-60 away from home. Christian Bergman (3-5) allowed eight runs (seven earned) and 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Gonzalez delivered a two-base hit to left-center with two out in the first and Kemp followed by belting a 2-2 pitch out to left for his 25th home run of the season. Darwin Barney led off the third with a single and, after Yasiel Puig reached on an error, Gonzalez blasted an 0-1 offering over the wall in right for his 27th homer.
Los Angeles recorded three consecutive singles with one out in the sixth - capped by Barney's RBI hit - before Bernardina belted his first home run in a Dodgers' uniform deep into the Rockies bullpen in right to give Los Angeles a 9-1 lead. Colorado's Justin Morneau, who clinched his first batting title with a .319 average when Pittsburgh's Josh Harrison went 0-for-4 to finish .315, made his first appearance since Friday by grounding out as a pinch hitter in the eighth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Dodgers 3B Juan Uribe served as manager for the day, donning a Don Mattingly jersey before switching to a Tommy Lasorda one, and was assisted by acting bench coach Hanley Ramirez and pitching coach Clayton Kershaw. ... Morneau became the second consecutive Rockie to win a batting title - and seventh overall - after teammate Michael Cuddyer hit .331 last season. ... Greinke won 16 games twice, including last year.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Colorado
|
9 |
1 |
14 |
.257 |
11 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
LA Dodgers
|
16 |
3 |
28 |
.390 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |