With the way Justin Wrobleski was pitching, a dozen runs would have been enough, but the Dodgers decided to err on the side of caution with one of their most comprehensive offenses of the year, winning 12-2 in Colorado. It’s been an unusually productive start to the season against left-handed pitching for Max Muncy — and that’s when the Dodgers’ scoring began, with the veteran third baseman going deep against left-handed pitchers for just the third time this season and already within one run of his 2025 season total.
When Wrobleski threw eight scoreless innings against the Mets last week, it seemed unlikely that he would find those same heights again in his next game, and for the most part, he was just as impressive against the Rockies. Wrobleski allowed just one run, three strikeouts and no runs in seven innings, off Brenton Doyle’s RBI double in the first game. Colorado got a fair number of hits against Wrobleski, but the lefty upped his game in scoring position, allowing just 2 hits in 9 opportunities.
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The Rockies didn’t have much time to take the lead in this game, as Muncy and Miguel Rojas gave the Dodgers the lead on back-to-back runs in the second inning, which they held for the rest of the game.
With some key players missing, the Dodgers’ lineup is as follows: Specifically Designed to crush the lefties this team can field, Alex Carr, Santiago Espinal and Rojas all started. It all paid off as the trio combined for five of the Dodgers’ first ten hits. Rojas, in particular, came into the spotlight when he recorded his 1,000th career hit with a single in the fourth quarter.
The Dodgers controlled this game with their offense and got help from the Rockies on several occasions. First, the Rockies fumbled a routine grounder in the third, preventing them from completing a double play – instead, Will Smith made an error and scored on a run, followed shortly thereafter by Teosco Hernandez on a double play to make it 4-1.
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Just one inning later, it was the starter’s turn to screw up. Quintana found himself facing a huge challenge against Shohei Ohtani, who batted with the bases loaded, then induced what appeared to be a double play, but not before a block allowed every runner to pass. Ohtani ended up getting out again and Alex Cowher failed to capitalize on the opportunity, but they kept going.
In the sixth inning, after Quintana left the game, Carr loaded the bases and the score became 6-1. Los Angeles stranded three runners in that inning, but it didn’t matter as another runner met Miguel Rojas’ bunt in the seventh, resulting in a pitching error. In the final innings, the ball started flying out again, Muncy went deep for the second time, and Dalton Rushing hit a couple of home runs to increase his season tally to seven.
What’s crazy is that for a Dodgers team that went 3-for-15 with runners in scoring position, this could have been an even bigger slugfest — four of the five home runs were solo hits and the sixth through seventh batters were 11-for-17.
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Game details
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home run– 2 Max Muncy (8), Miguel Rojas (1), 2 Dalton Rushing (7), TJ Rumfield (3)
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WP—Justin Wrobleski (3-0): 7 IP, 8 hits, 1 ERA, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
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LP—Jose Quintana (0-2): 5 IP, 8 hits, 6 runs, 4 ERA, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
Next
The Dodgers will continue their road trip with their first visit to a familiar ballpark before returning to California to face the Giants at Oracle Park. A full-on Yoshinobu Yamamoto will face young Landon Rupp, who is off to a stellar start in Cincinnati. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. Pacific time.
