Max Muncy knocks in six as Dodgers slam Rockies
June 26 - Max Muncy hit a grand slam and drove in six runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a rain-delayed 8-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Wednesday.
Michael Conforto and Muncy each had a homer and a single while Andy Pages added two hits for Los Angeles, which has won nine straight against Colorado. The Dodgers have a three-game overall winning streak and are 9-2 in their past 11.
Tyler Freeman singled twice to extend his hitting streak to 12 games for the Rockies, who are 1-4 on their six-game homestand.
Colorado rookie right-hander Chase Dollander matched Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto through five innings before a storm rolled into the area.
Los Angeles took advantage of the heavy rain in the sixth before play was suspended. Dalton Rushing walked and Shohei Ohtani singled, and the runners were at second and third with two outs.
With torrential rain falling, Muncy lofted a popup high on the right side of the infield that second baseman Orlando Arcia lost among the thick drops. It fell for a single, allowing Rushing and Ohtani to score. Play was halted immediately after the hit.
The 1-hour, 27-minute delay ended the night for both starters.
Dollander (2-8) wound up charged with three runs on three hits and walked two in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out one. Yamamoto (7-6) tossed five shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk while striking out six.
When play resumed, Teoscar Hernandez greeted reliever Jake Bird with a single to left, and Pages blooped a hit into right field, driving in Muncy from second base. Tommy Edman grounded out to Bird to end the inning.
Colorado got one back in the bottom of the inning when Freeman had a two-out bunt single, Hunter Goodman singled to center and Freeman scored on Pages' throwing error.
The Dodgers blew it open in the seventh when they loaded the bases with a single and two walks. Tyler Kinley replaced Bird to face Muncy, who homered into the Rockies' bullpen to make it 7-1.
It was Muncy's 12th homer of the season and second grand slam in three games. Muncy went deep twice and knocked in seven runs as Los Angeles beat the visiting Washington Nationals 13-7 on Sunday.
Conforto hit a solo home run in the eighth, his sixth of the season and second in as many nights.
--Field Level Media
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