Freddie Freeman sparks a 4-run seventh as the Dodgers rally past the Rockies 5-3

by | May 26, 2026 | Sports

LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman doubled in the go-ahead run in a four-run seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Monday night in the series opener. The Dodgers were 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position until they broke out late against the Rockies’ bullpen for their 18th comeback win of the season.Will Smith and Hyeseong Kim drew back-to-back walks against reliever Juan Mejia leading off the seventh. Brennan Bernardino (2-3) came in and hit pitch-hitter Miguel Rojas to load the bases.Shohei Ohtani grounded into a force out, scoring Smith to trail 3-2 after the Dodgers successfully challenged the out call on Ohtani at first that would have been a double play. Mookie Betts followed with a tying sacrifice fly to left that scored Kim.Ohtani scored on Freeman’s double to right for a 4-3 lead, the Dodgers’ first since Kiké Hernández’s RBI double in the third in his season debut.Andy Pages singled off reliever Jaden Hill, scoring Freeman for the Dodgers’ fourth run of the inning.Ezequiel Tovar had a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the fourth and a solo homer in the seventh for the last-place Rockies.Tovar’s second homer of the season came on an 0-1 pitch from reliever Kyle Hurt (1-0), snappi …

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