DENVER (AP) Shohei Ohtani hit his forty fourth residence run and Alex Name matched a profession excessive with 4 hits because the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Tuesday evening.

Name and Ohtani every launched a solo homer within the second inning to assist the defending World Collection champions open a 7-0 lead towards winless Austin Gomber within the third.

Ohtani remained tied for the Nationwide League lead in residence runs with Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber, who additionally went deep Tuesday evening.

Los Angeles completed with 18 hits, and Name was a triple shy of the cycle. Will Smith had three hits to lift his NL-leading batting common to .308.

All 9 starters had at the least one hit for the Dodgers, who beat Colorado for the eleventh time in 12 conferences.

Kyle Karros hit his first main league residence run for the last-place Rockies, who had received 4 in a row.

Los Angeles scored twice within the first towards Gomber (0-7) earlier than Name and Ohtani homered within the second. The Dodgers batted round within the third and scored three runs, then added three extra within the seventh.

Gomber, who allowed seven runs in three innings, has gone 15 begins with no victory. His final win was Sept. 5, 2024.

Emmet Sheehan (4-2) pitched six innings, tying his profession excessive, and struck out seven. He’s 3-0 in three begins towards the Rockies.

Sheehan gave up a pair of two-run homers, one to Brenton Doyle within the fourth and Karros drive within the sixth.

Key second

Warming Bernabel led off the Colorado fourth with an infield single and broke for second on third baseman Buddy Kennedys errant throw to first. Miguel Rojas picked up the ball, and his throw to second simply beat Bernabel.

Key stat

The Dodgers had seven two-out RBIs on the evening, together with two within the first inning and three within the third.

Up subsequent

Ohtani (0-0, 3.47 ERA) makes his tenth begin this season for the Dodgers on Wednesday evening. RHP Tanner Gordon (3-5, 7.98) goes for the Rockies.

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