The bullpen did its best, but the offense failed to produce
The Colorado Rockies are desperately trying to get their offense on track but were unsuccessful (again) tonight at Dodger Stadium as they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2.
Feltner falters
Ryan Feltner got off to a zippy start with an 11-pitch first inning that included striking out Shohei Ohtani.
After that, however, things went off-track as patient Dodgers batters drove up Feltner’s pitch count while his control diminished. In the second and third innings, lead-off walks resulted in runs, one in the second inning followed by four in the third, including a three-run Will Smith homer.
Feltner did not get out of the third inning. At 81 pitches, it ranked as the most pitches he has thrown in the first three innings of a game.
Jake Byrd entered the game with two out, the bases loaded, and Ohtani at the plate. He threw one pitch, a sinker, to end the inning.
Still, the Rockies found themselves in a 5-0 hole they would fail to get out of.
Feltner finished the evening with 2.2 innings pitched, five hits, five runs (all earned), six walks, one strikeout, and one home run.
The offense tried
The Rockies got on the board in the fourth inning on a Jacob Stallings double that brought home Ryan McMahon and Mickey Moniak, making the score 5-2.
They would not score again.
Having throwing 65 pitches, Landon Knack was removed from the game in the fifth inning. Jack Dreyer was more effective, going 1.2 innings, striking out four, and stifling a fragile Rockies offense. Despite some traffic in the seventh, Kirby Yates’ splitter was too much, and the Rockies failed to score with two runners in scoring position. After a McMahon lead-off walk in the eighth, Alex Vesia shut the Rockies down.
Luis García shut the door, facing the minimum.
The Rockies finished the evening with two runs on five hits, five walks, and 10 strikeouts. They also left seven on base and were one for ten with runners in scoring position.
On a positive note, Adael Amador got his first hit of the 2025 season, a double.
There was nothing tonight that Rockies fans haven’t seen for the last three years: an offensive that lacks both power and the ability to bring runners home.
The bullpen showed up
Bird calmed down the game, and he continues to be successful in long relief, going 2.1 innings, giving up only one hit and striking out three. Scott Alexander pitched the sixth, facing four batters and giving up no hits or runs. In the seventh, Jimmy Herget faced some traffic but emerged unscathed.
The eighth inning fell to Seth Halvorsen, who gave up three hits, a walk, and one run, making the final score 6-2.
Rockies pitching finished the evening giving up 10 hits for six runs (all earned), eight walks, five strikeouts, and one home run.
With this loss, the Rockies fall to 3-14, which gives them the worst record in MLB.
Looking ahead
The Rockies will look to salvage the series in Game 3, tomorrow night at 8:10. Starting for the Rockies will be Germán Márquez while Bobby Miller will take the hill for the Dodgers.
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