Matt Kemp's two-run home run provided Dodgers starter Josh Beckett all of the cushion he'd need, as Los Angeles defeated Colorado, 7-1, Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Kemp's homer was his third in two days, and it keeps the Dodgers within two games of the second NL wild-card spot.
Dodgers keep postseason hopes alive by dominating Rockies
Los Angeles stays in the Wild Card race by blasting Colorado, 7-1.
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The Dodgers battered Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa for four earned runs in four innings. De La Rosa, pitching in his third start since coming off the 60-day disabled list for Tommy John surgery, recorded three strikeouts and did not walk a batter. Beckett, on the other hand, tossed six innings of one-run ball, though he gave up six hits and issued three walks.
Kemp's two-run, fourth-inning homer was followed up by a two-run blast from Luis Cruz, and A.J. Ellis added a third two-run home run to the Dodgers' tally in the sixth inning. Andrew Brown provided the Rockies' only offense on a solo shot in the fourth inning.
The Dodgers face a difficult task in getting to the postseason; they'll have to get by the Giants in their final series of the season starting tomorrow night. Aaron Harang is set to lock horns with Matt Cain.
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