Antonio Senzatela, C.J. Cron lead Rockies to rare series win over Dodgers

Antonio Senzatela threw a seven-inning gem, C.J. Cron added different section to his memorable August and the Rockies humbled the Dodgers, 5-0, connected Sunday day successful Los Angeles.

The satisfying triumph clinched a rare, three-game bid triumph for Colorado astatine Dodger Stadium wherever the Rockies had mislaid 18 of their past 23 games entering Sunday’s game.

Senzatela, who’s struggled distant from location this season, allowed lone 2 hits, walked 1 and struck retired 5 en way to his archetypal roadworthy triumph of the season.

The right-hander pitched a cleanable crippled done 4 innings until Corey Seager spoiled the enactment with a leadoff azygous successful the fifth. Cody Bellinger besides singled successful the inning but Senzatela struck retired Chris Taylor and Billy McKinney and closed retired the scoreless inning by getting Austin Barnes to crushed retired to shortstop Trevor Story.

Senzatela had to flight L.A. postulation successful the seventh, too. He walked A.J. Pollock — Senzatela’s lone locomotion of the crippled — and past deed Seager with a pitch. But near fielder Connor Joe reached implicit the partition successful foul territory to discontinue Chris Taylor, Senzatela struck retired Bellinger and pinch hitter Justin Turner popped retired to first.

Cron provided the Rockies with each of the runs they needed erstwhile helium hammered a three-run homer successful the archetypal disconnected of Mitch White. Cron drove location Brendan Rodgers, who singled, and Charlie Blackmon, who doubled.

Cron, who volition apt beryllium named National League subordinate of the month, has 24 location runs, 10 of them coming successful August. He leads the majors with 33 RBIs this period portion hitting .376. Has reached basal successful 23 consecutive games, 2 abbreviated of his career-high.

Colorado added 2 runs successful the seventh against L.A.’s usually formidable bullpen. Charlie Blackmon walked, precocious connected Trevor Story’s treble and scored connected Rio Ruiz’s sacrifice fly. Story scored connected a chaotic transportation by Shane Greene.