LOS ANGELES (AP) – What a distinction pitching for a first-place staff is making for Lance Lynn.
The 36-year-old veteran gained his third consecutive begin with the surging Los Angeles Dodgers in a 6-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday evening.
Lynn was 6-9 with a 6.47 ERA in 21 begins for the Chicago White Sox, who’re next-to-last within the AL Central, earlier than being acquired shortly earlier than the Aug. 1 commerce deadline.
Now he’s 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA for the NL West-leading Dodgers.
“The first half wasn’t any good and right now I’m in a good spot,” Lynn stated. “It’s exciting. It’s like the season has a rebirth for me.”
Lynn (9-9) allowed simply an unearned run and 4 hits in 5 innings. The right-hander struck out 9 and walked one.
“Lance was great,” supervisor Dave Roberts stated. “Those guys extended some at-bats, made him work a little bit and got his pitch count up. Just felt that right there he gave us what he needed to and he’ll have an extra day before his next start.”
Freddie Freeman drove in two runs, Amed Rosario grounded right into a fielder’s alternative for the go-ahead RBI within the fifth inning and the Dodgers scored 4 extra within the sixth. They took their sixth recreation in a row, equaling their season-high profitable streak achieved 4 occasions. Los Angeles improved to 10-1 in August and moved a season-best 7 1/2 video games forward of second-place San Francisco.
“We’re taking care of business,” Roberts stated. “Offensively we just hang in there and if you give us an opportunity, we’re going to take advantage of it.”
Mookie Betts doubled main off the fifth and went to 3rd on Freeman’s flyout. Austin Gomber (9-9) hit Will Smith with a pitch earlier than Rosario grounded to 3rd, scoring Betts for a 2-1 lead whereas Smith was out at second.
Rosario was caught stealing second to finish the inning, however the Dodgers tacked on 4 runs within the sixth.
David Peralta had an RBI double and Betts was hit within the again by Jake Bird’s pitch with the bases loaded, forcing in Chris Taylor. Jurickson Profar botched the catch on Freeman’s sacrifice fly to deep left discipline for an error, and Smith’s sac fly made it 6-1.
Rockies reliever Justin Bruihl was tagged for 4 runs – three earned – and two hits in one-third of an inning in opposition to his former staff. The left-hander was acquired by Colorado for money on Aug. 1.
Los Angeles had 17 baserunners by seven innings, whereas 5 pitchers mixed for 16 strikeouts and two walks in opposition to the last-place Rockies.
The first 4 Dodgers obtained aboard within the third, capped by Freeman’s bases-loaded RBI single that made it 1-0. Gomber retired the subsequent three to finish the inning.
Gomber gave up two runs and eight hits in 5 innings. The left-hander struck out two and walked one.
Colorado’s lone run got here on Brendan Rodgers’ infield single to 3rd and a throwing error by third baseman Kiké Hernández within the fourth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rockies: Rodgers was within the lineup at DH after lacking three straight video games with a hamstring concern. … OF Charlie Blackmon (hand) will play weekend video games at Triple-A Albuquerque and might be near returning to the lineup.
Dodgers: RHP Yency Almonte stated he caught his cleat in a gap on the mound, hyperextending his proper knee with two outs within the ninth. He might be re-evaluated Saturday. “Maybe just a sprain,” he stated. “I thought I could get through it but obviously didn’t happen.” He walked off with a slight limp.
SALUTING FERNANDO
The Dodgers retired Fernando Valenzuela’s No. 34 jersey earlier than the sport. His quantity was reduce into the center-field grass and stenciled in white on the again of the mound. Among these readily available to honor the 1981 NL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award winner had been Sandy Koufax and Mike Scioscia, in addition to a mariachi band in honor of Valenzuela’s Mexican heritage.
UP NEXT
RHP Peter Lambert (2-3, 5.57 ERA) begins Saturday for the Rockies in opposition to Dodgers RHP Tony Gonsolin (7-4, 4.42).
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