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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 07: Juan Mejia #47 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates during the game between the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Nicole Vasquez/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The Dodgers were close to adding another walk-off win against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, but instead came up short in a 4-3 defeat.
Shohei Ohtani reached yet another milestone on Tuesday night, teeing off for his 300th career home run and leadoff homer run no. 25 as a Dodger to give his team an immediate cushion. Ohtani is now the 18th active player in baseball with at least 300 career home runs— 129 of them coming with the Dodgers.
Offense would be an unusually challenging feat against Lorenzen throughout his night, with the Dodgers producing an additional run on a bases-loaded walk to Andy Pages in the bottom of the fourth inning.
The Dodgers scratched across another run in the bottom of the fifth inning with an RBI single from Alex Freeland, Unlike how they fared against Lorenzen in April, three runs was more than efficient for the Dodgers’ starter.
Tuesday was another spectacular night for the southpaw Justin Wrobleski, as he only made Colorado’s struggles against left-handed pitching more agonizing. Wrobleski managed to complete seven full innings allowing just one run and striking out nine. Although he still has a 6.55 strikeout per nine innings rate, the left-hander now has 20 strikeouts across 14 innings over his last two starts.
While Wrobleski was excellent yet again, the bullpen failed to secure a winning decision for him. Will Klein was the first man in relief, and immediately ran into trouble after putting two men on base with just one out. Tyler Freeman brought in the runner from third, and Klein was subsequently replaced by Jack Dreyer. Jake McCarthy was thrown out on a sacrifice bunt, but the relay throw from Alex Freeland sailed past Muncy into the Dodger dugout, allowing two runs to score as the Rockies took a one-run lead.
After two scoreless innings from Juan Mejia, Jordan Romano was called upon to try and close things out. The Dodgers looked to be mounting another walk-off after Freeland and Teoscar Hernández reached base with nobody out. Romano got both Ohtani and Andy Pages to fly out before striking out Freddie Freeman to give Colorado their first win at Dodger Stadium this year.
Evan Phillips made his return from Tommy John surgery on Tuesday, marking his first appearance since May 2025. Phillips tossed a scoreless ninth inning while allowing just one hit and no runs while striking out two.
Game particulars
- Home runs— Shohei Ohtani (20)
- WP:Juan Mejia (2-6): 2 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
- LP:Will Klein (3-3): 1/3 IP, 1 hit, 3 runs (0 earned), 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
- SV:Jordan Romano (6): 1 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
Up next
The Dodgers wrap things up against Colorado on Wednesday (7:10 p.m. PT). Roki Sasaki faces Ryan Feltner.
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