Coors Field flipped scripts on the weather too, with thunderstorms in the mid-80s giving way to a mild, partly cloudy evening by first pitch. Sharp money leaned hard into the favorite before the game, and the board reflected it — the kind of lopsided market you'd expect between a 75-win club and a team stuck 25 games under .500.
This one never let either side pull away clean. Both clubs scored in the first and third, and Colorado kept answering — a run in the fifth, another in the eighth, and one more in the ninth to make it interesting late. But LA's third-inning burst and a sixth-inning run were enough of a cushion, and the Dodgers held on.
Colorado's two errors didn't help matters against a Dodgers lineup that doesn't need extra outs to do damage, and it's part of a bigger pattern for a Rockies club playing out the string without several key arms and bats.
For the Dodgers, the win keeps the results coming even as the bullpen picture gets murkier without Diaz. For the Rockies, it's another night of hanging around before ultimately falling short — competitive, but not enough against the better roster.