One is the loneliest number…unless it's a run and you shutout the opposition. Mike Bolsinger pitched six strong innings of scoreless ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers needed just one run to defeat the Colorado Rockies 1-0 on Sunday.
Yasmani Grandal knocked in Adrian Gonzalez for the game's only run as the Boys in Blue split their four-game series with Colorado to keep them unbeaten (5-0-2) in their last seven series.
"I thought we would get on them that inning," Grandal said about only scoring one run. "But they [the Rockies] were really good today."
The Dodgers did threaten that inning and again in the sixth, but Andre Ethier lined out to center field with the bases-loaded and two outs.
Bolsinger (2-0) was brilliant allowing no runs on three hits with six strikeouts doubling his win total from all of last season and dropping his ERA to 1.04.
"I just go out there and nibble at the corners and make the hitters think when they get up there," Bolsinger said. "I'm not going to be a guy who's just going to go out there and throw it down the middle. I don't throw hard enough to get in people's heads."
Bolsinger did not allow a runner to reach further than first base and made his first quality start of the season.
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Yimi Garcia, Chris Hatcher, and Kenley Jansen combined to pitch perfect 7th, 8th and 9th innings respectively as the four pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout.
Jansen appeared for the first time all-season in his usual role of closer for LA striking out the final batter, earning his first save of the season.
"Since I got that first one out of the way, I feel more comfortable," said Jansen talking about his 8th inning appearance on Friday night. "I was more ready mentally to come in the ninth inning today."
Kyle Kendrick (1-5) pitched well for the Rockies allowing just one run three hits, but was the hard-luck loser, falling for the fifth consecutive time this season.
Daniel Descalso wishes he could play against the Dodgers every series. The shortstop filled in for Troy Tulowitzki for the second consecutive game and went 2-for-3, totaling six total hits in the series. Before that, he was 3-for-35 coming into the weekend.
Charlie Blackmon struck out in the third inning and was ejected by home plate umpire Marty Foster. The Rockies struck out 54 times in the four-game series, with Blackmon representing nine of them.
The Dodgers are second in the league in strikeouts with 343, just two behind the Cleveland Indians (345) for the most in the majors.
Howie Kendrick's eight-game hitting streak was snapped.
Game Notes:
The Dodgers honored Clara Gonzalez a lifetime Los Angeles Dodgers fan and breast cancer survivor before the game.
44,490 were in attendance for the Sunday afternoon game, and the Dodgers eclipsed the one million attendance mark on the season. They are the first MLB team reach the milestone this year.
