By Earl Heath | Contributing Sports Writer
Mookie Betts and the Dodgers rolled over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night, winning by a score of 15-6 at Dodger Stadium. It was the Dodgers’ fourth straight win and their 11th victory in the last 13 games, as the team is starting to look like the club many expected to see all along.
Betts led the way with two home runs and five RBIs, giving the Dodgers the kind of offensive spark they had been searching for. Kiké Hernández and Andy Pages each homered in the third inning, and Betts added his second blast of the night in the sixth. Will Smith also went deep in the sixth as Los Angeles matched season highs with 15 runs and 17 hits.
It was Betts’ first multi-homer game since May 19, 2025, and a welcome sign for a lineup that has been trying to find consistency. Pages tied a career high with four hits, while Hernández, back after missing time following offseason elbow surgery, also made an impact before leaving the game with a left oblique strain.
Newcomer Eric Lauer gave the Dodgers exactly what their ailing rotation needed: quality innings. Making his Dodgers debut, the left-hander allowed just one run on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts over six innings. It was by far his best outing of the season and a strong first impression for a team in need of dependable arms.
A few more starts like that, and Lauer may want to start looking at real estate in La Cañada Flintridge.
The Dodgers’ recent surge has not been only about the bats. In the previous series against the Milwaukee Brewers, the bullpen stretched its scoreless streak to 38 innings, the longest such run by a Dodgers bullpen since the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893, according to Elias Sports Bureau research cited by MLB.com.
That streak ended Monday against Colorado, but the message was clear: the Dodgers are heating up in every phase. With Betts finding his power stroke, Pages swinging a hot bat and Lauer giving the rotation a boost, Los Angeles suddenly looks dangerous again.