Shohei Ohtani hit a home run and Dustin May went five strong innings for his first win in nearly two years as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-3 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series.
Mookie Betts also hit a home run and left-hander Tanner Scott pitched the ninth inning for his fifth save as the Dodgers came out on top after losing six of their previous nine games.
May (1-1) gave up one run on three hits with no walks and seven strikeouts for his first major league win since May 6, 2023, after recovering from Tommy John surgery and a torn esophagus.
Hunter Goodman hit a home run and Kyle Farmer had two doubles for the Rockies, who saw their 32-inning scoreless streak come to an end. Colorado entered the series after they were shut out in three consecutive defeats at San Diego.
Rockies right-hander Antonio Senzatela (0-3) gave up four runs on nine hits over 4 1/3 innings.
The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead two batters into their night on a leadoff single from Ohtani and a two-run home run from Betts to left field, his fourth on the season.
The Dodgers made it 3-0 in the third inning when Ohtani hit a leadoff home run to center field, his fifth of the season. Ohtani, who also flew out to the wall twice, went 1-for-12 with a single in the just-completed three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
The Dodgers made it 4-0 in the fifth on a leadoff double from Betts and an RBI single from Will Smith.
The Rockies ended their scoring drought in the sixth when Nick Martini reached on a two-out infield single on a grounder misplayed by Max Muncy at third base. Farmer followed with an RBI double.
The Dodgers got the run back in the sixth on a sacrifice fly from Smith before the Rockies pulled within 5-3 on a two-run home run from Goodman off left-hander Anthony Banda. It was Goodman’s third of the season.
Colorado put two runners aboard in the ninth before Scott struck out Jacob Stallings and ended the game by getting Ezequiel Tovar on a ground out.
