The Colorado Rockies turned two critical eighth-inning errors by the Los Angeles Dodgers into a 4-3 comeback victory at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday.
Shohei Ohtani had earlier made history with his 300th career home run.
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Rockies Rally in the Eighth
Trailing 3-1 in the eighth inning, the Rockies capitalized on defensive miscues by the Dodgers.
Reliever Will Klein allowed two baserunners before Tyler Freeman grounded into a fielder's choice, scoring Kyle Karros to make it 3-2.
Colorado then executed a squeeze play against Jack Dreyer.
Jake McCarthy's sacrifice bunt led to a throwing error by second baseman Alex Freeland, allowing two runs to score and giving the Rockies a 4-3 lead.
Jordan Romano secured his sixth save of the season despite a ninth-inning rally by the Dodgers.
He got Ohtani to pop up, Andy Pages to fly out, and struck out Freddie Freeman to end the game.
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Juan Mejia earned the win with two scoreless innings.
Ohtani's Milestone
Ohtani opened the scoring in the first inning with his 300th career home run off Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen.
He became the first Japanese-born player in MLB history to reach the milestone, doing so in his 1,102nd career game.
The Dodgers extended their lead to 2-0 in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk by Andy Pages.
Colorado responded in the sixth with an RBI groundout from McCarthy.
Alex Freeland pushed the Dodgers' lead to 3-1 in the fifth with an RBI single.
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The series concludes Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, with Ryan Feltner facing Roki Sasaki.
