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 Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado hit a go-ahead, three-run homer
and had a career-high five RBIs, increasing his major-league leading
total to 126.
The Dodgers' magic number to clinch the National League West
remained at two after the San Francisco Giants won at Oakland. The
Dodgers open a four-game series on Monday at San Francisco.
The Rockies seemed headed for their worst home record ever in a full
season after being swept in four games last week by Pittsburgh but
the series sweep enabled the Rockies to finish with a 36-45 home
record, matching their home mark in 2012.
The Rockies outscored the Dodgers 27-14 in the series.
The Dodgers' inability to turn a double play cost them dearly in the
fourth inning.
With one out and the bases loaded, second baseman DJ LeMahieu hit a
grounder to third baseman Alex Guerrero. He threw to second baseman
Howie Kendrick, whose high throw pulled first baseman Scott Van
Slyke off the bag.
Arenado followed with a three-run homer off starter Alex Wood
(11-12). Arenado, who singled home a run in the three-run eighth,
has 11 home runs and 31 RBIs this month.
Rockies starter Chris Rusin (6-9) worked 5-1/3 innings and left with
a runner on first after throwing 100 pitches. Pinch-hitter Andre
Ethier greeted reliever Gonzalez Germen with a single, putting
runners on first and third.
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Germen got shortstop Jimmy Rollins to fly to short left, but
Kendrick was credited with a single to load the bases when his
grounder clipped second base umpire Kerwin Danley on a foot. Germen
then retired pinch-hitter Chase Utley on a fly to center.
Arenado's sacrifice fly in the three-run sixth came after the
Rockies scored on a safety squeeze by LeMahieu, who drove in two
runs and scored three. The final run of the inning scored on right
fielder Carlos Gonzalez's single.
(Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)
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