{"id":145780,"date":"2025-09-10T05:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/145780\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T05:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:07:08","slug":"dodgers-open-2-game-lead-in-nl-west-with-7-2-win-over-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/145780\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers open 2-game lead in NL West with 7-2 win over Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ESPN logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/origin-espn.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, September 10, 2025 5:03AM<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">LOS ANGELES &#8212; &#8211; Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez hit two home runs and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4417806\/emmet-sheehan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emmet Sheehan<\/a> pitched seven splendid innings to lead the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/lad\/los-angeles-dodgers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> past the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/col\/colorado-rockies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> 7-2 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/30193\/freddie-freeman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Freddie Freeman<\/a> and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/33039\/mookie-betts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mookie Betts<\/a> also went deep for the Dodgers, who increased their lead in the NL West to two games over San Diego. The second-place Padres <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/reds-padres-score-5baae465ad4a99ef5ff5bf4d0c2866e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lost 4-2<\/a> at home to Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Sheehan retired his first 15 batters before <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/5203102\/kyle-karros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyle Karros<\/a>, son of former Dodgers first baseman Eric Karros, singled to left field leading off the sixth. 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