A Rockie day for Roki Sasaki and bullpen, Dodgers lose 9-6

Q: What was Roki Sasaki's performance in the game against the Rockies?

Roki Sasaki started strong, pitching three scoreless innings, but struggled in the middle innings, ultimately allowing multiple runs.

Q: How did the Dodgers score their runs in the game?

The Dodgers scored runs through key hits from players like Hyeseong Kim and Alex Freeland, but could not maintain their lead as the Rockies rallied.

Q: What is Roki Sasaki's current ERA over the season?

Roki Sasaki has a concerning 11.17 ERA over innings 3 through 5 this season, despite starting with a scoreless ERA in the first two innings.

Q: Who hit the go-ahead home run for the Rockies?

Mickey Moniak hit a two-run home run that gave the Rockies their first lead of the game in the seventh inning.

Apr 19, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki (11) pitches in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images | Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images For the first time since June 28, 2022, the Dodgers have dropped two consecutive games to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, this time falling to Colorado 9-6 on Sunday. In his first career start at Coors Field, Roki Sasaki impressed over his first three innings of work, as he held the Rockies silent across just 26 pitches, relying on his defense to bail him out of early inopportune counts. The Dodgers broke through against Michael Lorenzen in the top of the third, as Hyeseong Kim doubled with one out before Alex Freeland singled him home for the game’s first run. Shohei Ohtani brought his on-base streak to 51 games with an RBI double to drive home Freeland, passing Willie Keeler for the third longest streak in team history and extending the lead to two. After flying out on the first big league pitch he saw, Ryan Ward got himself on the board against Lorenzen in the top of the fourth, as he drilled a single to right field for his first career hit, plating to increase the Dodger lead to three. After the first scoreless third inning for Sasaki the year, the Rockies waited until the bottom of the fourth inning to rally against him. rocketed a leadoff single before Sasaki plunked to bring up the potential tying run with nobody out. Sasaki got swinging for his first strikeout of the game, but promptly allowed a single to T.J. Rumfield to put the Rockies on the board. After tossing just 26 pitches in the first three innings, Sasaki’s 20th pitch of the fourth resulted in a walk to to load the bases. He got ahead of the next hitter early, and his fifth splitter of the at-bat induced a 4-6-3 double play to get out of the jam. Sasaki’ struggles in the middle innings continued as he fell down 3-0 to to begin the bottom of the fifth, eventually giving up a 448 foot home run from him that made it a one run game. Both of his now two career home runs have come against the Dodgers. blooped a ball just out of the reach of a diving Pages in shallow right field, hustling into second base for a hustle double. Colorado kept the rally going against Sasaki as tied the game with a single to center field to score McCarthy. After getting two straight outs, with the latter being a strikeout of Goodman, Sasaki missed inside on a full count splitter to Freeman to put two men on with two out. After a mound visit from , Dave Roberts got the ball from Sasaki, who tossed 52 pitches over his final 1 2/3+ innings. bailed out Sasaki by getting a lineout from Rumfield to get out of the jam. Four starts into the season, Roki Sasaki has seen subtle improvements, such as his ability to go three scoreless innings against Colorado, but his severely struggles after his first go-around through the starting lineup. While he maintains a scoreless ERA over the first two innings in each start, the right-hander now has a worrisome 11.17 ERA over innings 3 through 5 on the season. Sasaki did allow a season-low two strikeouts, which coincided with a season-low two strikeouts. The Dodgers quickly got to Antonio Sanzatela as both and Ward singled with one out, with Hyeseong Kim avoiding a double play and putting the lead runner at third. Freeland connected for his second RBI single of the day, bringing home Call and retaking the lead. came in for the sixth after taking the loss on Saturday, and worked around a leadoff baserunner to keep the lead intact. also found himself with a man on base and nobody out in the bottom of the seventh, but this time he allowed a go-ahead two run home run on the first pitch to Moniak as the Rockies took their first lead of the afternoon. Goodman promptly followed the home run with a double, setting the stage for a broken bat bloop single from Freeman to put up a three-spot against Treinen. extinguished the rally by striking out pinch hitter and getting Johnston to fly out, with a deke from in right field nearly doubling up Freeman at first. He later tried to go for second but was thrown out by Smith to end the inning. Andy Pages and Hyeseong Kim both singled against to put two men on with two outs and the potential tying run at first. Alex Freeland, who already had two RBI earlier in the game, took a 3-1 pitch that landed just outside the outside corner for a called strike two but did not challenge the call. He drove a fly ball to deep center field on the very next pitch, but tracked it down at the warning track to keep the Rockies in front. made his first appearance since his blown save against the Rangers nine days prior, and even with the heavy rest he faced early trouble by loading the bases with nobody out. Edouard Julien took advantage with a two-run single to knock Díaz out of the game and make it a four run lead. Mickey Moniak knocked home another run on a groundout to cement the Rockies’ second three-run inning of the game. The Dodgers’ ninth-inning comeback attempt resulted in just two runs, as Will Smith drove home Ohtani on a single to right field to make it a four-run game. reached on his third single of the game before walked Andy Pages to load the bases with one out and bring the potential tying run to the plate. pinch hit for Alex Call, and nearly reached on a ground ball bobbled by Castro at second but only resulted in an RBI groundout. Ryan Ward, already in the biggest moment of his young career, served a soft fly ball to right center field, but was robbed of an RBI hit with a diving catch by Troy Johnston to sink the Dodgers into their first losing streak of the season.