DENVER (AP) — After 4 inches of snow were cleared from Coors Field, the Los Angeles Dodgers used Justin Turner’s tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to beat the Colorado Rockies for the eighth straight time, 9-5 Sunday.
The grounds crew spent the morning shoveling the outfield following an overnight storm. The snow was removed from the stadium in small bulldozers.
The series finale began on time after the first two games were affected by the wet weather that has socked Colorado for a week. The gametime temperature was 41 degrees and it dropped to 39 degrees in the ninth.
Turner’s two-run homer highlighted a four-run burst in the eighth. Adrian Gonzalez hit two doubles and drove in four runs as the Dodgers extended their winning streak over Colorado dating to last season.
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw failed in his fourth bid for his 100th regular-season win. He gave up five runs in 5 2-3 innings.