The Colorado Rockies entered the week having lost 10 straight games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. After taking two of the first three contests, the Rockies can win the four-game series and finish their homestand with a 6-2 record if they defeat the Dodgers again on Thursday afternoon in Denver.

Jameson Taillon pitched six effective innings in his return from a calf injury, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Tuesday night for a sweep of their split doubleheader.

He led off the game with a triple and collected four singles.

They have used an MLB-high 27 pitchers this season, including 16 who have started at least one game.

Taking the field for his first start since August 13, Ohtani was hammered early and often by the Rockies, allowing nine hits and five runs over just four innings of action in what will go down as his...

“Shohei Ohtani has scored 120 runs in 124 games this season. It is the fewest games into a season for 120 runs in the NL since Chuck Klein set the record at 109 games in 1932,” OptaSTATS tweeted.

The Los Angeles Dodgers (72-54) will visit the Colorado Rockies (36-90), in the third game of a four-game series, Thursday at 3:10 p.m. ET.

The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off a swift change on the mound.

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