The Dodgers returned from a road trip for a Memorial Day game against the Rockies. Since 2017, the Dodgers are 7-1 on Memorial Day, including an 18th comeback win of the season. The Rockies had struggled this year but still split a series with the Dodgers at Coors Field earlier in April. Emmet Sheehan showed reduced fastball velocity and received two mound visits after being hit by a line drive in the back of his right shoulder. He stayed in the game, pitched through six innings, allowed two runs, and struck out eight. Kiké Hernández returned from the 60-day injured list and delivered an RBI double in his first at-bat. The Dodgers struggled with runners in scoring position, going 1-for-9, but manufactured runs late, including a seventh-inning sequence involving walks, a hit batter, and plays by Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts.
"Since 2017, the Dodgers are now 7-1 on Memorial Day thanks to their 18th comeback win of the season. They did not play on the holiday during the 2020 season (COVID) or 2024 (postponed due to rain). Dodgers 5, Rockies 3: key takeaways"
"In addition to his fastball velocity being diminished like in most other starts this season, Sheehan twice was checked on by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and head athletic trainer Thomas Albert during the fourth inning. The first mound visit stemmed from Sheehan being hit by a line drive in the back of his right shoulder. Sheehan threw several warmup pitches and assured Roberts and Albert he could remain in the game."
"Fresh off the 60-day injured list, Kiké Hernández made an immediate impact by hitting an RBI double in his first at-bat. That was the lone run the Dodgers mustered off Rockies starter Tanner Gordon despite their six hits and one walk in his five innings pitched. The Dodgers left five on base and were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position against Gordon."
"They managed to load the bases with nobody out in the seventh inning behind two walks and a hit batter, and manufactured enough offense thanks to Shohei Ohtani beating a would-be double play and Mookie Betts' sac"
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