Los Angeles Dodgers regained the top spot in the National League West after sweeping the San Diego Padres. However, a loss to the Colorado Rockies brought them back down. Manager Dave Roberts highlighted the defensive struggles of outfielder Teoscar Hernández after the game, citing two critical errors that led to three runs. Hernández allowed a fly ball to bounce, leading to a game-tying single, and a subsequent misplay in the ninth inning resulted in a walk-off victory for the Rockies. Roberts emphasized the need for Hernández to improve.
"He's got to get better out there. There's just no way to put it. I know there's effort - it's not a lack of effort. But the thing is, we've just got to get better. We do. I don't know what else to say."
The first misplay happened in the bottom of the third inning and allowed Colorado to tie the game. Hernández decided to let center fielder Brenton Doyle's fly ball to right field bounce rather than dive for the ball.
After Hernández failed to catch a shallow ball in right field from shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, the ball bounced away and sent Tovar running for second. The next at-bat was a walk-off hit from first baseman Warming Bernabel.
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