LOS ANGELES — Undaunted, the Dodgers jumped back into the no-hit fray on Monday and came up short yet again.
Three days after Yoshinobu Yamamoto was one out away from a no-hitter in Baltimore, only for the game to get away in spectacular fashion, they again were on the brink of the 24th no-no in franchise history against the Colorado Rockies.
This time the no-hit effort ended when left-hander Tanner Scott gave up a leadoff double to Ryan Ritter to lead off the ninth.
Where Saturday’s bid ended in a 4-3 defeat, Scott finished off his 21st save in a 3-1 victory over the Rockies that allowed the Dodgers (80-64) to maintain their one-game lead over the San Diego Padres (79-65) in the National League West with 18 games left in the regular season.
Scott was poised for redemption after he gave up game-ending hits to the Baltimore Orioles both Friday and Saturday. On Friday night, he was tagged for a walk-off home run from Samuel Basallo. On Saturday, he gave up a game-ending two-run single by Emmanuel Rivera.
When Ritter doubled off the left-field wall, audible groans could be heard from the crowd of 48,433.
Unilke Yamamoto, who gave up his first hit and run near the end of the game on a home run from the Orioles’ Jackson Holliday, Glasnow tried the opposite tactic.
The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the second inning without the aid of a hit. Jordan Beck walked against Glasnow and stole second base. Beck scored on consecutive fly balls from Ezequiel Tovar and former Dodger Kyle Farmer.
The Dodgers had their own issues against Rockies rookie right-hander Chase Dollander, who didn’t give up a hit through his first four innings. Michael Conforto ended Dollander’s no-hit bid with a single in the fifth.
Dollander departed after an undisclosed injury following a walk to Ben Rortvedt to open the bottom of the sixth. Shohei Ohtani followed with a walk against Juan Mejia before Freddie Freeman chopped a double over the head of Farmer at first base.
The Dodgers added a two-run single from Mookie Betts in the seventh inning for a 3-1 lead.
Glasnow had 11 strikeouts with two walks while throwing 105 pitches through seven innings. It was Glasnow’s second game of at least 10 strikeouts this season and the 21st in his career.
More to come on this story.