Muncy, Rushing Hit Two HRs Each in Dodgers' 12-3 Win
DENVER — Max Muncy and Dalton Rushing each hit two home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers pounded the Colorado Rockies 12-3 on Monday night at Coors Field, splitting a four-game series with a barrage of power and timely hitting.
The Dodgers, who entered the finale on a two-game losing streak, erupted for 15 hits, including five home runs, and scored in every inning except the first and fifth. Muncy went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBIs, launching his eighth and ninth homers of the season in the second and ninth innings. Rushing, playing first base in place of the injured Freddie Freeman, added a solo shot in the eighth and a two-run homer in the ninth for his seventh and eighth long balls in just seven games this season.
Miguel Rojas also contributed significantly, hitting his first home run of the year in the second inning alongside Muncy's back-to-back blast to give Los Angeles an early 2-1 lead. Rojas later singled in the fourth for his 1,000th career hit, a milestone he celebrated emotionally after the game. "Not many people could have thought that I was going to have an opportunity to play this long in the game," Rojas said. "I never let anybody put a ceiling on top...