LOS ANGELES – Lance Lane made his third consecutive start for the Los Angeles Dodgers rookie and lead off Freddie Freeman in two runs in a 6-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday.
Amid Rosario blocked his decision to pick a player that led to the lead in the fifth game. The Dodgers scored four more times in the sixth.
The NL West leaders won their sixth in a row, which equaled a season’s best streak — they’ve done it four times. In August, Los Angeles was 10-1.
Lin (9-9) allowed only one unearned run and four hits in five innings. The right-hander hit nine and walked one to improve to 3-0 in three games since he was acquired by the Chicago White Sox shortly before the August 1 trade deadline.
Mookie Betts doubled from fifth and moved up to third on Freeman’s flyout. Austin Gomper (9-9) hit a pitch to Will Smith before Rosario grounded out for third for the Bates to make it 2-1.
For Rocky, Venezuelan Ezequiel Tovar 4-1, Elías Diaz 4-1, Harold Castro 2-1. Mexican Alan Trejo from 1-0.
For the Dodgers, Dominican Rosario is 4-1 with an RBI. Puerto Rico Kiki Hernandez 4-1. Venezuelan David Peralta is 4-2 with two runs scored and an RBI, Miguel Rojas is 3-1 with one run.
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