Thursday, April 1st, 2021 3:10PM CST
On Thursday in their season opener, the Colorado Rockies defeated the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 8-5. For the Dodgers, it was an afternoon where Cody Bellinger had a potential home run erased due to a baserunning blunder, while Colorado relied heavily on small ball tactics to secure their victory.
Date: Thursday, April 1st, 2021
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Coors Field
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 20,570
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COL |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
LAD |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Cron (1, Nelson)
Triples: Owings (1, Kershaw)
Runs Batted In: Owings (1), Tapia 2 (2), Fuentes (1), Hampson (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Tapia, Fuentes
Sacrifice Hit: González
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Owings 1-1, Blackmon 0-1, Tapia 1-2, Díaz 0-1, Daza 0-1, Fuentes 1-3, Hampson 1-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Blackmon 1; Fuentes 1; Hampson 1

Wild Pitches: González
Hit By Pitch: Smith (by Bard)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Bard 6/6; González 6/11; Kinley 4/5; Márquez 11/21; Almonte 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Bard-8-3-5-2; González-7-2-9-8; Kinley-5-2-1-5; Márquez-15-5-18-13; Almonte-1-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Bard 0-1; González 1-2; Kinley 1-2; Márquez 6-1; Almonte 2-0
Game Scores: G Marquez 42

Double Plays: 3 (Fuentes-Cron , Fuentes-Owings-Cron , Owings-Story-Cron)
Assists: Blackmon (Seager at 3rd base)

Caught Stealing: Story (1, 2nd base by Kershaw/Barnes)
Stolen Bases: Owings 2 (2, 2nd base off Alexander/Smith, 2nd base off Kershaw/Barnes)
Picked Off: Story (1st base, Kershaw)

Doubles: Betts (1, González); Bellinger (1, González); McKinstry (1, Kinley)
Triples: Muncy (1, Bard)
Runs Batted In: J. Turner (1), Seager (1), Muncy (1), Bellinger (1), Lux (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Muncy, Lux
Sacrifice Flies: J. Turner
Ground Into Double Play: J. Turner; Barnes; Lux
Team Left On Base: 14
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-16 (J. Turner 0-2, Seager 1-1, Taylor 0-1, Betts 0-4, Muncy 1-3, Bellinger 0-1, Ríos 0-1, Beaty 0-1, Lux 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J. Turner 1; Betts 3; Muncy 1; Lux 1

Wild Pitches: Nelson ( 2); Alexander
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kershaw 19/28; Nelson 2/5; Alexander 2/5; Knebel 1/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kershaw-11-6-13-25; Nelson-3-3-7-1; Alexander-2-0-7-5; Knebel-0-2-1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kershaw 13-2; Nelson 0-1; Alexander 2-3
Game Scores: C Kershaw 28

Errors: J. Turner (1, throw); Seager (1, fielding)
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