Dodgers 7, Rockies 2: a late-season showcase that keeps L.A. two games up in the NL West with 17 to play. Emmet Sheehan flirted with a no-hitter, seven innings, nine strikeouts, before Kyle Karros’ single broke the bid in the sixth. The offense finally woke: Will Smith’s second-inning double, Shohei Ohtani’s walk and Mookie Betts’ homer, Teoscar Hernández’s solo shot, plus a productive late burst that padded the lead.

The rotation has postseason pulse (1.41 ERA in five games), and Márquez struggled for Colorado as the Dodgers kept scoring in waves. The bullpen closed things out with Alex Vesia and Kirby Yates, cementing a win that sharpens the Dodgers’ outlook for October while the Rockies slide further back in the race.