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- Blake Snell's dominant 11-strikeout performance leads Dodgers over Rockies 9-0 for series sweep</p>
<p>BETH HARRIS September 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM</p>
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<p>1 / 5Rockies Dodgers BaseballLos Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)</p>
<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell struck out a season-high 11 in six innings, Mookie Betts hit a grand slam in the eighth and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.</p>
<p>Helped by their third series sweep of the Rockies this season, the Dodgers increased their NL West lead to three games over San Diego, which lost 2-1 at home to Cincinnati.</p>
<p>Betts went 4 for 5 with five RBIs, capped by his seventh career slam on a 3-0 pitch from reliever Anthony Molina to make it 8-0. Andy Pages and Ben Rortvedt singled and Shohei Ohtani reached on catcher's interference to load the bases.</p>
<p>Teoscar Hernández followed with a solo shot off Angel Chivilli, his third homer in two games.</p>
<p>Betts' two-out RBI double highlighted a four-run second against Rockies starter Kyle Freeland (4-15). The left-hander gave up four runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts.</p>
<p>Snell (4-4) allowed singles to Tyler Freeman and Hunter Goodman plus two walks in ending a personal three-game skid with his first win since Aug. 16. It was a big bounceback from the left-hander's last start in which he gave up nine hits and five runs over five innings at Pittsburgh last week. The two-time Cy Young Award winner has 124 strikeouts in 14 career starts against the Rockies.</p>
<p>Dodgers catcher Will Smith was scratched minutes before the game with right hand soreness. It's the fifth game he's missed since taking a foul ball off his hand on Sept. 3.</p>
<p>Key moment</p>
<p>After Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech loaded the bases with three straight walks with one out in the seventh, Alex Vesia came in and struck out pinch-hitter Mickey Moniak and Freeman to end the threat.</p>
<p>Key stat</p>
<p>In the last five games, Dodgers starters in the first five innings have allowed a total of three hits.</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>Rockies RHP McCade Brown (0-3, 12.54 ERA) starts Thursday at San Diego against RHP Randy Vasquez (4-6, 3.91).</p>
<p>After a day off, Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-8, 2.72 ERA) starts Friday at San Francisco against RHP Justin Verlander (3-10, 4.09).</p>
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