Dodgers' Hill was backed by seven long balls last weekend, but Rockies win this derby
LOS ANGELES_The path to victory looked clear for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Across the diamond stood the Colorado Rockies, their perennially underwhelming foes from the National League West, a team that carted baseball's least-effective bullpen with it to Dodger Stadium. On a visit to Coors Field earlier this month, the Dodgers squashed the Rockies relievers in a sweep. Manager Dave Roberts hoped for a repeat.
"If we can get to those guys early in this series, then I think it will obviously bode well for us," Roberts said
