Denver-The Los Angeles Dodgers took over first-place in National League West,as Russell Martin of the Los Angeles Dodgers smacked a game tying RBI double in the top of the ninth inning that scored Olmedo Saenz of the Los Angeles Dodgers to tie the score and Sandy Alomar Jr. of the Los Angeles Dodgers singled home Martin for the game winning winning run in the 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies Sunday at Coors Field.Sandy Alomar Jr.'s decisive hit was not only clutch but remarkable in the sense that he hadnt seen any game action in eight days, but manager Grady Little of the Los Angeles Dodgers was not surpirsed, "That's what kind of player Sandy is," Little said. "He could sit for a week or 10 days and when he is asked to do something he's always ready."Pitcher Derek Lowe of the Los Angeles had another solid outing, throwing 5 2/3 innings and holding the Colorado Rockies to three runs on eight hits, Jonathan Broxtonof the Los Angeles Dodgers took over for Lowe and had his problems as he gave up a two-run homer to Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies that put the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 5-4 hole briefly,from there Danys Baez of the Los Angeles Dodgers worked a scoreless eighth inning and Takashi Saitoof the Los Angeles Dodgers got the last three outs for his fourth save in four chances.Aaron Cook of the Colorado Rockies had a difficult time getting the Los Angeles Dodgers batters out on a consistent basis giving up four runs on seven hits, Cook had an especially hard time with rookie Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers who homered in his first two plate appearances against Aaron Cook of the Colorado Rockies, He has six home runs in June and has a hit in each of his starts and 11 of his 13 games in the majors.The Los Angeles Dodgers improved their record to (35-28) on the season and are one full game ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks and three games ahead of the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants, which is a major compliment considering all the in juries to key performers.Nomar Garicaparra of the Los Angeles Dodgers saw his 13 game hitting streak end but is still hitting .358 on the year and is the linchpin of the Los Angeles Dodgers offense that leads the National League in runs scored.J.D Drew of the Los Angeles Dodgers sat out Sundays game with a bruised right thigh and is listed as day-to-day, but the big news is the status of pitcher Eric Gagne of the Los Angeles Dodgers who is out due to stiffness in his surgically repaired right elbow, which he was given an MRI on Wednesday revealing an inflamed nerve which has landed him back on the disabled list with no timetable for his return known.The Los Angeles Dodgers will next face the San Diego Padres in a three-game series starting Tuesday June 13th in San Diego at Petco Park.
