LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Monday, May 25, 2026, in the opener of a three-game series at 9:10 p.m. EDT. The Dodgers scored four runs in the seventh inning to rally from a 3-1 deficit and claim the victory.

Tanner Gordon made his first start of the season for the Rockies after seven relief appearances, pitching five innings, allowing one run and six hits, and striking out three. Emmet Sheehan started for the Dodgers, pitched six innings, gave up two runs and five hits, struck out eight, and walked one.

Ezequiel Tovar provided the Rockies’ offense, hitting a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and a solo home run in the seventh inning. His seventh-inning home run was a 431-foot shot to center field, ending a 38-inning scoreless streak by the Dodgers bullpen that dated to May 12 against San Francisco. That streak had been the longest by the Dodgers since 1901.

Freddie Freeman doubled in the go-ahead run during the Dodgers’ four-run seventh inning, shifting momentum in Los Angeles’ favor. Blake Treinen recorded the final out of the game for his first save of the season.

The Rockies entered the game with a 20-34 record, while the Dodgers stood at 33-20. Prior to Monday’s contest, the two teams had split their first four meetings of the season, with the series tied 2-2. Dodgers pitchers entered the game with a collective 3.15 ERA, ranking second in the National League, while Rockies hitters had a collective .244 batting average, ranking eighth in the league.

The Dodgers and Rockies were playing the first of three games in Denver. Monday’s game marked Colorado’s sixth consecutive loss. The Dodgers have now won six of their last eight games.