DENVER—Shohei Ohtani had three hits, James Paxton pitched seven smooth innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 9–5 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between the top and bottom teams in the National League West.
Miguel Rojas and Jason Heyward also had three hits apiece for the first-place Dodgers, who finished with 14. Freddie Freeman walked five times, one shy of a major-league record.
