Tyler Anderson tossed eight shutout innings, Pat Valaika, Nolan Arenado and Chris Iannetta homered, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night.
Anderson (5-3) struck out eight and walked one on 96 pitches. The left-hander retired his first 11 batters before giving up a two-out single to Justin Turner in the fourth. Matt Kemp singled leading off the fifth and Yasiel Puig narrowly beat out the throw on a two-out bunt in the same inning.
After that, Anderson retired his next five batters before allowing a single to Cody Bellinger in the seventh.
Iannetta homered leading off the ninth, extending Colorado's lead to 3-0.
Arenado hit a solo shot in the eighth and Valaika homered over the center field fence for Colorado's first run in the fifth.
Valaika homered for the first time since Sept. 24, 2017, at San Diego. It was just his second homer ever at Dodger Stadium. His first long ball in the majors came on Sept. 24, 2016, in the same stadium.
The Rockies turned double plays behind Anderson in the fifth and eighth innings.
Wade Davis worked the ninth to earn his 23rd save in 27 chances.
Rich Hill (1-3) pitched solidly in his third start since coming off the disabled list because of a finger blister. Only one of his six hits was for extra bases, a double by Trevor Story in the sixth.
Hill struck out a season-high 10 and didn't walk anyone while allowing one run in 6 2/3 innings.
But the Dodgers' bullpen struggled for the second straight game. Scott Alexander gave up Arenado's homer and Yimi Garcia allowed Iannetta's shot.
A day earlier, Walker Buehler was rocked for five runs and five hits in one-plus innings of an 11-5 loss to the Cubs.
Turner's two-out shot in the ninth gave the Dodgers a franchise-record 54 homers in June with one day left.
The Rockies began the month getting swept by the Dodgers in a three-game series, with Los Angeles scoring 33 runs in those games. Colorado improved to 5-2 against Los Angeles this season.
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RHP German Marquez (5-8, 5.53 ERA) starts for Colorado, which has won four of his seven road starts this season. He has a 3.07 ERA away from home compared to 7.93 in Denver. RHP Kenta Maeda (5-4, 3.44) goes for the Dodgers. In eight career games, including six starts, Maeda is 5-2 with a 2.11 ERA to go with 48 strikeouts and nine walks.
