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Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts help Dodgers outlast Rockies in 10 Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Mookie Betts added an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 in Denver on Wednesday. Betts finished with three hits, including a home run. Enrique Hernandez also went deep and singled, and Kyle Tucker finished with two hits for Los Angeles, which completed a three-game series sweep. Teoscar Hernandez singled off Jimmy Herget (0-5) to lead off the 10th, sending Andy Pages to third, and Pages scored on Freeman's sacrifice fly. Hernandez, who moved to second on the play, came home on Betts' single. Tanner Scott retired the Rockies in order in the bottom of the inning to pick up his 18th save. Kyle Hurt (4-1) got the win with a scoreless ninth. Mickey Moniak homered among his three hits and Connor Norby added two hits for the Rockies, who lost starter Kyle Freeland to neck tightness with two outs in the fourth inning. The Dodgers jumped on top in the second inning on Enrique Hernandez's RBI single and extended their lead in the fourth. Betts led off with his 16th home run, Tucker singled one out later and Enrique Hernandez followed with his second homer of the season. Freeland grabbed at his lower back on a pitch that Ben Rortvedt lined to right for the second out. The left-hander departed after allowing four runs on six hits and a walk while striking out five. Mark Manfredi, acquired in the trade-deadline deal that sent Antonio Senzatela to Milwaukee, came on to make his major league debut. He walked Shohei Ohtani and gave up a single before getting out of the inning. The Rockies responded in the bottom of the frame with a two-run double from Adael Amador. Los Angeles starter Roki Sasaki pitched a clean fifth inning to end his outing after allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk. He struck out six. He was in line for the win before Colorado tied it off Alex Vesia in the seventh. With two outs in the inning, Jake McCarthy drew a walk, and Moniak launched a 399-foot shot to right field, his 20th homer of the season. --Field Level Media 3 Most Overrated Teams in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll WNBA Picks Today: Best Bets for Tuesday, August 18 4 NBA Teams That Have Had a Rough 2026 Offseason 5 Fights the UFC Should Make After UFC 330 - MLB Best Bets: 3 Picks to Target on Sunday’s Full Slate - MLB Betting Picks Today: Two Best Bets for Saturday, August 15 - UFC 330 Betting Guide: Best Bets for Makhachev vs. Machado Garry - UFC 330 Picks: Top Plus-Money Underdog Prediction - UFC 330 Odds Movement: Edson Barboza, Vicente Luque See Major Line Swings - UFC 330 Betting: Where Is the Sharp Money Landing This Weekend? - Diamondbacks vs. Braves Prediction: Best Bets for Friday Aug. 14