The Dodgers hit their way to a 8-5 victory on July 25^th despite almost falling apart in the 9^th inning against Colorado. The Dodgers were great from the plate stringing together several hits. Pitching dominated throughout after giving up and early 2^nd inning run. It was not until the 9^th inning that relief efforts nearly failed, but the Dodgers held on to move to 46-56 this season.

In all, the Dodgers got 12 total hits to score across their 8 runs. One of the hits was a homerun by Andre Ethier, his tenth. The Win for the Dodgers was credited to pitcher Rubby De La Rosa and brought his record to 4-4 this season. He gave up and early run in the 2^nd, but then pitched great the rest of the way. Javy Guerra came on pitching gave way in the 9^th inning and was able to record his 8^th save of the year. The win also improved the Dodgers home record to 26-28 on the year.

For the Rockies an early one to nothing lead in the 2^nd was erased the following inning when pitcher Juan Nicasio gave up 3 runs. Nicasio, in the end, was credited with the loss and his record dropped to 4-3. The Rockies got 5 runs off of 5 hits mainly in the 9^th when they nearly came back from an 8-1 deficit. Dodger pitcher Guerra was abloe to close the door and get LA the win. The loss for the Rockies moved their record to 48-55 this season.

The two teams will meet again on July 26^th at 10:10 PM ET in LA. The Dodgers plan to start Clayton Kershaw who has been a very bright spot in a dismal rotation. Kershaw is 11-4 this season with a low 2.72 ERA. Colorado is set to send Jhoulys Chacin to the rubber. He will bring with him a 8-7 record and 3.60 ERA,

Across the Country in Cleveland, the LA Angels fell to the Indians in the 9^th inning after a evenly contested match-up throughout. The Angels were able to take the lead in the top of the 8^th inning, but could not keep it and lost it in the bottom of the 9^th as Cleveland walked off with the win.

The Angels lost the game 3-2 to the Indians. Their 2 runs came of 6 total hits. One of the hits was a homerun by Bobby Abreu, his 4^th of the year. The Angels were scoreless in the game until the homerun that got 2 runs across in the top of the 8^th to take a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the 9^th, however, pitching faltered and gave up 2 runs to lead the Angels to their 48^th loss of the season. The loss was credited to pitcher Jordan Walden whose record fell to 2-3. In all, the Angels are 55-48 on the season.

The Indians also got 6 hits, including the winning hit by rookie Jason Kipnis. The hit was Kipnis’ first career hit and came with 2 outs and the bases loaded. The hit moved the Indians record to 52-48 on the year as they continue to compete for the division title. Their home record also improved to 28-20 this season. Pitcher Tony Sipp moved his record to 5-2 on the year. The two teams will meet again on the 26^th as the Angels send Weaver to face the Indians Tomlin at 7:05 PM ET in Cleveland.