Ohtani homers to 30 again as Dodgers hold off Rockies, 7-6

The Los Angeles Dodgers carried their power into Coors Field on Tuesday night and came away with a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The most prominent swing belonged to Shohei Ohtani, whose two-run home run was his 30th of the season and extended a streak of reaching that total for the sixth straight year.

Ohtani’s impact was not limited to one big hit. Against Colorado, the Dodgers compiled 18 runs on 24 hits and launched four home runs in total. Ohtani accounted for three of those homers, giving Los Angeles a clear offensive identity in a game that stayed within a run late.

Freddie Freeman added to the production in a supporting role, recording two hits and driving in two runs. In a one-run game, contributions like that matter because the gap between leading and chasing can narrow quickly, especially when a lineup is trading long balls.

Colorado’s offense made sure the game would not separate early. The final score, 7-6, reflected a steady back-and-forth rather than a comfortable Dodgers cushion, with both teams finding ways to reach base and score in different stretches. For Los Angeles, the sequence of extra-base damage, including Ohtani’s late-game-type value off the bat, was the difference between a close game and a completed comeback.

For Ohtani, the milestone is as much about consistency as it is about raw totals. Reaching 30 home runs for six consecutive seasons places him among the sport’s most reliable power threats, and it also indicates how Los Angeles has continued to build an offense around a player who can change the math of a game with a single swing.

The Dodgers’ ability to pair that power with lineup production through players like Freeman also matters. Even when a game is close, teams that can get production beyond their headline star tend to survive the late moments when bullpens and situational at-bats become more decisive.