Play it again: Rookie’s blast flattens Dodgers

Timely homer by McMahon lifts Rockies

DENVER — For an encore, Ryan McMahon delivered another powerful swing, one that was even more memorable than the first.

The rookie infielder hit a threerun home run with two outs in the ninth inning — his second go-ahead homer in as many nights — as the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday.

“I thought last night was the greatest night of my life,” McMahon said. “Shortly after, I found out this was. It was pretty cool.”

McMahon’s drive off reliever J.T. Chargois (2-4) cleared the rightfield wall just above the out-of-town scoreboard. He hit a go-ahead tworun homer in the seventh inning of Friday’s 5-4 victory over the Dodgers.

“These wins mean a lot,” said Carlos Gonzalez, who had two hits. “We’ve had some tough losses recently, and being able to catch our breath, with a win like we had tonight, and the last win too, when Mac hit that home run late, it’s a great feeling.”

Bryan Shaw (4-5) picked up the victory with an inning of scoreless relief as the Rockies moved within 1½ games of their National League West rivals. The Dodgers are tied with Arizona for the division lead.

The Rockies, who were missing All-Star Nolan Arenado in the starting lineup because of a shoulder injury, were handcuffed most of the night by Walker Buehler, who pitched seven scoreless innings. He struck out six, walked three and benefited from three double plays.

With regular closer Kenley Jansen on the disabled list because of an irregular heartbeat, the Dodgers turned first to Caleb Ferguson, who pitched a hitless eighth. Scott Alexander fanned Gonzalez to start the ninth and was relieved by Chargois after giving up a double to Trevor Story.

Chargois hit pinch hitter Arenado with a pitch before getting Ian Desmond to ground into a fielder’s choice for the second out in the ninth.

That brought up McMahon, who connected on a 1-and-0 offering, triggering an exuberant celebration around the plate. He tossed his batting helmet and was doused with water and popcorn as he got bear hugs from his teammates.

Colorado starter Kyle Freeland struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits.

David Zalubowski The Associated Press Ryan McMahon follows through on a walk-off three-run homer in front of Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes in the ninth inning of the Rockies’ 3-2 win at Coors Field.