Kuhl tosses 3-hit shutout, Rockies beat Dodgers 4-0 at Coors
DENVER — Chad Kuhl pitched a three-hitter for his first career shutout and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 on Monday night.
José Iglesias hit a two-run homer and the Rockies handed Tyler Anderson (8-1) his first loss in 12 starts and two relief appearances this season. Kris Bryant went 1 for 4 in his return to the lineup after missing more than a month with a lower back strain.
Kuhl (5-5) was sharp after giving up 11 runs over 14 1/3 innings in his previous three starts. He struck out five and didn’t walk a batter in the longest outing of his career.
His previous best was 7 1/3 innings against Cincinnati on April 30.
Kuhl allowed just two singles through eight innings — and one was erased on a double play. Gavin Lux led off the ninth with a double but was stranded at second.
When center fielder Yonathan Daza caught Freddie Freeman’s drive to end a game that took only 2 hours, 19 minutes, Kuhl pumped his fist and hugged catcher Elías Díaz.
It was the 27th individual shutout in the history of hitter-friendly Coors Field.
Bryant, who hadn’t played since May 22, finished with a single in four at-bats. He flied out to the warning track in right field his first time to the plate and singled his next time up.
The Rockies scored in the first on C.J. Cron’s RBI single and added another run in the second on a single by Díaz.
Iglesias doubled the lead with his first home run of the season in the sixth.
Anderson allowed four runs and 10 hits in six innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: Manager Dave Roberts said OF/INF Zach McKinstry (stiff neck) will likely remain out for a little while. “I talked with him earlier today and he still didn’t have much range of motion,” Roberts said. “We’ll probably give it another couple of days.” ... OF Mookie Betts (right rib fracture) has not begun baseball activities yet.
Rockies: Activated LHP Ty Blach from the 15-day injured list and placed INF/OF Sean Bouchard on the 10-day IL with an oblique strain.