Overview

• Colorado leads the four-game set 2-1 entering Thursday’s finale at Coors Field.
• The Dodgers tab left-hander Clayton Kershaw (7-2, 3.01 ERA) to face Rockies rookie Chase Dollander (2-9, 6.43).
• Kershaw is 28-11 with a 3.27 ERA in 51 career starts against Colorado and 13-8 with a 4.53 ERA in 28 starts at Coors Field.
• Ohtani stayed in Wednesday’s game after being hit on the right thigh, then exited in the eighth inning and is likely out for the finale.
• The Rockies’ youth movement features 12 MLB debuts, a 15-16 post-break stretch, and five wins in their past six, while the Dodgers remain 72-55 with a 7-2 season-series edge.