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8-run 6th gives Rockies 7 losses in a row

Arenando is out indefinitely with a bruised chest and pneumonia
Colorado Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario jumps to block a throw to home against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

DENVER – The Colorado Rockies are trying to avoid their first 100-loss season. Giving up eight runs in one inning to the Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t help their cause.

Pinch-hitter Justin Turner ignited the Dodgers’ game-turning sixth inning with a tiebreaking two-run double, and surging Los Angeles beat the Rockies 11-3 on Monday night.

It was the most runs the Dodgers have scored in an inning since Aug. 30, 2011, against San Diego.

“They got on a roll there, and we couldn’t stop them,” Rockies’ manager Walt Weiss said.

The Dodgers broke out in the sixth against Christian Bergman (2-4) and two relievers. They produced seven hits, including Turner’s double to right that started the scoring spree.

Bergman was cruising until he unraveled in the sixth. He gave up six runs and nine hits, and he hit Carl Crawford to start the inning.

“The big thing was hitting the leadoff hitter,” Bergman said. “Hitting him and putting him on and a couple of pitches over the middle of the plate put a couple of guys on base. Kind of snowballed after that.

“Earlier, I made a couple of mistakes, but I was able to pitch around them. That inning they saw too many mistakes.”

It wasn’t the only thing that plagued Colorado.

The Rockies had several costly baserunning blunders as they lost their seventh in a row. Charlie Blackmon was caught in a rundown when he tried to score on a grounder in the first. The next inning, Bergman missed on a squeeze bunt, and DJ LeMahieu was easily tagged out by catcher A.J. Ellis.

That is the way the season has gone for the Rockies (59-91).

“If we score on those opportunities early on maybe the game is a little different,” Weiss said. “Obviously, the sixth got away from us.”

The crowd was so sparse that screams by fans easily could be heard.

Los Angeles showed no signs of a letdown after a big series win in San Francisco, where the Dodgers took two of three to extend their lead in the NL West.

Adrian Gonzalez had three RBIs, and Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer. Yasiel Puig showed more signs of getting back on track with two hits.

Jamey Wright (5-4) earned the win.

Before the game, Dodgers’ manager Don Mattingly remained confident that his players could put the key series with the Giants behind them and focus on the Rockies, who have the worst record in the NL.

Wilin Rosario hit a solo homer for the Rockies, who returned home after an 0-6 road trip. His home run was the 63rd of his career, and he is tied for 12th on the franchise list with Chris Iannetta.

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Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau returned to the lineup after missing two games with sore left ribs to continue his campaign for the NL batting title. His averaged remained at .315 after getting a hit in three official at-bats. He is two percentage points behind Pittsburgh’s Josh Harrison.

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Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado will be sidelined indefinitely because of a bruised chest and pneumonia.

The slick fielder was hurt diving for a ball during a game in New York against the Mets last week. Magnetic resonance imaging and a CAT scan Monday revealed not only a bruise but fluid in Arenado’s lungs.

Weiss said it’s “going to be a few days before he’s even up and about. But I think we’ll see him before the season is over.”

Arenado is hitting .287 with 18 homers and 61 RBIs.

Colorado recalled right-hander Eddie Butler from Double-A Tulsa on Tuesday. The prized prospect may start this weekend against Arizona.

Butler made one start earlier this season before going on the disabled list with an inflamed rotator cuff.

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Rockies left-hander Tyler Matzek (5-10) has given up just four runs over his last 29 1/3 innings. He’ll face Dodgers right hander Dan Haren (13-10) on Tuesday night at Coors Field.

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