Shohei Ohtani hit a home run and Dustin May went five strong innings for his first win in nearly two years as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-3 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series.Mookie Betts also hit a home run and left-hander Tanner Scott pitched the ninth inning for his fifth save as the Dodgers came out on top after losing six of their previous nine games.May (1-1) gave up one run on three hits with no walks and seven strikeouts for his first major league win since May 6, 2023, after recovering from Tommy John surgery and a torn esophagus.Hunter Goodman hit a home run and Kyle Farmer had two doubles for the Rockies, who saw their 32-inning scoreless streak come to an end. Colorado entered the series after they were shut out in three consecutive defeats at San Diego.Rockies right-hander Antonio Senzatela (0-3) gave up four runs on nine hits over 4 1/3 innings.The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead two batters into their night on a leadoff single from Ohtani and a two-run home run from Betts to left field, his fourth on the season.The Dodgers made it 3-0 in the third inning when Ohtani hit a leadoff home run to center field, his fifth of the season. Ohtani, who also flew out to the wall twice, went 1-for-12 with a single in the just-completed three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
