Turner powers Dodgers past Rockies 4-2 for 5th straight win

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Turner utterly destroyed a plate of nachos and splattered a fan's jacket with cheese when the veteran slugger's home run ball landed in the first row at Dodger Stadium.

When Turner got back to the dugout and saw the replay, he hailed a clubhouse attendant and bought a fresh order of nachos for the fan. The Dodgers also helped out by sending a World Series hoodie.

“I felt bad,” Turner said with a grin. “I’m sure it was not a cheap plate of nachos.”

Bleacher shenanigans aside, there's nothing cheesy about the sublime way the Los Angeles Dodgers are playing as they begin defense of their championship.

Turner drove in two runs and rookie Zach McKinstry added a late homer in the Dodgers' fifth consecutive victory, 4-2 over the slumping Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.

Luke Raley got his first career hit in the eighth inning for the major league-leading Dodgers, who have won 10 of 11 while remaining unbeaten in their past 11 games at Dodger Stadium since last Sept. 23. Turner hit his third homer of the season in the third, and McKinstry connected leading off the eighth for the third homer of his impressive April.

Every portion of the Dodgers' roster is having big moments these days: Although the Rockies snapped their 26-inning scoreless streak and made it a one-run game in the fifth, Colorado couldn’t score in the final four innings against Los Angeles’ bullpen.

Victor González escaped a jam in the fifth after the Rockies chased Dustin May. Corey Knebel (1-0) retired the side on six pitches in the eighth, and Kenley Jansen got three strikeouts for his third save.

“Watching these guys is fun," said Jansen, the dominant closer who looks like his vintage self again after an inconsistent 2020. “For me, to just have the...

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