James Outman homered off the first swing of his first major league at-bat and finished with three hits and three RBI in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 7-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, ending 21 wins in July.
Freddie Freeman added three hits and an RBI, passing teammate Trea Turner for the major league lead. Tony Gonsolin (12-1) bounced back from his first loss of the season and the Dodgers finished the month 21-5, tying the franchise record for most wins in July. They scored 147 runs in the month.
Outman became the eighth Dodgers player in franchise history, the fourth since moving to Los Angeles, to homer in his first plate appearance, joining José Offerman (1990), Garey Ingram (1994 ) and Keibert Ruiz (2020). Outman had 21 homers in 90 games between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma before being promoted Saturday.
For the Rockies, Cuban José Iglesias 3-1 with a run scored and Venezuelan Yonathan Daza 1-1.