Dodgers hold on for critical win after losing no-hitter in 9th for 2nd time in 3 days

LOS ANGELES -- Over the weekend in Baltimore, the Dodgers experienced a uniquely heartbreaking loss. Yoshinobu Yamamoto came one out shy of a no-hitter at Camden Yards, only for the bullpen to blow the game in a stunning walk-off loss to the Orioles.

Two days later, there were the beginnings of history repeating itself, down to the no-hit bid evaporating in the ninth inning. Only this time, the 'pen finished the job.

Tyler Glasnow tossed seven hitless innings and Blake Treinen kept the bid alive with a perfect eighth before Tanner Scott allowed the Rockies' first hit in the ninth, a leadoff double from Ryan Ritter. But Scott shut things down from there, sealing a 3-1 victory on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.

There has not been a no-hitter in the Majors this year, but the Dodgers -- whose 23 no-nos lead all Major League teams -- put together two deep bids in the past three days. They are the only team on record to lose a no-hit bid in the ninth inning twice in a three-game span.

Given their one-game lead over the Padres in the NL West, the Dodgers care more about the end result than any potential no-hitter.

"It would've been nice, but it doesn't matter," Glasnow said. "Tanner looked sharp and got out of it. It was great."

Glasnow led the way with seven brilliant innings, although he allowed a run on no hits after giving up a leadoff walk to Jordan Beck in the second. The 32-year-old right-hander struck out 11 against two walks.

It took a moment for Glasnow and catcher Ben Rortvedt, working together for the first time, to get on the same page. That was one factor that contributed to Glasnow needing 58 pitches to complete the first three innings.

After that, though, Glasnow began to roll. He finished seven innings on 105 pitches, one shy of his season high, and left with the lead after Mookie Betts' two-run single in the bottom half of the frame.

"He was fantastic," manager Dave Roberts said. "I thought he did get into a rhythm. I thought early he was trying to find his way, wasn't in that rhythm."

In his previous start against the D-backs on Aug. 30, Glasnow took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. That bid, he said, felt "more real" because his pitch count had been in a better spot.

"Obviously, when you get taken out of a game, I want to stay in, no matter what my pitch count is," Glasnow said. "Just given my track record, I kind of understand why. If I was healthy every single season, it'd maybe be a different story. But I respect the decision. They wanted to take me out, and we ended up winning, so we're good."

Glasnow had initially been scheduled to start on Friday in Baltimore, but he was scratched due to back tightness. It's a regular occurrence for Glasnow, who termed it "random tall-guy back spasm stuff" that can flare up on him if he doesn't catch it early.

That was another reason not to push Glasnow too far. So Roberts turned to the bullpen for the final two innings. And as fate would have it, he called on the two relievers who could not make Yamamoto's near no-hitter hold up for a win.

This time, Treinen and Scott rose to the occasion. Treinen pitched a 1-2-3 eighth. After losing the no-hit bid on Ritter's double, Scott retired the next three Rockies in order to convert his 21st save.

"I thought Blake did a nice job. And then even Tanner, the double he gave up," Roberts said. "That was a ball, slider down below. The kid [Ritter] did a good job riding it out. … Good to get those guys throwing up two zeros tonight. But most importantly, getting a team win was great."

Rortvedt was behind the plate for both no-hit bids in the past three games. Monday marked just his fifth game as a Dodger, pressed into duty after last week's injuries to Will Smith and Dalton Rushing.

Only six players have caught a no-hitter in their first five games with a team since 1900, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Rortvedt had not one, but two chances to become the seventh.

"Today was a lot of fun," Rortvedt said. "I've been on the opposing side facing Glasnow once, maybe twice. When he's filling up the zone with four pitches, it's not a fun day. He did that today."