Eric Lauer Makes Dodgers Debut in Rockies - Dodgers Game
Eric Lauer makes his Dodgers debut Tuesday night in rockies - dodgers after Los Angeles opened the series with a 5-3 win over Colorado. The Dodgers can take the series before Wednesday’s finale, and they are 3-2 against the Rockies this season.
Lauer Gets the Ball
The left-hander was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays earlier this month and now gets his first turn for Los Angeles opposite Kyle Freeland. That gives the Dodgers a fresh arm in a series they have already controlled enough to put themselves one win from wrapping it up.
Lauer arrives with a sharp split in his recent numbers. He was designated for assignment after posting a 6.69 ERA across 36.1 innings, but he also had a 3.18 ERA over 104.2 innings in the 2025 regular season and threw 5.2 scoreless innings in the World Series against the Dodgers last year.
Dodgers Rotation Plans
Los Angeles added him to help keep the other five pitchers on their regular schedules after injuries to Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell. Earlier this month, general manager Brandon Gomes said, “We’ve had our guys take a look and we’ll sit down and talk through some stuff, see how much we can do on the fly, how much of it is not just subconscious,”
He also said, “But we know the makeup is really good, and we’re looking forward to getting our hands on him and helping him be as successful as he’s been in the past.” Tuesday night is the first test of that plan, with Freeland on the other side and a series lead already in hand.
Rockies Pressure
Colorado now has to answer after dropping the opener and watching the Dodgers move into a position to clinch the set. The clubs split a four-game series last month, so this game sits in a familiar spot for both lineups, but the mound matchup changes the angle for Los Angeles because Lauer is not just filling innings — he is being asked to help stabilize the rotation right away.
If he gives the Dodgers the start they need, they leave Tuesday with the series and one fewer rotation question to manage. If not, Wednesday’s finale turns into the only chance for Colorado to avoid another series loss to a division opponent that has already beaten it three times in five meetings this season.
