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Matt Kemp 2 — Colorado Rockies' Matt Kemp (25) congratulates Josh Fuentes (8) on his two-run home run as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith looks on during the second inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)

Matt Kemp’s clutch HR powers Rockies past Dodgers again, 7-6

September 7, 2020

Sep 06, 2020 11:33 PM By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Kemp hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning against his former team, and the Colorado Rockies sent the Los Angeles Dodgers to their first series loss of the season with a 7-6 victory Sunday night.Kemp connected off Caleb Ferguson (2-1) for the sixth homer in a back-and-forth game between the NL West rivals. The Rockies won the last two in the series to boost their playoff hopes while curbing their 4-24 skid against the powerhouse Dodgers, who lost back-to-back games for only the third time this season.Josh Fuentes hit an early two-run homer and Garrett Hampson added an RBI double for the Rockies, who were winless in their past nine series against Los Angeles since 2018. Co

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