DENVER -- Rockies fans have grown accustomed to seeing Nolan Arenado save runs -- and games -- with his glove, leading all third basemen with defensive runs saved in each of the past two seasons. In Friday night's nailbiter between two teams vying for the National League West lead, the pendulum swung the other way, as an Arenado error in the fifth -- challenged, unsuccessfully, by the Rockies -- led to two unearned runs and was the difference in the Dodgers' 4-2 win over Colorado.
With the loss, the Rockies' lead atop the standings shrunk to a half-game over the Dodgers, and one-and-a-half games over the D-backs, who beat the Braves Friday.