It was a great night for Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers Thursday night in Miami. Ohtani smacked three homers and stole two bases, thus becoming the first player in MLB history to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in a season. The Dodgers clinched a playoff spot with a 20-4 massacre of the Marlins.

Now the Dodgers play again - in Los Angeles. That means an early-morning cross country flight to take on a lowly opponent, the Rockies.

Colorado was idle Thursday. So the Rockies already were in LA ahead of the Dodgers - rested and ready. Colorado is 5-2 in its last seven games.

The Rockies will be pitching Kyle Freeland, who is in good form. Freeland has allowed two or fewer earned runs in four of his last five starts. He has a 2.00 ERA in his last three starts.

The Dodgers haven't announced their starting pitcher. He's not likely to be good since Jack Flaherty pitched last night and injuries have robbed the Dodgers of many of their former excellent starters. It probably will be a bullpen game for the Dodgers.