DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered twice to help spark a slumping Dodgers offense, Blake Snell struck out five over six innings, and Los Angeles beat the Colorado Rockies 11-5 on Monday night.
Max Muncy added a three-run homer as the Dodgers found the perfect way to break out of their recent funk — playing at hitter friendly Coors Field. They entered Monday averaging 3.4 runs per game over a stretch that saw them lose 11 of 16.
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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano works against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell works against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy gestures to the bullpen as he circles the bases after hitting a three-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani singles off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani tosses his bat as he heads up the first base line after hitting a two-run home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Juan Mejia in the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The 11 runs were the most by LA since a 12-7 win over San Diego on July 2.
Snell (1-1) allowed two hits and one run in his second start since returning from elbow surgery that sidelined him for three months. The lefty ran his scoreless innings streak against the Rockies to 27 before allowing a run in the third. Colorado scored on three walks and a fielder's choice.
Muncy extended the lead to 5-0 in the third with a homer that went an estimated distance of 461 feet. Ohtani had a solo shot in the fifth and a two-run homer in the sixth. He finished 4 for 5.
Ohtani has now hit safely in 21 straight games at Coors Field. Over the streak, he has nine homers and 24 RBIs while hitting .413.
Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6) lasted five innings and allowed six runs. The righty continues to struggle against his fellow countryman Ohtani, who went 2 for 3 against Sugano with a homer. He's now 7 for 11 with four homers when facing Sugano.
Infielder/outfielder Troy Johnston pitched a scoreless ninth that included a walk and hitting Tommy Edman. Dodgers reliever Edwin Díaz gave up three runs in the ninth.
Dodgers lefty Eric Lauer (6-1, 3.48 ERA) will throw on Tuesday, while the Rockies go with righty Ryan Feltner (5-6, 5.59).
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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano works against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell works against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy gestures to the bullpen as he circles the bases after hitting a three-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani singles off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani tosses his bat as he heads up the first base line after hitting a two-run home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Juan Mejia in the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other officials said. It was the second fatal school shooting in the country in just two months.
Hundreds of students were evacuated after shots rang out in the high school building of the Ateneo de Zamboanga university campus in the southern port city of Zamboanga. Two other people were injured, police and city officials said.
The suspect, identified by police as grade 9 student Mohammad Mael Jalani, fired at a teacher sitting in front of a class but apparently missed. He then shot a student on the fourth floor of the building before going up one floor and killing himself, police said in an initial report.
“He entered and started indiscriminately firing, hitting a Grade 10 student at the fourth floor then subsequently went to the fifth floor and jumped from the said building and committed suicide,” Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla told reporters.
“He showed this on Facebook Live starting when he was climbing up the stairs but there were only snippets,” Remulla said. “We'll look into his gaming history and his chat history so we cannot come up with a complete answer why this happened until we do a complete forensic analysis.”
Zamboanga city Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso and the police said the suspect shot himself.
The high school building, where the gun attack happened, is in a secured campus, separate from a larger campus of the privately owned Catholic university, where its colleges and professional schools are located in Zamboanga.
A few hours after the shooting, police said the situation was under control. They asked parents and guardians of students to remain calm and follow the high school's advice and arrangements to pick up their children.
“Authorities are currently establishing the circumstances surrounding the incident,” national police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said. The police “will provide verified information as appropriate and appeals to the public to refrain from sharing unconfirmed reports, photos, or videos that may cause unnecessary concern.”
The national police “assure the public that the safety and well-being of the school community remain a priority. We thank the school administration, parents, guardians, and the community for their patience, cooperation and understanding as authorities continue to manage the situation,” Nartatez said.
The shooting happened despite police assurances that security in schools across the country would be strengthened after a shooting in June in which three high school students were killed and at least 20 others were wounded in central Tacloban city. Police arrested two students, ages 14 and 15, and accused them of carrying out that shooting.
Crimes involving the use of firearms are prevalent in the Philippines, partly due to the proliferation of unlicensed firearms, but school shootings are relatively rare.
Days after the school shooting in Tacloban, Philippine authorities said they temporarily blocked an online gaming app to assess whether it played a role in fostering such violence. The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center said its decision to indefinitely block Gorebox was prompted by an ongoing police investigation which showed that one suspect was an avid user of the app.
The shooting in the Philippines also occurred less than two weeks after a school shooting in Thailand.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul took steps to restrict guns in the Southeast Asian country after a 14-year-old boy killed his grandparents, five school staff members and a 12-year-old girl in Nonthaburi province outside Bangkok.
Thailand’s high rate of gun ownership is second only to Pakistan in Asia, and far surpasses its Southeast Asian neighbors.
Associated Press journalist Jintamas Saksornchai in Bangkok contributed to this report.
Police and security guards secure a junior high school building on the Ateneo de Zamboanga University campus following a shooting incident in Zamboanga, southern Philippines Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo)
A guard secures an area at the junior high school building on the Ateneo de Zamboanga University campus following a shooting incident in Zamboanga, southern Philippines Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo)
Vehicles exit the Ateneo de Zamboanga University following a shooting incident in Zamboanga, southern Philippines Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo) CORRECTION: Corrects date and day
Security guards keep watch as vehicles exit the Ateneo de Zamboanga University following a shooting incident in Zamboanga, southern Philippines Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo)
