Dodgers’ Ted Lilly unable to match win record

Reporting from Denver — 

Kazuhisa Ishii still stands alone.

A victory away from matching Ishii’s franchise record of winning his first six starts with the Dodgers, Ted Lilly was lit up in a 10-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at Coors Field.

Lilly, who entered the game with a 1.83 earned-run average since his July 31 move to the Dodgers, was clobbered for seven runs and nine hits in four innings.

“It was more location than anything else,” catcher Brad Ausmus said.

The last time Lilly pitched fewer innings was July 9, when he lasted only 3 2/3 innings at Dodger Stadium as a member of the Chicago Cubs.

Lilly gave up a pair of home runs to Carlos Gonzalez, a solo shot in the third inning and a two-run blast in the fourth. The home runs were Gonzalez’s 28th and 29th of the season.

Lilly had experienced a similar nightmare at Coors Field several years ago, as he was charged with seven runs in only 1 2/3 innings when he pitched there for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2007. Until Sunday, he had pitched only once at the ballpark since.

“I certainly haven’t dodged it,” he said. “In fact, I’d like to pitch again here soon.”

Many regrets

Leadoff hitter Scott Podsednik was three for five. No. 2 hitter Ryan Theriot was two for four to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.

But neither of them scored.

The Dodgers were six for 17 with runners in scoring position but didn’t score until the fifth inning, by which time the Rockies had built a seven-run lead.

The Dodgers had runners on the corners in the fourth inning, but Andre Ethier popped up to short, Matt Kemp struck out and James Loney grounded out.

Ethier struck out with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning.

Manny Ramirez pinch-hit with the bases loaded in the sixth inning but was ejected for arguing a called first strike. Ramirez’s replacement, Reed Johnson, grounded into an inning-ending double play.

“We had a ton of chances,” Manager Joe Torre said. “We had men on all over the place and the right people up.”

Welcome home, Rod

Less than a week away from his 35th birthday, Rod Barajas is on the verge of fulfilling a lifelong dream.

He will play a game at Dodger Stadium and do so wearing a Dodgers uniform.

Barajas, who was recently acquired from the New York Mets on a waiver claim, attended Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe High and Cerritos College. Growing up, he said he went to as many Dodgers games as he could.

“The all-whites with the Dodgers across the chest, that was the uniform I always wanted to put on,” Barajas said.

Laughing, he said his family members would no longer have to cheer against his team.

“They would root for me — but against my team,” Barajas said. “They wanted the Dodgers to win.”

Barajas said he has 40 or so relatives in Southern California, including two brothers and a sister.

Asked about ticket requests, Barajas said, “I know I’m going to get bombarded.”

dylan.hernandez@latimes.com