After getting bullied by the boys in blue for most of the summer, the Rockies got their revenge on Thursday night.

Colorado crushed the Dodgers at Coors Field, 14-5, in the series and season finale between the teams, uncorking some why-can’t-they-do-that-more-against-L.A. moments along the way.

It marked the Rockies’ largest margin of victory over the Dodgers in more than seven years, since beating L.A. 12-2 in LoDo on Aug. 3, 2016.

Charlie Blackmon sprinkled some vintage Chuck Nazty magic with the 41st leadoff homer off his career, the 10th-most in MLB history. Chris Flexen turned in his second quality start. And the Rockies offense mashed, and then mashed some more, en route to a season-best 18 hits and 10 extra-base hits. The 14 runs also tied a season high.

“It’s definitely a good morale boost for us,” said rookie Brenton Doyle, who contributed two hits and four RBIs. “It shows the potential for whole lineup that we’ll be able to put up games like this (in 2024).”

The win improved Colorado to just 3-10 against playoff-bound L.A. this year and 14-38 within the division. But it felt like a tiny bit of redemption amid another lost summer in which the Rockies will finish last in the National League West for a second year in a row, while the Dodgers clinched the division for the 10th time in 11 seasons.

“They had our number this year,” manager Bud Black acknowledged. “We’ve got to do better next year.”

Max Muncy drew a two-out walk in the first inning, which came back to haunt Flexen when the next batter, J.D. Martinez, hammered Flexen’s hanging fastball 424 feet into the back of the Colorado bullpen in right-center.

But Blackmon got one run back to start the bottom of the second with a 380-foot homer over the out-of-town scoreboard in right, lighting up the LoDo crowd of 30,129.

“Blackmon had a big night with three hits (and two doubles),” Black said. “That response is always good because Chuck came back and got the momentum back for us right there. That was big for us.”

The homer tradeoffs continued into the second, when Kiké Hernandez hit another belt-high Flexen fastball 424 feet for a homer to center, just beyond the reach of Doyle at the fence.

That made it 3-1 Dodgers, but it was all Rockies from there as they busted the game open against soft-tosser Ryan Yarbrough.

The Los Angeles southpaw didn’t break 90 miles per hour all night, averaging 87.7 mph on his fastball and 82.2 on 72 pitches overall. Yarbrough, who has been used mostly out of the bullpen since the Dodgers traded for him with the Royals at the deadline, gave up the lead in the bottom of the second when Brendan Rodgers’ two-RBI double evened the game 3-3.

Then in the fourth, Nolan Jones plated a run on a fielder’s choice to give Colorado its first advantage. Elehuris Montero and Sean Bouchard followed with back-to-back homers, extending the lead to 7-3 on the fifth case of back-to-back jacks for Colorado this year.

Los Angeles left Yarbrough in to take more lumps in the fourth, when Jones’ two-RBI double pushed the score to 9-3. Meanwhile, Flexen was in control, finishing with four scoreless innings as he turned in a strong impression in his final outing of the season for a potential rotational spot in 2024 here, or elsewhere.

“It was nice to have a quality one, because I didn’t have too many, and I’ve struggled all year,” Flexen said. “To go out there strong and finish and be able to take that momentum into the offseason is nice.”

The Dodgers got a run back off Jake Bird in the seventh, but the Rockies responded again with four runs in the bottom of the frame via Austin Wynns’ RBI single, Doyle’s two-RBI triple and Blackmon’s RBI double. All that damage came against Caleb Ferguson, whom Colorado roughed up in the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader in a 4-1 win.

Los Angeles waved the white flag in the eighth, trotting out infielder Miguel Rojas to pitch 40-some mph meatballs. Colorado plated just one run off him, and the Dodgers got one back in the ninth off Connor Seabold.

“Whenever we can get a position player in on the other team to pitch against us, that’s a pretty good sign,” Doyle said.

While L.A. handed the Rockies their 100th loss in Tuesday’s nightcap, Colorado’s two victories over Los Angeles in the series have kept the Dodgers from 100 wins, for now. Los Angeles (98-61) is locked in as the No. 2 seed in the NL postseason and closes with a three-game series in San Francisco, while Colorado (58-101) hosts the Twins for a final three-game series.

“We’re trying to finish strong and do everything we can to win every game,” Black said. “We’re going to keep playing hard. But it was good to see a lot of young guys contribute. … Everybody got a base hit.”

Friday’s pitching matchup

Twins RHP Joe Ryan (11-10, 4.31) at Rockies LHP Ty Blach (3-3, 6.46)

6:10 p.m., Coors Field

TV: AT&T SportsNet

Radio: 850 AM/94.1 FM

Blach was one of Colorado’s best pitchers in July and August, with a 2.68 ERA in 37 innings across those two months. But the wheels have come off the cart a bit in September, as the Regis Jesuit product has a 8.28 ERA in five starts. Friday is his final chance to make a case for his role in 2024. Blach’s best outing this year came on Aug. 27, when he threw seven innings of one-run ball in a 4-3 road win over playoff-bound Baltimore. For the future, he likely profiles as a bullpen arm unless he forces his way into the rotation, so he needs to take advantage of every start he gets. Hence the importance of Friday for him. Meanwhile, the Twins’ Ryan is coming off a quality start against the Angels and the second-year pro is making his second career start against the Rockies.

Pitching probables

Saturday: Twins TBA at Rockies TBA, 6:10 p.m., ATTRM

Sunday: Twins RHP Bailey Ober (8-6, 3.53) at Rockies RHP Chase Anderson (1-6, 5.42), 1:10 p.m., ATTRM

End of regular season

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