Dodgers pile up 18 hits as Giants squander chance to gain in Wild Card race
After an offensive surge from the Dodgers last night, the San Francisco Giants couldn’t contain Los Angeles’ attack again on Sunday, falling 10–2 at Oracle Park. The Dodgers piled up 18 hits, capped by another multi-RBI performance from Teoscar Hernández, to secure the series win.
Robbie Ray battled command issues from the start, issuing three walks in the second inning before Enrique Hernández’s sacrifice fly gave L.A. a 1–0 lead. San Francisco briefly responded with Casey Schmitt’s sacrifice fly in the bottom half, but the Dodgers quickly regained control.
In the third, Mookie Betts and Hernández set the table, with Tommy Edman’s groundout pushing across another run. The floodgates truly opened in the fifth: Freeman doubled in a run, Michael Conforto added a two-run single off Joel Peguero, and a controversial balk call allowed Edman to score. What had been a 2–1 contest suddenly turned into a commanding 6–1 lead for the Dodgers.
Ray lasted just four innings, surrendering six hits, three runs, and four walks. He took his league-leading 71st walk allowed of the year and fell to 11–7.
San Francisco couldn’t solve Tyler Glasnow, who tossed 6.2 innings of one-run ball, allowing just three hits while striking out four. Glasnow improved to 3–3 on the year, lowering his ERA to 3.06.
The Giants were limited to just five hits all afternoon, two of which came from Wilmer Flores. Flores provided the lone highlight with an RBI single in the eighth — his 600th career RBI — but by then, the Dodgers were already well ahead.
Before the game, manager Bob Melvin highlighted Wilmer Flores’ resilience, noting how Rafael Devers’ arrival could have affected his role. Melvin emphasized that Flores had been a steady presence in the lineup even before Devers joined, adding: “If we’re gonna go where we wanna go, Wilmer’s got to be a part of this thing — and he has been.”
The Dodgers kept their foot on the gas. Hernández went 4-for-6 with a run scored, while Freeman and Edman each added RBI knocks. Conforto, in his pinch-hit role, came through with three RBIs. By the ninth, Los Angeles had pushed the score to 10–2, showcasing their depth and relentless approach.
With the loss, the Giants slipped to 75–74 and again missed a chance to gain ground in the wild-card race. They remain 1.5 games behind the Mets after failing to capitalize on New York’s recent skid. The Diamondbacks sit two games back, with the Reds 2.5 behind.
For San Francisco, the weekend was a mixed bag — capped by a thrilling walk-off grand slam in Game 1 but followed by back-to-back losses where Los Angeles outscored them 23–9. Manager Bob Melvin’s club now faces a make-or-break stretch as the regular season winds down.
The Giants will head to Arizona for another three-game series, with Kai-Wei Teng getting the nod on the mound.
Robbie Ray battled command issues from the start, issuing three walks in the second inning before Enrique Hernández’s sacrifice fly gave L.A. a 1–0 lead. San Francisco briefly responded with Casey Schmitt’s sacrifice fly in the bottom half, but the Dodgers quickly regained control.
In the third, Mookie Betts and Hernández set the table, with Tommy Edman’s groundout pushing across another run. The floodgates truly opened in the fifth: Freeman doubled in a run, Michael Conforto added a two-run single off Joel Peguero, and a controversial balk call allowed Edman to score. What had been a 2–1 contest suddenly turned into a commanding 6–1 lead for the Dodgers.
Ray lasted just four innings, surrendering six hits, three runs, and four walks. He took his league-leading 71st walk allowed of the year and fell to 11–7.
San Francisco couldn’t solve Tyler Glasnow, who tossed 6.2 innings of one-run ball, allowing just three hits while striking out four. Glasnow improved to 3–3 on the year, lowering his ERA to 3.06.
The Giants were limited to just five hits all afternoon, two of which came from Wilmer Flores. Flores provided the lone highlight with an RBI single in the eighth — his 600th career RBI — but by then, the Dodgers were already well ahead.
Before the game, manager Bob Melvin highlighted Wilmer Flores’ resilience, noting how Rafael Devers’ arrival could have affected his role. Melvin emphasized that Flores had been a steady presence in the lineup even before Devers joined, adding: “If we’re gonna go where we wanna go, Wilmer’s got to be a part of this thing — and he has been.”
The Dodgers kept their foot on the gas. Hernández went 4-for-6 with a run scored, while Freeman and Edman each added RBI knocks. Conforto, in his pinch-hit role, came through with three RBIs. By the ninth, Los Angeles had pushed the score to 10–2, showcasing their depth and relentless approach.
With the loss, the Giants slipped to 75–74 and again missed a chance to gain ground in the wild-card race. They remain 1.5 games behind the Mets after failing to capitalize on New York’s recent skid. The Diamondbacks sit two games back, with the Reds 2.5 behind.
For San Francisco, the weekend was a mixed bag — capped by a thrilling walk-off grand slam in Game 1 but followed by back-to-back losses where Los Angeles outscored them 23–9. Manager Bob Melvin’s club now faces a make-or-break stretch as the regular season winds down.
The Giants will head to Arizona for another three-game series, with Kai-Wei Teng getting the nod on the mound.
