The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their road trip at Oracle Park to face the San Francisco Giants for the start of a three-game series.
The Dodgers were coming off a series split with the Colorado Rockies, which concluded with an offensive outburst that did not continue into today.
Giants 3, Dodgers 1: key takeaways
Dodgers offense struggles
The Dodgers managed just three hits in the game and could only scratch across one run, despite also drawing seven walks. Their run also came as the result of four walks in an inning from Landen Roupp.
That happened in the fourth inning when the Dodgers loaded the bases via walks, and then Hyeseong Kim worked another walk to bring home a run. However, the inning came to an end when Alex Call grounded into a double play.
Outside of that, the Dodgers didn’t have many opportunities to score. Teoscar Hernández hit a one-out double in the sixth, but the Dodgers left him stranded, and Ohtani singled after a walk to put two runners on, but Kyle Tucker struck out to end the inning.
The Dodgers went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto locks in
In the first inning, it looked like Yoshinobu Yamamoto would not last long into the game. The bases were loaded before he recorded an out, and the Giants went on to score three runs — with some help from the Dodgers’ defense.
Although the leadoff hitter reached base on an error from Hyeseong Kim, all three runs were earned.
But from there, Yamamoto turned things around. After the third run scored, Yamamoto retired 11 consecutive hitters and kept the Giants off the board for six straight innings.
Yamamoto finished his outing by striking out the side. He went seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.
Yamamoto also became the second Dodgers pitcher this season to throw seven innings in a game, joining Justin Wrobleski.
Shohei Ohtani ties LA record on-base streak
Shohei Ohtani singled in the seventh inning, which tied him with Shawn Green for the Los Angeles Dodgers record of reaching base safely in 53 consecutive games.
Ohtani previously moved into third place after passing Willie Keeler, who reached in 50 consecutive games. He still trails Duke Snider, who reached base in 58 consecutive games during the 1954 season, for the franchise record.
He also previously passed Ichiro for the longest on-base streak in MLB history by a Japanese-born player, reaching safely in 44 consecutive games.
The on-base streak dates back to last season and is the longest such stretch of Ohtani’s career. It previously was a 36-game on-base streak from Sept. 11, 2022, to April 15, 2023, while a member of the Los Angeles Angels.
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