Gavin Stone Shines, Shohei Ohtani Leads Offensive Explosion In Dodgers Win

The Los Angeles Dodgers had everything working for them as they clinched a series win with a 10-2 victory against the San Francisco Giants, setting up the chance for a sweep on Wednesday.

Gavin Stone once again turned in a strong outing, pitching six innings while giving up just five hits and one run. His swing and miss stuff wasn’t there as he struck out just two, compared to three walks, but he prevented hard contact and worked out of jams all game.

The only run he allowed came in the sixth inning on a single following a walk and a wild pitch. He kept the Giants off the board for the first five innings as the offense built up a lead.

Stone has now pitched at least six innings in his last four starts, and he’s given up just four runs over 26 innings during that time, good for a 1.38 ERA. The right-hander has been building confidence and pitching with more conviction during this time, and he’s settled into an important role for the Dodgers at the back of their rotation.

Overall this season, he owns a 3.27 ERA and 1.27 WHIP across 44 innings in eight starts.

Shohei Ohtani started the scoring for the Dodgers in the fourth inning with a long home run that traveled nearly 450 feet and almost left the stadium into the bay. It was Ohtani’s 12th home run of the season, and ignited the Dodgers’ offense as they began to break through after that.

Freddie Freeman and Will Smith both worked walks, and Freeman came around to score when Teoscar Hernández doubled, putting them up 2-0. That was followed by a sacrifice fly from Max Muncy to give the Dodgers their third run of the inning.

Gavin Lux capped them off with their fourth run by tripling to center field, allowing Hernández to score. It was Lux’s first triple of the season as he continues to show signs of life with the bat.

The Dodgers added another run in the fifth with back-to-back singles from Mookie Betts and Ohtani, and then an RBI single from Will Smith.

L.A. added on when Betts tripled to start the seventh, and Ohtani doubled him home, driving in his second run of the game and giving the Dodgers their sixth run.

For good measure, the Dodgers extended their lead in the ninth with back-to-back doubles from James Outman and Miguel Rojas, and a single from Freeman. Hernández then drove in the 10th run of the game with a triple.

Dodgers pitching streak continues

The Dodgers have now played 21 consecutive games where their pitching staff has allowed four runs or fewer, extending their franchise record that was previously set when they hit 18 games.

The last MLB team with a single-season streak of 18 consecutive games with four runs or fewer was the 2017 Cleveland Guardians, when they went 25 straight.

Following Stone, J.P. Feyereisen and Gus Varland worked a scoreless inning, and Nabil Crismatt worked the ninth, allowing one run.