Giants’ bullpen comes up huge in 5-0 win over Dodgers

SAN FRANCISCO — Alex Wood and 5 relievers mixed on a three-hitter and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 on Tuesday evening, ending a six-game dropping streak to their NL West rivals.

Joc Pederson hit a two-run double within the first inning and David Villar and Brandon Crawford hit back-to-back homers within the eighth to enhance a strong effort from the Giants’ bullpen, which tossed 4 1/3 innings of two-hit ball.

“Pitching win championships so that was really fun to be a part of,” Pederson stated. “Woody threw the ball great, scored some runs, bullpen was good so a great team win overall.”

A day after clubbing three dwelling runs for the fourth time this season in a 9-1 win over the Giants, the Dodgers stranded 10 baserunners.

Los Angeles missed an enormous alternative within the sixth after loading the bases with no outs following a catcher’s interference name. Jakob Junis bought Chris Taylor to strike out swinging, after which left-hander Scott Alexander (1-0) fielded James Outman’s quick comebacker and flipped to dwelling for the power. Alexander adopted with a swinging strikeout of Miguel Rojas.

“We had a lot of guys on base, we just couldn’t get the hit,” Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman stated. That’s sort of the way it goes typically. Woody pitched good, and their bullpen got here in and did effectively too. We’re not going to make an excuse for scoring zero runs.”

PHOTOS: Giants’ bullpen comes up huge in 5-0 win over Dodgers

John Brebbia allowed a leadoff stroll to Mookie Betts within the seventh, then retired the following three batters to finish one other Dodgers menace.

Tyler Rogers and Camilo Doval set down three batters apiece to complete it off.

“I really have a lot of faith in everybody in our bullpen,” Giants supervisor Gabe Kapler stated. “Obviously Alexander’s thrown the ball well for us since he’s been in a Giants uniform. There’s a lot of trust in him. Today I thought it made the most sense to let the bullpen do the work and they did a great job.”

Rogers stated San Francisco’s bullpen continues to be looking for an identification.

“I can’t really speak to the feel quite yet,” Rogers stated. “Today was a good step in the right direction to figure out kind of our identity as a bullpen.”

Wood was a lot sharper than he was in opposition to the Chicago White Sox, who chased him after three ineffective innings on April 6. Although he stays winless in opposition to the Dodgers in eight begins with San Francisco, Wood allowed one hit, struck out 5 and labored round three walks in 4 2/3 innings.

“Anytime you can get a win against a team of that caliber (is good),” Wood stated. “They’re a great team much less a division opponent, too.”

The Giants scored early and late. Pederson lined his two-run double down the right-field line in opposition to Dustin May (1-1). Villar and Crawford went deep off reliever Evan Phillips.

May allowed two hits and 4 walks over 5 1/3 innings. He was restricted to 6 begins final season whereas recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure and had allowed just one run in his first 13 innings this 12 months.

The Dodgers had received their final eight video games at Oracle Park courting to final season.

CLUTCH DEFENSE

San Francisco second baseman Thairo Estrada entered the sport late as a defensive substitute then made one of many sport’s greatest performs when he snagged Outman’s grounder and threw him out whereas nonetheless sitting on the infield filth.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Giants OF Mitch Haniger (left indirect pressure) and OF/IF Austin Slater (left hamstring pressure) are each progressing and have resumed baseball actions however aren’t more likely to rejoin the workforce till it returns from its upcoming journey. Kapler stated each gamers might start rehab assignments quickly.

UP NEXT

Dodgers ace LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-1, 3.75 ERA) will get the beginning within the sequence finale on Wednesday. Kershaw allowed 9 earned runs in 18 1/3 innings throughout 4 appearances in opposition to the Giants final season. RHP Alex Cobb (0-1, 2.53), who has 12 strikeouts and one stroll over his first two begins, goes for San Francisco.