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05/12 00:40 CDT Giants beat the scuffling Dodgers 9-3 as Devers and Adames
spark a 7th-inning surge
Giants beat the scuffling Dodgers 9-3 as Devers and Adames spark a 7th-inning
surge
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Rafael Devers homered early and drew a bases-loaded walk
that broke a seventh-inning tie as the San Francisco Giants beat the scuffling
Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.
Willy Adames added a two-run single in the seventh against a shaky Dodgers
bullpen. The two-time defending World Series champions have dropped eight of
12, including three straight blowout losses, as their offense continues to
falter. They've scored three runs or fewer in nine of those 12 games.
Shohei Ohtani went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts, making the four-time MVP
hitless in 19 of 37 games with a plate appearance. Mookie Betts was 1 for 5
with a single in his first game since April 4 after returning from the injured
list.
Los Angeles (24-17) fell out of first place in the NL West, dropping a
half-game behind San Diego.
The Giants (17-24) won consecutive games for the first time since April 25-26
against Miami. They also snapped a seven-game road skid, during which they
totaled nine runs, with their first win away from home since April 18 at
Washington.
Devers homered in the first off starter Roki Sasaki.
With the score tied 3-all in the seventh, San Francisco loaded the bases
against Alex Vesia (1-1) on consecutive one-out singles by Jung Hoo Lee, Luis
Arraez and Casey Schmitt. Devers walked with two strikes to chase Vesia. One
out later, Adames singled with two strikes against Will Klein, extending the
lead to 6-3. Adames finished with three RBIs.
Dodgers reliever Wyatt Mills issued four walks and hit a batter with a pitch in
the ninth, when San Francisco batted around and tacked on three runs for a 9-3
lead.
Matt Gage (3-1) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Giants
starter Trevor McDonald allowed three runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Max Muncy homered and hit an RBI single for Los Angeles.
Heliot Ramos' two-run double off Sasaki in the sixth put the Giants ahead 3-2.
That chased Sasaki, who gave up six hits in five-plus innings while striking
out five. The right-hander threw 56 of his 91 pitches after the third.
Giants outfielder Harrison Bader went 1 for 4 with a strikeout after coming off
the injured list.
Up next
Giants RHP Adrian Houser (0-4, 6.19 ERA) starts Tuesday against Dodgers RHP
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-2, 3.09).
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