The Los Angeles Dodgers were slammed 15-0 by the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night, thereby earning the Giants their sixth straight victory. While the Giants’ largest win over the Dodgers since a 19-3 win on September 14, 2013, this is the Dodgers’ largest shutout defeat since 1898 against Pittsburgh, when the team was still based in Brooklyn.
In what has been a disastrous season so far for the Dodgers, this is the team’s second double-digit shutout defeat this year. The first came in a 13-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs on April 21.
LaMonte Wade Jr. proved to be the Giants’ stand-out player on the night, smashing a three-run homer, while J.D. Davis impressed with a pinch-hit grand slam of his own.
“The offense was rolling, just putting balls in play against a really good pitcher,” Davis said of the Giants’ performance. “A lot of guys coming back in the dugout were complimenting him on how great of stuff he was and how we needed to make the adjustments.”
Following their emphatic win, the Giants are now just one game behind their West Coast rivals in the NL West. The Arizona Diamondbacks remain on top with 43-28, while the Dodgers and the Giants trail at 39-32 and 38-32 respectively.
