Dodgers shut out for the first time in 2026, lose to Giants 3-0
Tyler Mahle and Shohei Ohtani each throw scoreless starts, Patrick Bailey’s home run the difference in 3-0 defeat.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 22: Rafael Devers #16 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates a double in the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 22, 2026 at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA. (Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images After scoring one run on Tuesday, the Dodgers were shut out for the first time this season on Wednesday, with the San Francisco Giants silencing them 3-0. The Dodgers once again had a two-out walk in the first inning against the Giants, this time with Tyler Mahle walking Will Smith.
Freddie Freeman skied one to shallow center field, but Drew Gilbert travelled back initially and was unable to make the play to put two men on. Mahle got out of the jam unscathed by inducing a ground out from Teoscar Hernández. The Giants threatened early against Shohei Ohtani on the mound in the bottom of the first inning with a pair of singles from Luis Arraez and Rafael Devers.
Against Casey Schmitt, Ohtani got his third strikeout of the inning to strand the two baserunners, marking the sixth strikeout over his previous two innings on the mound dating back to April 15. The Dodgers bats went down quietly against Mahle until Freeman recorded his second hit of the game to lead off the top of the fourth inning, with Max Muncy following with a single of his own. Freeman took third on the play, with Muncy taking second on the throw to third, but the Dodgers failed to deliver in the inning.
Mahle got Pages to ground into a fielder’s choice which began the first of 11 consecutive hitters retired in order, as the Giants right-hander held the Dodgers scoreless over seven full innings. Ohtani would set down 11 hitters in a row following the single from Devers—which included another strikeout in the second inning and a seven pitch third inning— before Heliot Ramos broke through with a one-out single in the bottom of the fifth to give the Giants their first baserunner since the first inning. Ohtani got his first strikeout since the second inning by getting Gilbert fanning at an outside fastball at 100 miles per hour, completing five scoreless innings by getting a groundout from Patrick Bailey.