Dodgers avoid sweep behind Glasnow's dominance
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (31) pitches the ball against the San Francisco Giants during the sixth inning at Oracle Park. SAN FRANCISCO — The Dodgers didn’t need a masterpiece Thursday afternoon at Oracle Park, but they got one anyway. Behind a dominant, tone-setting performance from Tyler Glasnow and a long-overdue breakthrough with runners in scoring position, the Dodgers avoided a sweep with a 3-0 win over the San Francisco Giants.
After two flat losses to open the series, this was the response they needed, cleaner, sharper, and far more opportunistic. It started with execution in the second inning, something that had been missing entirely the first two days. Max Muncy worked a walk and immediately put pressure on the defense, running on a full count to stay out of a double play on a grounder from Andy Pages.
That small detail cracked the inning open. Moments later, Dalton Rushing delivered again. The rookie’s run-scoring single gave the Dodgers their first lead of the series, and continued what is quickly becoming one of the more compelling early-season developments.
Rushing is now 4-for-10 with runners in scoring position and has driven in 14 runs in just 10 games. For a lineup that had gone 0-for-8 in those spots through the first two games, his presence has been stabilizing. They weren’t done.
Max and Hyeseong extend the lead! pic. twitter.