Shohei Ohtani’s gem helps Dodgers snap four-game losing skid
Ohtani tosses six scoreless innings, Espinal and Betts go deep in 4-0 win over Giants.
May 13, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A.
Vasquez-Imagn Images The Dodgers are back in the win column as they snapped their four-game losing streak behind another dominant performance from Shohei Ohtani on the mound. The Dodgers broke through early and kept their foot on the gas as they shut out the San Francisco Giants for the second time this year, winning on Wednesday by a final score of 4-0. It was looking like more of the same for the Dodgers offensively, as after a leadoff double from Kyle Tucker in the bottom of the second, the Dodgers stranded him at third while plummeting to a .
125 batting average as a team with runners in scoring position to that point. The Dodgers atoned for stranding Tucker with a leadoff home run from Santiago Espinal in the bottom of the third that just scraped over the left field wall. It was Espinal’s first home run as a Dodger and it was his first home run at the big league level since Aug.
30, 2024 when he was with the Cincinnati Reds. Mookie Betts immediately followed up Espinal with a long home run 414 feet deep into the pavilion— his first since returning from the injured list— giving the Dodgers an early two-run lead. Santiago and Mookie go back-to-back!