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Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Francisco Giants 4-0 behind Santiago Espinal

Santiago Espinal hit a home run in the 3rd, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on May 13, 2026. Shohei Ohtani allowed no runs over 7 innings.

By Gamebook Baseball Desk

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With nobody out in the 3rd, Santiago Espinal hit a home run off Robbie Ray. The home run made it 1-0, and Los Angeles went on to win 4-0.

How the game turned

The San Francisco Giants did not score, managing 6 hits against the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitchers.

A 2-run 3rd was the Los Angeles Dodgers' largest inning. The club scored in 2 of their 9 innings at bat and ended with 4 runs. The San Francisco Giants were scoreless in 9 of 9 innings, and the final margin was 4 runs.

The first turn for the Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers led 3-0 when Alex Call hit a sacrifice fly that scored Teoscar Hernández in the 4th, extending the Dodgers' lead to 4-0.

Dodgers hitters

Santiago Espinal had 1 hit in 3 at-bats with 1 run, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Mookie Betts collected 1 hit across 4 at-bats with 1 run, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Teoscar Hernández went 2-for-4 with 1 run and 1 RBI. Kyle Tucker finished 2-for-4 with 1 run and 2 doubles. The Los Angeles Dodgers got at least 1 hit from 6 batters and finished with 9 hits. They also drew 3 walks. 4 hits went for extra bases.

Espinal finished the game batting .200 for the season, with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and a .543 OPS. For the San Francisco Giants, Rafael Devers had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 double.

The mound

Shohei Ohtani threw 105 pitches across 7 innings, allowing 4 hits and no runs, walking 2 and striking out 8. 3 pitchers combined for the Los Angeles Dodgers' 9 innings on 134 pitches, allowing 6 hits and 2 walks with 10 strikeouts.

Giants starter Robbie Ray worked 4⅔ innings on 95 pitches, allowing 7 hits and 4 runs, walking 2 and striking out 2.

In the standings

The Los Angeles Dodgers' record through May 13, 2026 was 25-18; the club was 2nd in the division and 0.5 games back. The Dodgers ranked 4th in the league with a .581 winning percentage.

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