The Dodgers controlled this game from the mound out, riding Shohei Ohtani's dominant seven-inning performance to a 4-0 shutout victory over San Francisco at Dodger Stadium.
Ohtani struck out eight batters while allowing four hits and two walks across seven scoreless innings, throwing 105 pitches to earn his third win of the season. The two-way star improved to 3-2 with a 0.82 ERA, continuing his exceptional pitching form.
Los Angeles broke through in the third inning with back-to-back home runs. Santiago Espinal opened the scoring with a solo shot to left center, traveling 383 feet. Mookie Betts followed immediately with his own homer to left center, this one carrying 414 feet to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead.
The offense added insurance in the fourth. T. Hernández singled to right to score Tucker, then Call hit a sacrifice fly to right to bring T. Hernández home, extending the lead to 4-0. Robbie Ray took the loss, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits over 4.2 innings for San Francisco.
The victory snapped Los Angeles' four-game losing streak, improving their record to 24-18. San Francisco's three-game winning streak ended as they fell to 18-24. Ohtani sits one double away from 200 career doubles, while Ray is 26 innings away from 1,500 career innings pitched.