Shohei Ohtani snapped a 12-game homer drought with a solo blast, but it wasn’t enough as Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggled and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell 6-2 to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday at Dodger Stadium, extending their losing streak to four games.
Yamamoto, making his 10th start of the season, was knocked around early. He allowed five runs on eight hits over just 2 2/3 innings, failing to complete five frames for the first time this year. The right-hander walked two and struck out three, throwing 70 pitches. The Giants jumped on him immediately, scoring three runs in the first inning on a two-run double by LaMonte Wade Jr. and an RBI single by Matt Chapman. Two more runs crossed in the third on a throwing error by Yamamoto and a sacrifice fly.
The Dodgers’ offense managed only two runs. Ohtani provided the highlight with a towering solo homer to right field in the sixth inning off Giants reliever Tyler Rogers, his sixth home run of the season. He finished 1-for-4 with a walk. The only other run came on a groundout by Freddie Freeman in the first inning. The Dodgers managed just six hits as a team and went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
With the loss, the Dodgers fall to 26-16 on the season, while the Giants improved to 20-21. The Dodgers will look to avoid a series sweep when they face the Giants in the series finale on Monday.
