LOS ANGELES (AP) – The San Francisco Giants haven’t had many visits like this weekend in Los Angeles, completing a rare streak of rivalry away from home with a 7-3 win over the Dodgers on Sunday.
It was the sixth time San Francisco had beaten Los Angeles in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium since both teams moved to California in 1958, and something they’ve had since March 20-22. August 2012 was no longer successful.
Though he did it in impressive fashion, beating the Dodgers 29-8, Giants pitcher Logan Webb was struck by how routine those performances have become during a seven-game winning streak, with the final six games being played in St. Louis and Los Angeles.
“I think we’re looking forward to the road trip more than the three games here,” he said. “I just thought we played really good baseball. Let it go.”
LaMonte Wade Jr. and Luis Matos each had two RBIs, Webb (6-6) allowed two runs in seven innings and the Giants have won 10-of-12.
San Francisco continued to streak of runs, defeating Tony Gonsolin (4-2) with seven runs in 5 2/3 innings, the best of his career. Though the lineup failed to spot Gonsolin in three innings, they came up with a second look.
Wade Jr. started the fourth inning with a walk and Joc Pederson was hit by a pitch. Wade made it 1-0 from third position after a long foul by Michael Conforto, and the Giants took a 2-0 lead when Mike Yastrzemski Pederson slotted in with a lone goal.
San Francisco put up another run in the fifth before opening the game in the sixth.
Matos extended the lead to 5:2 with a two-run double over the left field line and added the sixth run of the afternoon with Sabol’s double.
Wade then capped the weekend with his seventh RBI in the last two games.
“Tony’s a really good pitcher, and it’s been really cool to get some runs and do good things,” Webb said.
However, the Dodgers had chances to equalize, going 2-1 in game four through an RBI single from James Outman and going 3-2 in game five when Freddie Freeman doubled with an out and through hit a single by David Peralta in the middle, Webb always came back with the right answers.
“He’s going to be one of the longest-lived, most reliable starting players in baseball,” said Giants manager Gabe Kapler. “Every time he makes us feel (we can win), so that’s what a horse does.”
The ailing Dodgers, who have lost four of their last five and ten of 15 games since early June, apparently couldn’t get themselves out of the way.
It began with Los Angeles’ first foray onto the plate, ended with Outman hitting with loaded bases, and continued with a series of near misses on the plate and in the field.
“You can poke holes in what Tony did or didn’t do, but I think today, by and large, we just did a few things that haunt us,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
Los Angeles made things interesting at the end of the ninth round by showering the bases with an out. Camilo Doval hit Will Smith to make it 7-3 before knocking out Peralta and sending Martinez flying to the right.
Giants: RHP Alex Cobb (left oblique strain) was placed on the injured list on Sunday. He was included in the 15-day IL retroactive to Thursday. … LHP Scott Alexander had to retire in the ninth round due to a left thigh muscle strain. … 3B Casey Schmitt had an X-ray after being hit in the right arm. They didn’t find any broken bones, Kapler said.
Dodgers: LHP Julio Urías (hamstring) is poised to return during a three-game streak in Kansas City in late June, Roberts said. Urías, who made his last start on May 18, will face live hitters on Tuesday.
Giants: Cobb was due to start Monday to open a three-game series at the San Diego Padres, the rotation has yet to be determined.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (8-4) gets a tie Tuesday to start a two-game series against the Angels in Orange County. Kershaw has two wins in his last three starts, allowing for four earned runs in 20 innings this month.
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