Mahle, Bailey Lead Giants Past Dodgers in Pitching Duel
SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Tyler Mahle and Shohei Ohtani engaged in a scoreless duel before Patrick Bailey’s three-run homer in the seventh inning lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday at Oracle Park.
Mahle earned the win, allowing three hits over seven innings with five strikeouts. Ohtani, pitching for the Dodgers, matched him with six scoreless innings, yielding five hits and striking out seven. The game’s only runs came when Bailey connected off reliever Jack Dreyer, sending a fly ball to left-center field to score Jung Hoo Lee and Heliot Ramos.
Ryan Walker pitched a perfect ninth for his third save. The Dodgers managed only four hits total. Attendance was 40,277. The Giants improved to 11-13, while the Dodgers fell to 16-8.