Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani shuts out the San Francisco Giants for seven innings en route to a win.
The losing streak is over.
Piggybacking off yet another dominant outing by Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers' offense did does just enough as they snap their four-game losing skid with a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium against the San Francisco Giants.
Ohtani Continues Cy Young Conversation with Dominant Outing
Despite being in the midst of an offensive skid that has surpassed his previous low-marks in his career, Ohtani makes up for it with his outings on the mound.
In four previous appearances against San Francisco, Ohtani has posted an ERA of 0.46.
That mark was lowered on Wednesday night. He tossed seven scoreless innings against the Giants, striking out eight while only giving up four hits.
His ERA is down to 0.82 through his first seven starts of 2026.
The only pitcher besides Ohtani to post a better ERA through the first seven starts of a season was Jacob deGrom, who had a 0.80 ERA in 2021.
“I just did what I know I have to do today, and also collaborated with the pitching coach and Will Smith. Just reading and reacting to the hitters’ swings," Ohtani said on his outing.
May 13, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. --© Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Dodgers' Offense Clicks with Back-to-Back Bombs
In what's felt like centuries of inactivity, the Dodgers; offense showed some life to it.
Wednesday's 4-0 victory marked the first time since May 6 in which the team scored four or more runs. They scored 12 in that game against the Houston Astros en route to the win.
The bottom of the third was the most eventful one for Los Angeles with Santiago Espinal launching his first Dodgers home run of his career.
Mookie Betts followed that up with a home run of his own. The Dodgers hit back-to-back jacks for just the second time this season.
May 13, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) circles the bases after a solo home run in the third inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. -- © Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images More runs came in the fourth as Teoscar Hernandez capitalized on a Kyle Tucker leadoff double, and Alex Call hit a sacrifice fly to add two extra insurance runs.
Even with the home runs, it was Tucker who has quietly taken over the spotlight.
Since being placed out of the two-hole in the starting lineup, Tucker has a .306 average and an OPS of .937. And, in his last 10 games, he has recorded a slash line of .367/.500/.667, along with a OPS of 1.167.
Tucker went 2-for-4 with two leadoff doubles.
What's Next?
With the win, the Dodgers break their four-game losing streak and improve to 25-18.
Los Angeles looks to split the series with a win on Thursday as Emmet Sheehan takes the mound.
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