Tyler Glasnow silenced the San Francisco Giants for eight scoreless innings on April 23, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat them 3-0 to keep rolling through a stretch that started with back-to-back strong outings from Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Glasnow allowed one hit and turned the game over to Tanner Scott, who worked the ninth inning as the Dodgers improved to 17-8. Scott has a 0.84 ERA this season, and this was the kind of night Los Angeles signed him to finish when it gave him $72 million to close last season.
Kyle Tucker, moved from second to fourth in the Dodgers lineup, gave the offense the one burst it needed. Tucker had his first two-hit game in 17 days and doubled to start a two-run rally in the fourth inning, the only inning in which Los Angeles managed to separate itself from a Giants staff led by Logan Webb.
Webb started for San Francisco and later described one pitch as “fastball, inside” after Dalton Rushing was hit by a pitch in the sixth inning. Rushing said, “I like getting on base. Whatever works. If it was intentional, I’ll take it. I’ll take what I deserve. I’ve cleared the air with all of that. I’ve made sure Jung Hoo is good and healthy.”
That moment carried more weight because the Dodgers and Giants had already been through a tense two days. Yamamoto delivered a quality start against San Francisco on Tuesday, Ohtani followed with six shutout innings on Wednesday, and then Glasnow finished the job on Thursday with the most complete pitching performance of the series. The Dodgers also entered the game after losing closer Edwin Díaz to elbow surgery before Scott ever got his first save situation.
Scott said of the hit batter, “It was terrible,” but added, “But I washed it away.” The Dodgers did the same with the rest of the night, leaning on Glasnow’s dominance and a lineup that did just enough to turn a close game into another division win. For San Francisco, the night left one more reminder that a few pitches and one extra swing can decide the sf giants game today before it ever opens up.