Dodgers Respond To Friday Rout, Hand Giants Worst Shutout Loss Since 1906
SAN FRANCISCO (CBSLA.com/AP) — Zack Greinke pitched six scoreless innings and hit his fourth career home run, and the Los Angeles Dodgers romped past the San Francisco Giants 17-0 on Saturday night to build on their lead in the NL West.
One day after being held to three hits in a 9-0 loss, the Dodgers doubled that output in the first inning against Giants starter Tim Hudson then coasted behind Greinke's 15th win this season.
Greinke (15-8) combined with three relievers on the shutout and improved to 4-0 in six career starts against the Giants. The 2009 AL Cy Young winner gave up hits to two of the first three batters he faced then retired 16 of the next 18. He struck out five.
The Dodgers extended their division lead to two games over the Giants and are guaranteed of leaving this series between the top two teams in the NL West in first place.
Jose Uribe and Scott Van Slyke homered, Hanley Ramirez went 4 for 5 and Matt Kemp had three hits and three RBIs for the Dodgers. Every position player had at least one hit by the second inning, and the team set a major league high for hits (24) this season.
Greinke doubled in the fourth then homered off reliever Mike Kickham in the sixth, a two-run drive that put Los Angeles up 13-0.
The Dodgers scored in six of the first seven innings and knocked Hudson out of the game in the second.
Hudson (9-11) allowed six runs and eight hits in the shortest outing of his 16-year career.
It was almost a complete reversal from a night earlier when San Francisco jumped on Los Angeles left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu for four runs in the first inning.
The loss ended the Giants' 10-game winning streak at AT&T Park, their longest at home since 2003. Additionally, 17 runs mark the most runs scored by an opponent at AT&T, while LA's 24 hits mark the most of any team at the ball park, including the Giants.
The loss marks the worst shutout for the Giants since 1906.
Yasiel Puig, Kemp and Ramirez all doubled in the first. Carl Crawford and A.J. Ellis added RBI singles to give Los Angeles a 4-0 lead.
After chasing Hudson with back-to-back singles to open the second, the Dodgers greeted reliever Tim Lincecum with three straight run-scoring hits and Crawford added a sacrifice fly that made it 8-0.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: Ryu will leave the team and fly to Los Angeles on Monday to have an MRI on his left shoulder. The 14-game winner will likely skip his next scheduled start. ... LHP Paco Rodriguez was activated from the 15-day DL after missing 35 games with a teres major strain.
Giants: Michael Morse (left oblique strain) could take batting practice beginning Monday. ... 1B Brandon Belt (concussion) has been cleared to resume baseball activities and is likely to be activated off the disabled list next week.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (18-3) pitches the series finale and has a 1.40 career ERA in 23 starts against San Francisco.
Giants: RHP Yusmeiro Petit (5-3) is winless in four career starts against Los Angeles.
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