Dodgers vs. Giants
There’s a reason people call it the best rivalry in baseball. When the Get the full breakdown of the Dodgers vs Giants match player stats from their intense 4-game series. See pitching matchups, key hitters, and defensive plays Giants share a field, something always happens — a big swing, a clutch pitching performance, or a moment no one saw coming. The four-game series at Dodger Stadium in May 2026 had all of that.
The Giants grabbed early control. The Dodgers refused to fold. And by the final out of Game 4, both teams had reminded the NL West exactly why this matchup matters every single time.
Here’s a complete breakdown of every game — the player stats, the key moments, and what it all means going forward.
Series Results at a Glance
| Game | Winner | Score |
| Game 1 | San Francisco Giants | 9–3 |
| Game 2 | San Francisco Giants | 6–2 |
| Game 3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4–0 |
| Game 4 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5–2 |
The Giants took a commanding two-game lead. The Dodgers came back to split. That’s the kind of chess match you’d expect from two championship-caliber rosters.
Game 1 — Giants 9, Dodgers 3: Rafael Devers Sets the Tone
San Francisco came to Dodger Stadium with a message, and Rafael Devers delivered it in the second inning — a solo home run off Roki Sasaki that started a long night for the Dodgers’ rotation.
Sasaki lasted five-plus innings and gave up six hits and three earned runs. He wasn’t sharp, and the Giants made him pay for every mistake.
The game got away in the seventh. With the bases loaded, Devers drew a walk off Alex Vesia to push a run across. Then Willy Adames punished Will Klein with a two-run single, and the Giants suddenly had a lead that felt insurmountable. Adames drove in three on the night.
Heliot Ramos kept things interesting with a two-run double in the sixth, and Matt Gage locked it down with 1⅔ scoreless innings out of the bullpen to secure the Giants’ starter Trevor McDonald his first win.
Game 1 Key Stats
Giants Offense:
- Rafael Devers: 1-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 2 walks
- Willy Adames: 2-for-5, 3 RBIs
- Heliot Ramos: 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBIs
Giants Pitching:
- Trevor McDonald: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 3 ER (W)
- Matt Gage: 1.2 IP, 0 ER
Dodgers Offense:
- Max Muncy: 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBIs
- Shohei Ohtani: 0-for-5, 2 strikeouts
Game 2 — Giants 6, Dodgers 2: Yamamoto’s Worst Night of the Season
Nobody expected Eric Haase to be the story. He was. The Giants catcher hit a solo home run in the third inning — his first since May 2025 — and then went back-to-back with Harrison Bader in the fifth, both coming off Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
In one game, three home runs were permitted. That’s a career-high for Yamamoto, and a sign the Giants were locked in at the plate.
Shohei Ohtani gave the Dodgers hope in the third inning with his seventh home run of the season, briefly putting Los Angeles ahead 2–1. He also drew a walk, singled, and scored the Dodgers’ first run. But the offense couldn’t sustain it.
Adrian Houser, pitching with a 6.19 ERA heading in, delivered one of the best starts of his career — 5⅔ innings, three hits, two runs, four strikeouts. It was his first win against the Dodgers. Caleb Kilian added 1⅓ spotless innings for his second save.
Game 2 Key Stats
Giants Pitching:
- Adrian Houser: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 K (W)
- Caleb Kilian: 1.1 IP, 0 ER (SV)
Giants Offense:
- Eric Haase: 2 HR, 2 RBIs
- Harrison Bader: 1 HR, 1 RBI
Dodgers Pitching:
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 6.1 IP, 5 ER, 8 K (L)
Dodgers Offense:
- Shohei Ohtani: 1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Game 3 — Dodgers 4, Giants 0: Ohtani the Pitcher Puts the Team on His Back
Down two games, the Dodgers needed their best. They got it.
Shohei Ohtani took the mound and threw seven shutout innings — four hits allowed, two walks, eight strikeouts, 105 pitches. His ERA dropped to 0.82, best in MLB by a wide margin. This was his most efficient, dominant outing as a Dodger in 2026.
The offense gave him breathing room early. Santiago Espinal and Mookie Betts hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning — Betts returning from the injured list and immediately delivering. Teoscar Hernández added an RBI single, and Alex Call drove home a run on a sacrifice fly to round out the scoring.
Giants starter Robbie Ray was off. He gave up seven hits and four runs over 4⅔ innings, striking out just two.
The strangest moment came in the seventh. Ohtani allowed back-to-back singles and suddenly faced real trouble. Drew Gilbert then hit a fly ball, and Willy Adames — caught too far off second — was doubled off on the play. Inning over. Threat erased. The Dodgers’ four-game losing streak ended.
Game 3 Key Stats
Dodgers Pitching:
- Shohei Ohtani: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 8 K (W) — ERA 0.82
Dodgers Offense:
- Mookie Betts: 1 HR (in his return from IL)
- Santiago Espinal: 1 HR
- Teoscar Hernández: 1 RBI single
- Alex Call: RBI sacrifice fly
Giants Pitching:
- Robbie Ray: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 K (L)
Game 4 — Dodgers 5, Giants 2: Smith Leads Off, Lee Makes History
Will Smith batting leadoff was already unusual. What happened on the game’s fourth pitch made it memorable — Smith sent the ball over the fence for a solo home run before most fans had settled into their seats.
Then, in the fifth inning, Jung Hoo Lee did something that had never been done before: he hit an inside-the-park home run at Dodger Stadium, becoming the first Giants player in franchise history to accomplish it there. Lee beat the throw, dove, and the Giants were tied 2–2.
The Dodgers answered in the sixth. Alex Call, coming off the bench as a pinch hitter, delivered a two-run single off Matt Gage. Miguel Rojas added an RBI single. That was the game — 5–2, series split.
Emmet Sheehan was excellent over six innings, allowing just two runs with six strikeouts to earn the win. Rookie catcher Dalton Rushing handled the game plan sharply behind the plate.
Landen Roupp took the loss for San Francisco after 5⅓ innings and four runs allowed, despite punching out seven Dodgers.
Game 4 Key Stats
Dodgers Pitching:
- Emmet Sheehan: 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 K (W)
Dodgers Offense:
- Will Smith: 1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Teoscar Hernández: 3-for-4
- Alex Call: 1-for-1, 2 RBIs (PH)
- Miguel Rojas: 1 RBI single
- Hyeseong Kim: 1 RBI single
Giants Pitching:
- Landen Roupp: 5.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 K (L)
Giants Offense:
- Jung Hoo Lee: 1-for-3, inside-the-park HR, 2 RBIs
Full Series Player Stats — Top Performers
| Player | Team | G | H | HR | RBI | AVG | Notes |
| Shohei Ohtani | LAD | 4 (1 as SP) | 2 | 1 | 2 | .222 | 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 8 K as pitcher |
| Teoscar Hernández | LAD | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .357 | Most consistent Dodger bat |
| Will Smith | LAD | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .250 | Leadoff HR in Game 4 |
| Willy Adames | SF | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .313 | Led Giants in RBIs |
| Rafael Devers | SF | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .286 | Set tone in Game 1 |
| Jung Hoo Lee | SF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .250 | Historic inside-the-park HR |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6.1 IP, 5 ER, 8 K (L) |
| Adrian Houser | SF | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5.2 IP, 2 ER, 4 K (W) |
| Emmet Sheehan | LAD | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 K (W) |
| Landen Roupp | SF | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 K (L) |
Pitching Matchups — How the Rotation Shaped the Series
The starting pitching told the real story of this series.
Game 1: Trevor McDonald (Giants, 1-0, 1.29 ERA) vs. Roki Sasaki (Dodgers, 1-3, 5.97 ERA). McDonald won the matchup on paper before it started, and the game played out accordingly.
Game 2: Adrian Houser (Giants, 0-4, 6.19 ERA) vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers, 3-2, 3.09 ERA). Houser outpitched Yamamoto — one of the more surprising results of the early season.
Game 3: Robbie Ray (Giants, 3-4, 2.76 ERA) vs. Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers, 2-2, 0.97 ERA going in). Ohtani was the best pitcher on the field. It wasn’t close.
Game 4: Landen Roupp (Giants, 5-3, 3.09 ERA) vs. Emmet Sheehan (Dodgers, 2-1, 4.79 ERA). Sheehan outperformed his ERA with a strong six-inning outing.
The Dodgers went 2-0 when Ohtani or Sheehan started. The Giants won both games where their opponent’s starter had a sub-3.10 ERA heading in. Rotation health will determine how this rivalry plays out across the full season.
Advanced Numbers Worth Noting
A few figures from this series stand out beyond the box score:
- Will Smith’s Game 4 homer left the bat at 103.1 mph with a 33-degree launch angle and traveled 390 feet.
- Ohtani’s fastball in Game 3 topped out at 100.6 mph. At 105 pitches, it was his highest workload as a Dodger starter.
- Eric Haase’s two-homer game was the kind of output nobody saw coming, especially from someone who hadn’t gone deep since May 2025.
Young Players Who Made an Impression
This series wasn’t just about the stars. A few younger players stepped up.
Dalton Rushing, the Dodgers’ rookie catcher, called a clean game in Game 4 alongside Sheehan. Jung Hoo Lee’s speed has always been elite, but hitting an inside-the-park home run at Dodger Stadium — in a tight game — showed he belongs among the better outfielders in the NL. Casey Schmitt went 2-for-4 with a stolen base for the Giants in Game 1, quiet but productive.
Hyeseong Kim contributed an RBI single in the series finale. These aren’t names that lead the highlight shows every night, but they’re building reputations in the right setting.
Defensive Moments That Changed Games
Stats don’t always capture how games are won. A few plays here did exactly that.
In Game 2, Andy Pages went to the center-field wall and hauled in a deep Eric Haase drive that could have been a third home run. In Game 3, Willy Adames’ baserunning mistake — getting doubled off second on a fly ball — killed what might have been the Giants’ best threat against Ohtani. In Game 4, Will Smith gunned down a baserunner attempting to steal, keeping the Giants from adding on.
Small plays. Big impact.
What to Take Away From This Series
The Giants can hit. When the middle and bottom of their lineup connects — Adames, Lee, Haase — they’re a handful for anyone. But their pitching rotation beyond Roupp and Ray is still inconsistent, and Houser’s performance in Game 2 may have been the outlier it looks like.
The Dodgers are built around their starting rotation. When Ohtani and Yamamoto are healthy and dealing, this team is the standard in the NL. The concern is when those two aren’t at their best — the offense, particularly Ohtani the hitter, went quiet late in the series by design. He sat as a batter to manage an early-season slump.
Teoscar Hernández is warming up. Five hits across four games, consistent contact, and an ability to drive the ball puts him in the middle of the Dodgers’ offensive identity going forward.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who led the series in hitgs?
Both Willy Adames (Giants) and Teoscar Hernández (Dodgers) recorded five hits across the four games.
How many home runs did Ohtani hit in this series?
One — a solo shot in Game 2. He did not appear as a hitter in Games 3 or 4, sitting out to address an early-season offensive slump.
Which pitcher had the best ERA in this series?
Shohei Ohtani: 0.00 ERA over seven innings in Game 3, lowering his season mark to 0.82 — the lowest in MLB.
Who hit the inside-the-park home run?
Jung Hoo Lee in Game 4. It was the first inside-the-park home run by any Giants player at Dodger Stadium.
Who was the series MVP?
Ohtani wins that distinction based on his Game 3 pitching performance alone. His seven shutout innings prevented a four-game sweep and set up the series split.
Looking Ahead
These two teams will meet again later this season, and both will be different by then. The Dodgers will want Yamamoto to bounce back. The Giants will want to know if Houser’s Game 2 was real or a one-off. Jung Hoo Lee’s inside-the-park home run will get replayed through the summer. And Ohtani — pitching with an ERA under 1.00 in May — is building toward something that might not be seen in a long time.
The rivalry doesn’t need extra drama. It creates its own.
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