The Los Angeles Dodgers closed the first half of the season with a 5–2 extra-innings victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday at Oracle Park. The clubs were tied 2–2 after nine before the Dodgers broke through for three runs in the 11th inning and secured the win. Freddie Freeman delivered the decisive blow, dropping a bloop RBI single into shallow center to score James Outman for a 3–2 lead. Teoscar Hernández followed with a run-scoring ground-ball single, and Andy Pages added insurance with a line-drive RBI to right, giving Los Angeles a three-run cushion. Freeman finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Rookie right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto set the tone, scattering four hits over seven scoreless innings and striking out seven. Miguel Rojas supplied early offense with a solo homer in the fifth, while San Francisco starter Robbie Ray retired the first nine Dodgers he faced before surrendering a fourth-inning run on Freeman’s double. The victory sends the Dodgers into the All-Star break on a high note, while the Giants absorb the extra-innings setback after stranding opportunities against the Los Angeles bullpen.
What a game and what a finish to the first half! 😮💨 The Dodgers hang on to beat the Giants 5-2 in extras! Freddie Freeman led the way with 2 hits and 2 RBIs, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominated with 7 shutout innings and 7 Ks. Miguel Rojas also had a solo HR in the game. Tanner https://t.co/xHY6ZvtkO3
DODGERS SCORE! Andy Pages singles on a fly ball to right fielder Luis Matos. Freddie Freeman scores. Teoscar Hernández to 3rd. Dodgers: 5 Giants: 2 Top of the 11th | 2 outs #LADvsSF https://t.co/lJUAC2haqi
DODGERS SCORE! Teoscar Hernández singles on a ground ball to first baseman Wilmer Flores. Shohei Ohtani scores. Freddie Freeman to 2nd. Dodgers: 4 Giants: 2 Top of the 11th | 2 outs #LADvsSF https://t.co/Kyj9TZsaAh