The San Francisco Giants survived after poking the sleeping unicorn’s nose hair.
On May 13 (Korean time), the Giants defeated the LA Dodgers 6-2 in an away game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. With this win, they secured two victories in the four-game series, improving to 18-24, while the Dodgers fell to 24-18.
Lee Jung-hoo, starting as the leadoff right fielder, recorded 2 hits, 2 RBIs, and 1 strikeout in 5 at-bats, raising his season batting average to .272.
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The Giants struggled against Dodgers’ leadoff hitter Shohei Ohtani, who had been hitting just .190 over his last five games but came alive. He singled in the first inning and hit a home run over the left-center wall in the third—his first long ball since April 27 against the Chicago Cubs.
They had awakened the sleeping unicorn, but minimized the damage. In the first inning, with the bases loaded and one out, Lee Jung-hoo made a stellar defensive play, tracking down Will Smith’s liner and crashing into the fence to make the catch, turning a potential 2-run double into a sacrifice fly. The third-inning home run was a solo shot with no one on.
San Francisco’s comeback started from the bottom of the lineup. Eric Haas hit a solo home run in the third, and in the fifth, Harrison Bader and Haas went back-to-back, scoring three quick runs.
Haas’s seventh career multi-home run game. According to the Giants, he became the first San Francisco player to hit multiple homers at Dodger Stadium since David Villa on September 7, 2022, and also the first catcher to achieve this feat.
In the seventh inning, the team united. Leadoff hitter Elliot Ramos doubled, followed by Willi Adames’ single to left. With one out and runners on first and third, pinch-hitter Drew Gilbert laid down a surprise bunt toward first base. Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman failed to field it, allowing a run to score.
Then came Lee Jung-hoo’s turn. He drilled a pitch into the right-center gap, driving in both runners for his tenth double of the season.
Kim Hye-seong, starting as the Dodgers’ ninth-place second baseman, went 0-for-4 with a strikeout, dropping his season average to .268.
In the seventh inning, Kim’s hardest-hit ball of the game resulted in no success. He smoked a line drive to right-center off Joel Payamps, but his former teammate Lee Jung-hoo sprinted over to make the catch.
Kim’s defense was solid. After Mookie Betts’ return, he moved to second base, his most comfortable position, showcasing reliable glovework.
In the seventh, he prevented a run. With no outs and runners on first and third, he extended his arm to snag Bryce Eldridge’s hard-hit ball, turning a potential RBI single into an out, though the Dodgers eventually scored another run.
After Ohtani’s home run, the Dodgers struggled to generate chances. In the eighth, they loaded the bases with one out against reliever Sam Hendzis, but Max Muncy struck out looking and Andy Pages flied out to left, ending the threat.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing 6 hits, 3 home runs, 8 strikeouts, and 5 runs. His performance was better than the numbers suggest, but both runners he left in the seventh scored, inflating his line.
Giants starter Adrian Hauser earned his first win of the season, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks, and 2 runs while striking out 4.
