LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run home run and J.D. Davis added a pinch-hit grand slam as the visiting San Francisco Giants rolled to a 15-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday to extend their winning streak to a season-best six games.
Brandon Crawford had four hits and left-hander Alex Wood (2-1) went five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list as the Giants moved one win away from a three-game sweep of their longtime National League West rival.
It was the Giants’ largest margin of victory over the Dodgers since a 19-3 win in 2013.
Los Angeles rookie right-hander Bobby Miller had the toughest outing of his brief major league career, giving up seven runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings with three walks and five strikeouts. Miller (3-1) had allowed just two runs over the first four starts of his career.
Rookie Michael Busch had two hits for the Dodgers, who lost for the ninth time in their last 13 games and are in danger of being swept in a three-game series for the first time this season.
In a scoreless game, Luis Matos walked to lead off the fifth inning and scored on a one-out single from Crawford. After Casey Schmitt was hit by a pitch, Wade lifted a first-pitch curveball from Miller into the San Francisco bullpen beyond the right field fence for a 4-0 advantage.
The Giants increased the lead to 5-0 in the sixth inning on an RBI single from Crawford. Two batters later, Dodgers left-hander Alex Vesia replaced Miller, walked Wade, then gave up Davis’ grand slam, his 10th home run of the season.
Patrick Bailey drove in two runs and Wade had an RBI in the seventh inning to give the Giants a 12-0 advantage, and San Francisco added three more runs in the ninth. San Francisco right-hander Tristan Beck pitched the final four innings for his second save.
Wood has given up four hits over 9 2/3 scoreless innings in two starts against his former club this season. He had last pitched on May 31 before hitting the IL with a lower back strain.
–Field Level Media